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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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‘9/11 Heroes Run’ honoring civilian and military first responders rescheduled
What began as a small memorial run to honor a soldier killed while saving team members in Iraq has grown into an international event over the past decade.
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Alexandria man sentenced to 10 years for sexual assault of woman in her home
Melvin Eliazar Moreno Rodriguez, 39, was working in the victim’s home as a contractor when he sexually assaulted her in 2017, the commonwealth’s attorney said.
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Alexandria live-work building being offered for sale
The 200-unit Alexandria e-lofts is being offered for sale after a mix of office dwellers and residents boosted occupancy in the building to past 90 percent, validating the concept of creating a live-work concept from a former office building.
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‘The kind of stuff you dream about’: Alexandria native is college football’s 1st full-time Div. 1 female coach
Callie Brownson, an Alexandria, Virginia, native who coached football at Mount Vernon High School, was hired by Dartmouth College as the team’s offensive quality control coach.
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NRA lawyer kicked off Virginia lawsuit for ethical sanction
William Brewer III was to defend the NRA against an insurance broker, but wasn’t licensed in Virginia. To proceed, he signed a form vouching for his good standing, despite a 2016 fine for trying to influence potential jurors in Texas.
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Q&A: Nils Lofgren rocks Birchmere with Neil Young, Springsteen roots
Nils Lofgren dishes on his D.C. roots, Neil Young mentorship and Hall of Fame career with Bruce Springsteen.
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Alexandria burglary leads to murder indictment
An Alexandria grand jury has indicted a 31-year-old man for the murder of an octogenarian on Reed Avenue. Dallas Smith has been charged with five counts in the death of Jerry Scott, 82, of Alexandria.
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Boats used to help escape low-level Alexandria flooding
About eight people were escorted to higher land on boats to escape low-level flooding in Old Town Alexandria.
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Weekend flooding continues to worsen in Alexandria
More rain is in the forecast as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast.
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