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Police investigate bomb threat at historic Alexandria church
Alexandria police were called to a bomb threat at the Alfred Street Baptist Church. The threat closed off South Patrick Street between Prince and Wilkes streets.
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Ex-CIA contractor gets 90 days for retaining secret info
A former CIA contractor is hoping to avoid jail time when he is sentenced for unauthorized retention of classified materials.
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Combined Properties to begin construction on $135M, Aldi-anchored South Alex
Combined Properties Inc. expects to begin construction on its $135 million South Alex development in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County by the end of the year. Justin Johnson, director of acquisitions and development for…
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Giant replaces older stores in Herndon and Alexandria
Both new grocery stores take over former Shoppers Food Warehouse locations.
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White nationalist’s wife says he physically abused her
The wife of white nationalist leader Richard Spencer has accused him of physically, verbally and emotionally abusing her throughout their eight-year marriage.
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Army soldier raising money to honor friend by betting on himself
Lots of people are running in the Marine Corps Marathon next weekend to raise money for causes. But for an Army lieutenant from Alexandria, how much he raises depends solely on how many people he passes.
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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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