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City proposes red light cameras, new crosswalks and a new signal at seven high-crash West End intersections
The seven intersections saw 167 crashes from 2020 through 2024, and three more people were killed or severely hurt near them in 2025. Feedback is due Nov. 6.
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Alexandria voter guide: Early voting hours expand Oct. 18, and four Election Day polling places have moved
More than 9,000 residents have already voted. The deadline to register or request a mail ballot is Oct. 23, and early voting ends Oct. 31.
Things to do in Alexandria this weekend: Oct. 9 - 12
Paws in the Park, a Friday evening Rock The Ave, and the city's Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations fill the holiday weekend, with rain likely Sunday
ACPS scores rose at 16 of 17 schools; 3 of 17 are rated as meeting state expectations
Fifteen schools are rated a level below what their scores would earn, under a state rule tied to how student groups perform. Two are in the lowest category.
456 ACPS students newly eligible for bus service after walk zone appeals, memo says
New routes began Monday. The School Board will get a status update Thursday, at a meeting that also includes state accountability results and proposed changes to the transportation policy.
Alexandria police say license plate readers helped identify suspect in Holmes Run Parkway killing
Corey Stubblefield, 38, was returned from North Carolina on Thursday to face murder and firearm charges in the July death of Charles Talley, 36.
Alexandria's independent policing auditor resigns; council approves 5 months of severance
City Council gave no reason for Ameratu Kamara's departure and did not name an interim auditor.