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State Department employee pleads guilty to producing child pornography
A U.S. State Department employee and Alexandria resident pleaded guilty Monday to producing thousands of images of videos of child pornography over a two-year period.
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Judge to weigh relevance of Trump at upcoming Manafort trial
A judge in Virginia has asked to hear arguments Friday on whether jurors at Paul Manafort’s trial should hear about his connections to President Donald Trump.
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Man dies in custody in Fairfax Co. following overdose call
A 31-year-old man died in custody following an emergency call in Fairfax County on Tuesday. Police Chief Ed Roessler said the man was actively trying to harm himself.
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Tree topples onto Metrobus in Alexandria
A tree uprooted and toppled onto a Metrobus in Alexandria, Virginia, Tuesday afternoon.
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Suspect charged with sexual assault in Fairfax County park
Dennis Barrahona-Urritia, 20, was arrested at his residence in Alexandria and is being charged with sexual assault of a minor.
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Alexandria hopes to combat side street gridlock due in part to GPS apps
Some Alexandria side streets have become popular shortcut recommendations for apps such as Waze and Google Maps, leaving residents frustrated. See what the city is doing to combat the congestion.
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Alexandria City leaders approve pay raises for themselves
In the first major pay hike in about 15 years, members of the Alexandria city council will see salaries increase by at least $10,000.
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Alexandria strips Confederate president’s name from highway
The Alexandria City Council voted unanimously to take the name Jefferson Davis off the stretch of Route 1 that runs north of Old Town, opting to rename the road Richmond Highway instead. Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
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7 months later, investigators return to site of Park Police killing
Seven months after an unarmed motorist was killed by U.S. Park Police, FBI crime scene investigators returned to the intersection where Bijan Ghaisar was fatally shot.
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Verizon Wireless 911 problems in Northern Va. now resolved
Verizon Wireless customers in Arlington and Fairfax and Prince William Counties may encounter problems when trying to call 911 Thursday morning.
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Self-taught baker behind Del Ray’s popular Bagel Uprising dishes on delicious bagels
A local lawyer is filling Northern Virginia’s bagel void with his pop-up, Bagel Uprising. And he’s selling out fast.
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Virginia juvenile detention center ending federal contract
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center is ending its contract with the federal government amid local objections to holding non-criminal children in jail-like settings. Filling beds with children in the federal…
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Alexandria museums get involved in PTO’s 10-millionth patent
Find out where you can see early inventions as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issues its 10-millionth utility patent this week. A scavenger hunt is part of the fun in Alexandria.
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Justin Wilson will be Alexandria’s next mayor, and more election nuggets
Alexandria will have a new mayor come 2019. Vice Mayor Justin Wilson on Tuesday defeated incumbent, first-term Mayor Allison Silberberg in the Democratic primary,
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600 female veterans expected to attend Virginia summit
Virginia has one of the largest populations of female veterans in the U.S., with the state now home to more than 100,000.
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