Alexandria VA
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Alexandria City Council taken by incumbents
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They are oldies and have proven to be goodies, too: the incumbents swept the Alexandria City Council races Tuesday night.
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Victor Aldana convicted in January fatal DWI crash
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The 22-year-old Alexandria man who was accused who was accused of hitting and killing an 8-year-old boy with his car on Duke Street has been found guilty of four charges stemming from the incident.
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Fairfax County Route 1 widening plan draws opposition
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Hundreds of people came out Tuesday night for a meeting over a plan to widen Route 1 in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County. Supporters say the plan is a sign of progress while opponents believe it could destroy a well-known, well-loved horse farm.
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America's most well-read cities: Alexandria comes in at #1
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A new survey from Amazon.com deems Alexandria the most well-read city in the United States, based on sales of books, magazines and newspapers in both print and Kindle formats since last June.
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Alexandria waterfront feud: Headed to the Va. Supreme Court?
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The fight over the Alexandria waterfront is heating up again and could end up in the Virginia Supreme Court.
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Tyrone Lewis facing charges in two more murders
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Authorities are now linking Tyrone Lewis to two additional murders. He's charged in connection with the slaying of a 17-year-old in 2011 and the 2005 killing of a cab driver.
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Zachary Brunt remembered
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Students are mourning the death of a popular Thomas Jefferson High School student who took his life while studying at Yale.
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Lorraine Wakefield sentenced for Marriott embezzlement
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According to a plea agreement, the 51-year-old Lorraine Wakefield acknowledged embezzling between $400,000 and $1 million from the company.
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William Jefferson to start serving sentence in two weeks
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An Alexandria federal judge ordered disgraced congressman William Jefferson to start serving his prison sentenced within two weeks.
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James Click, man arrested in Alexandria apartment ad attacks
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The man interviewed on camera by ABC7 Wednesday has been arrested and charged in the attacks on two women who were responding to an online ad for an apartment for rent in Alexandria Tuesday evening.
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Bernell Gripper charged in Alexandria home break-in
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Fairfax County police say an Alexandria man has been charged in the burglary of an 82-year-old woman's home.
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Alexandria home catches fire
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Fire officials say they are investigating a two-alarm house fire in Alexandria in which a woman suffered smoke inhalation.
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Heroin smuggler from Ghana sentenced to 14 years in prison
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A leader of an international heroin smuggling ring that brought more than $800,000 worth of heroin from Ghana through Dulles International Airport has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.
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Open windows offer opportunities for burglars
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One victim says she left the windows open in her Old Town home because the weather had been so nice. But Alexandria police say that simple action is what causes a spike in burglaries in the Spring.
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Alexandria police chase ends near East Glebe Road
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Fairfax County Police were engaged in a chase on Tuesday afternoon that started at a golf club in Belle Haven and ended near the intersection of Route 1 and East Glebe Road. One person suffered minor injuries.
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Alexandria red light cameras bringing thousands of dollars to the city
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Red light cameras that have been installed at intersections in Alexandria are netting hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines in the past seven months.
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Alexandria gas station robbery video: Suspect tries to hit clerk with hammer
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Fairfax County Police detectives are on the hunt for a man that they say robbed an Alexandria gas station twice in three days, one in which he tried to hit the clerk in the face with a hammer.
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Route 1 in Alexandria closed at Custis and Swann
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Flooding has closed Route 1 in Alexandria between E. Custis and Swann avenues.
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