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Less parking, new bike lanes: Changes coming to stretch of Braddock Road in Alexandria

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Less parking, new bike lanes: Changes coming to stretch of Braddock Road in Alexandria

How searching for World Cup tickets led to Alexandria becoming a FIFA base camp

How searching for World Cup tickets led to Alexandria becoming a FIFA base camp

Alexandria monument is dedicated to ‘contraband’ — and an important decade in American history

Alexandria monument is dedicated to ‘contraband’ — and an important decade in American history

Va. high school basketball player selected to play for US in World Deaf Championships

Va. high school basketball player selected to play for US in World Deaf Championships

DC-area leaders analyze what went right and wrong with the region’s winter storm response

DC-area leaders analyze what went right and wrong with the region’s winter storm response

LIVE RESULTS: Democrats win in special elections for Virginia General Assembly

LIVE RESULTS: Democrats win in special elections for Virginia General Assembly

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Monks pass through Alexandria on 2,300-mile pilgrimage to DC

Monks pass through Alexandria on 2,300-mile pilgrimage to DC

Virginia voter guide: 2 seats in General Assembly up for grabs in special election

Virginia voter guide: 2 seats in General Assembly up for grabs in special election

Speed skater Brandon Kim takes ‘different path’ from Fairfax to 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Speed skater Brandon Kim takes ‘different path’ from Fairfax to 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan

Alexandria record store closing after devastating flooding, seeking new location

Alexandria record store closing after devastating flooding, seeking new location

Alexandria record store is recovering after devastating flooding

Alexandria record store is recovering after devastating flooding

Woman arrested for homophobic hate crime inside Alexandria grocery store

Woman arrested for homophobic hate crime inside Alexandria grocery store

Virginia state trooper injured in pursuit on I-495

Virginia state trooper injured in pursuit on I-495

Number of flu-related ER visits in Alexandria more than tripled in last 2 weeks of 2025

Number of flu-related ER visits in Alexandria more than tripled in last 2 weeks of 2025

Capitals launch street hockey league, with goal of increasing sport’s participation

Capitals launch street hockey league, with goal of increasing sport’s participation

‘Hang up’: Alexandria sheriff warns of scammers impersonating law enforcement

‘Hang up’: Alexandria sheriff warns of scammers impersonating law enforcement

A Northern Va. police department celebrates 250 years of the Marines with cake and a sword

A Northern Va. police department celebrates 250 years of the Marines with cake and a sword

Rabies alert issued by Alexandria Health Department after fox tests positive

Rabies alert issued by Alexandria Health Department after fox tests positive

Help and assistance programs for furloughed federal workers in the DC region

Help and assistance programs for furloughed federal workers in the DC region

Veterans Day 2025: What’s open, what’s closed in the DC area

Veterans Day 2025: What’s open, what’s closed in the DC area

Election 2025: Local and county election results for Virginia and Maryland

Election 2025: Local and county election results for Virginia and Maryland

Jury clears Virginia man charged with soliciting assassination of President Trump

Jury clears Virginia man charged with soliciting assassination of President Trump

A runner’s delight? DC and Virginia welcome event where participants must eat Taco Bell while running 50K

A runner’s delight? DC and Virginia welcome event where participants must eat Taco Bell while running 50K

Intruders with Halloween masks confess to ‘prank’ on their family in Alexandria

Intruders with Halloween masks confess to ‘prank’ on their family in Alexandria

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