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Alexandria teacher indicted on child porn charges

An Alexandria City Public Schools teacher has been indicted on multiple child pornography charges, the second area educator to face child porn charges in as many days.

Thursday - 06/16/2011, 05:06pm EDT

Va. woman indicted on kidnapping charge

A federal grand jury has indicted a 20-year-old Norfolk woman for kidnapping.

Tuesday - 06/14/2011, 08:47pm EDT

Hospital: Girl survives rabies without vaccination

Foreclosures, declining housing prices and higher rents are all making it difficult to find a place to live in this region.

Monday - 06/13/2011, 03:54pm EDT

Dead Sea threatened both by shrinking and flooding

After years of back and forth between planners, the Alexandria City Council, and members of the community, Alexandria's waterfront plan may finally be moving forward.

Monday - 06/13/2011, 07:36am EDT

Vendor that provides meals for elderly shuts down

A contractor that provides meals to home-bound elderly residents in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia has shut down operations.

Saturday - 06/11/2011, 12:46pm EDT

'Glee' fever hits students in Alexandria

Teenagers broke out in song this week and one local music director credits the show "Glee" for a sudden up-tick in a cappella interest.

Friday - 06/10/2011, 05:47am EDT
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'Glee' fans brave the heat, camp out for tickets

Fans camped-out and lined-up at the AT&T Store in Alexandria for a chance to see the stars of "Glee" and get tickets to a show at the Verizon Center.

Thursday - 06/09/2011, 10:31am EDT

Former manager at ACU pleads guilty to embezzling

The former administrative director at one of the nation's most prominent conservative organizations _ who is also the ex-wife of the president of the National Rifle Association _ pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer.

Monday - 06/06/2011, 05:58pm EDT

Former manager at ACU pleads guilty to embezzling

The former administrative director at one of the nation's most prominent conservative organizations pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the group.

Monday - 06/06/2011, 04:54pm EDT

Va. banker at Wachovia gets 7 years for $14M fraud

A former account manager at Wachovia Bank has been sentenced to seven years in prison for stealing more than $14 million from her clients' accounts to fund a lifestyle that included a luxury motor home, a helicopter and a menagerie of animals including two zebras.

Saturday - 06/04/2011, 07:32am EDT

Sensational Civil War death explored in 3 exhibits

Col. Elmer Ellsworth never stepped foot in Fort Ward, but a lock of his hair and his uniform cap have made it here to the grounds of one of the dozens of Union strongholds built around the Washington, D.C., area after the outbreak of the Civil War.

Wednesday - 06/01/2011, 05:33pm EDT

Cambridge, Mass., tops Amazon.com 'well-read' list

A new study released by Amazon.com notes that college towns are prime spots for readers.

Thursday - 05/26/2011, 01:54pm EDT

Ex-teacher in Va. gets 25 years for child porn

A former teacher has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on child pornography charges after admitting a decades-long pattern of molesting teenage boys in the United States and Japan.

Thursday - 05/26/2011, 01:07pm EDT
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Alexandria revises tax plan for new Metro station

Alexandria city officials have removed a neighborhood from a special tax district that would help fund a new Metro station nearby in the Potomac Yard area.

Sunday - 05/22/2011, 01:15pm EDT

N. Kings Highway ramp confuses Telegraph Rd. drivers

The turn to North Kings Highway from Telegraph Road is no longer on the left. It's now a ramp on the right, similar to Huntington Avenue.

Tuesday - 05/17/2011, 09:48am EDT

Alexandria to take steps to stop Old Town flooding

City officials have discussed a plan to raise the topography of some shoreline parks.

Monday - 05/16/2011, 10:04am EDT

Ex-Alexandria police chief may run for council

A former Alexandria police chief arrested two years ago for drunken driving is considering a run for the City Council.

Monday - 05/16/2011, 09:47am EDT

Alexandria imposes parking restrictions in anticipation of BRAC move

It's going to be very hard to find a parking space in the neighborhoods adjacent to the new Mark Center after September 15, unless you live there and that's apparently what the residents want.

Sunday - 05/15/2011, 11:25am EDT

Alexandria delays vote of waterfront plan

The City of Alexandria has delayed voting on a plan on the future of Old Town's waterfront.

Sunday - 05/15/2011, 08:08am EDT

City of Alexandria opening community center

The city of Alexandria is opening a new community building at what used to be a paint store building.

Saturday - 05/14/2011, 12:10pm EDT
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