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Alexandria taps canine love to help veterans

Old Town Alexandria is known for being one of the most friendly dog towns in the D.C. area. And now Old Town is mixing its love for dogs with its love for veterans.

Tags: veterans, dogs, Alexandria

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Coal-fired power plant in Alexandria to close

A coal-fired power plant in Alexandria that has drawn the scorn of environmentalists for decades is about to be shut down.

Tags: GenOn Energy, Alexandria, Virginia Air Pollution Control Board

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Capital Bikeshare expands to Alexandria

The Capital Bikeshare program has expanded to Alexandria.

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Renoir painting found at W.Va flea market

Tags: Alexandria, Renoir

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Alexandria dig uncovers graves, traces of African-American community

An archaeological dig at Fort Ward Park in Alexandria has uncovered 43 unidentified graves and traces of a historic post-Civil War community.

Tags: archaeology, virginia history, civil war, Fort Ward Park, Alexandria, Lance Mallemo

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Northern Virginia school systems see higher enrollments

As students head back to classes and others head to work after the Labor Day holiday, drivers could see a tougher commute across the region.

Tags: Arlington County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Alexandria, colleen kelleher, education

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Va. driver charged after car splits in half, passenger killed

One man is dead and three people are injured after a crash in Alexandria Thursday morning that left the car they were riding in split in half.

Tags: Audi, Hussaini, DUI, Alexandria

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Alexandria and Arlington reach compromise on streetcar line

WTOP's Kristi King reports from Alexandria.

Tags: Alexandria, Arlington, streetcars, Kristi King

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Alexandria primary winners include incumbents, former councilmembers

Two former members of the Alexandria City Council and two incumbents are among the six winners of the Democratic primary for spots on the council, according to unofficial election results.

Tags: Alexandria, Alexandria City Council, primary

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Alexandria pet laws limit number of dogs and cats

How many pets are too many? In Alexandria, there's a legal limit to the number of pets residents can have.

Tags: animal, Alexandria, limit, animal control officer, pet

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