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Virginia church pays Howard students’ debt
The university chose full-time students with a grade-point average of 2.0 or higher who demonstrated significant financial need, with balances from $100 to more than $3,000, said Crystal Brown, Howard’s vice president of communications.
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State says Virginia police officer justified in shooting man
Alexandria police officer Vaccaro fired his weapon on Dec. 2, 2018 and shot 28-year-old Michael Ligon in what the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney termed “justified self-defense.”
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Man indicted in 2016 lifeguard rape at Alexandria pool
The woman was attacked on a Saturday afternoon, during Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3, 2016, at the pool in the 200 block of South Pickett Street.
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Prosecutor seeks to revoke release of man found insane in Va. officer shooting
A local prosecutor has asked the judge to revoke the conditional release of a man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2013 the shooting of a Virginia police officer.
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Fatal 2-alarm fire breaks out in Alexandria townhouse
According to the Alexandria Fire Department, the fire began around 9 a.m. in a three-story townhouse on Arrell Court near Duke Street. One person was found dead inside the home.
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Man released from mental hospital after shooting Va. officer now arrested on gun, arson charges
A Virginia man who was released from a mental hospital months ago after shooting a police officer has been arrested on arson and gun charges.
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Navigation apps sending heavy traffic through quiet Alexandria neighborhoods
Sandwiched between Interstate 395 and Interstate 495 and fed up with cut-through commuter traffic, residents of central Alexandria are asking the city for help.
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Police identify woman fatally struck on Richmond Highway
A woman died after she was struck by a car on Richmond Highway in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Thursday night.
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Options wide open for configuration of new American Legion Bridge
The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administrator says relieving congestion on Interstates 495 and 270, and particularly the daily bottlenecks before the bridge’s Potomac River crossing is the project’s primary goal.
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Alexandria property tax assessments are coming: Residential up 2 percent
The Alexandria City Council will review 2019 property assessments next week, and most homeowners will see an increase in their taxes.
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Live poultry butcher operation proposed for Alexandria
Alexandria could soon be home to the region’s newest halal butcher shop and live poultry butchery operation.
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Police identify Alexandria pedestrian killed on Seminary Road
Josef Holzer, 53, of Alexandria, was walking southbound across Seminary Road when a driver hit him; Alexandria police said Holzer died at the crash scene.
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Alexandria returns to top 10 safe cities list for 2018
The top 10 for 2018 were the same as the year before, but some cities traded spots, and Alexandria moved up. Find out where they landed and how the list was compiled.
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Alexandria worries about monthslong Metro shutdown
Alexandria leaders are considering a series of additional mitigation measures, including increasing HOV lane requirements and creating new slugging locations in the city to help offset Blue and Yellow line closures this summer.
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Lawyers: Immigrant kids’ detention is prolonged, unexplained
Immigrant advocates said Tuesday they are suing the U.S. government, claiming it is detaining immigrant children too long and improperly refusing to release them to relatives.
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