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2 Harolds: A gay, interracial couple in an age of bigotry
The Harolds met in New England before moving in together in post-integration, pre-riot Washington in 1965. Though family and acquaintances say they were a private couple, they could not help being pioneers.
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Alexandria students, agencies aim to curb underage drinking with ‘Sticker Shock’
Operation Sticker Shock is underway in Alexandria. And it’s probably not what you think.
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Manafort to be sentenced in February; appears in wheelchair
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was convicted in federal court in Alexandria on tax- and bank-fraud charges largely unconnected to his work on the Trump campaign.
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The Latest: Judge sets Feb. 8 sentencing for Manafort
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has a February sentencing date on fraud charges after appearing in a Virginia courtroom in a green jail jumpsuit and a wheelchair for a post-trial hearing.
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Ex-State Dept. worker gets 26 years for child porn
Skydance MacMahon, 45, of Alexandria, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty in July to production of child pornography.
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Alexandria to offer ‘mercy’ for criminals with drug addictions
Alexandria has approved a special “drug treatment court” within the city’s criminal justice system, which would allow offenders to plead guilty, stay out of jail, and get help with their addiction.
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12th person sentenced in DC area heroin trafficking investigation
An exhaustive police effort to dismantle two Alexandria, Virginia-area heroin and fentanyl trafficking rings ended on Thursday, with the sentencing of its twelfth and final defendant.
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Friday night lights may return to Alexandria high school after 53 years
A decades-old agreement between the City of Alexandria and residents who live near T.C. Williams High School to never build stadium lights is being tossed away as the school works to modernize its athletic facility.
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Alexandria hosts replica of a ship that brought first settlers to Va.
The Portside in Old Town Festival is going on in Alexandria this weekend, and docked there for the weekend is a replica of one of the ships that sailed its way into American history.
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Alexandria’s assistant fire chief to take over Arlington Co. department
Arlington County has a new fire chief after the previous chief retired at the end of the summer.
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Human skeletal remains found in Alexandria
Alexandria police are conducting an investigation after human skeletal remains were discovered Tuesday in Alexandria.
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Titan Petey Jones retiring after almost 30 years with T.C. Williams
Petey Jones — who brought home the 1971 state football championship for T.C. Williams as a Titan and has been immortalized in Disney’s “Remember the Titans” — is retiring from Alexandria City Public Schools after nearly 30 years.
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Fatal crash on I-495 leads to early morning traffic woes
A Virginia man was struck by oncoming traffic and was killed Saturday, after he exited his car following a crash near the Farifax County-Alexandria line.
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Va. leaders share stories of domestic, sexual abuse to help others come forward
Virginia elected officials are sharing their personal stories of domestic violence and sexual abuse, in hopes of encouraging others to get help.
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‘Alt-right’ group regains IRS tax-exempt status
Spencer’s Alexandria, Virginia-based National Policy Institute Inc. automatically lost its tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit more than a year ago after it failed to file tax returns for three consecutive years.
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