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Appeals court rejects Chelsea Manning’s effort to leave jail
The three-paragraph, unanimous decision from a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond rejects both Manning’s argument that she was erroneously found in civil contempt of court and her request for bail while the contempt decision is litigated.
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Free parking planned at some Metro stations closing for whole summer
When the Blue and Yellow lines shut down south of Reagan National Airport next month, Metro plans to offer free parking at the Franconia-Springfield, Huntington and Van Dorn Street stations.
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Institute for Defense Analyses to land nearly $250M in bonds for new HQ
Alexandria City Council on Tuesday is expected to approve the issuance of up to $249.4 million in Industrial Development Authority bonds to support the land acquisition, construction and furnishing of the IDA office building and conference center planned for 701 E. Glebe Road. The institute acquired that site in April 2016 for $10.1 million, according to Alexandria property records. It has been planning a new headquarters since at least 2012.
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Alexandria changing HOV restrictions for summer Metro shutdown
Beginning the week of May 20, Alexandria will increase the HOV requirements on Washington Street from two or more vehicle occupants (HOV-2) to three or more (HOV-3) during both morning and afternoon rush hours.
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Alexandria park to transition to winter wonderland with ice rink installation
The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority is planning to make Cameron Run Regional Park operational year-round with a new Winter Village attraction set to open in November.
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Metro targets Alexandria’s Eisenhower Avenue corridor for large office building
Alexandria’s Carlyle Design Review Board is scheduled to take an initial look April 25 at a nearly 400,000-square-foot office building planned for 2395 Mill Road.
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Old Town blaze leaves woman dead, sends her husband to hospital
An early morning fire caused by an electrical cord coming in contact with a bed left an Alexandria, Virginia, woman dead and sent her husband to the hospital in critical condition. Officials say they were in their 70s.
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Ballston Common is now Ballston Quarter. It doesn’t look anything like the original mall.
Ballston Quarter has risen from the construction dust of Ballston Common, and is finally open to the public more than two years after work began to overhaul the long-stagnating interior mall.
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Contractor pleads guilty to improperly removing asbestos from Alexandria apartment
Paul Potter, vice president of Chelsea Environmental, pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he knowingly violated safety regulations while he and his team worked to remove asbestos from the Hunting Point apartment complex for $314,400 in 2014.
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PHOTOS: Volunteers give Fairfax Co. park a spring cleaning
A Barbie doll head, a drone and plastic bottles. Those are just some of the things volunteers in the annual Fairfax County Watershed Cleanup at Huntley Meadows in Alexandria, Virginia, found in and alongside a stream bed. See photos.
2 weeks ago -
Tractor trailer crash, fire complicates Beltway traffic around Alexandria
One week after an overturned tanker caused a nightmarish commute around D.C., another big incident on the Beltway caused headaches Thursday afternoon. Traffic had been stopped due to a tractor trailer crash and fire near Exit 173 in Alexandria.
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HOV rules to change in Alexandria during Blue, Yellow line shutdown
The proposed changes to HOV rules in Alexandria, Virginia, are intended to keep packed buses moving in carpool lanes during a monthslong shutdown of several Blue and Yellow line stations.
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Mirror image: Alexandria art installation invites viewers to get a closer view
The City of Alexandria in Virginia wants to solidify its reputation as an arts destination, and a new installation hopes to do just that.
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Will Metro’s summer shutdown in Northern Va. impact fall traffic?
Fairfax County and Alexandria leaders were surprised to learn that the shutdown of several Metro stations on the Blue and Orange lines in Northern Virginia this summer might continue impacting traffic into the fall.
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Metro’s summer shutdown means night noise for neighbors, fewer hotel stays
Alexandria and Fairfax County, Virginia, are preparing for the business impact of a monthslong Metro shutdown during the summer.
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