Tag: hispanic

Testing those most impacted by COVID-19

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] Two groups of people in Alexandria have been hit hardest by COVID-19: older residents and the city’s Hispanic/Latino population. Because the...

Our View: Arlandria hit doubly by COVID-19

The worst devastation from COVID-19 – in Alexandria, statewide and nationwide – has been in long-term care facilities. A difficult conversation and drastic changes...

Juvenile Detention Commission for Northern Virginia terminates contract with HHS

The Juvenile Detention Commission for Northern Virginia isn’t renewing its contract with the Department of Health and Human Services after it expires in September...

Our View: Inspirational leaders forged by adversity

The oft-quoted proverb by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, “What does not kill me makes me stronger,” is overused, but that doesn’t mean it’s not largely...

Updated: Alexandria police identify suspect in abduction, sexual assault

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] Alexandria police have identified the suspect who held a woman against her will and sexually assaulted her Saturday on the...