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The 34-year-old striker came off the bench to head home Josip Stanišić's cross — becoming Croatia's oldest World Cup scorer — as a 1-0 win over Panama set up a winner-advances finale against Ghana on Saturday in Philadelphia.
An ATF investigation found Jackson, who crashed into multiple vehicles while fleeing a state trooper on I-95, had a handgun modified for fully automatic fire
A $1 million federal earmark secured by Congressman Don Beyer funds the overhead charging system at the West Alexandria Transit Center
Officials joined the Del Ray Business Association to welcome the chicken-focused spinoff from the Matt & Tony's team
Power restored to most of Alexandria after Monday's storms, the Tall Ship Providence Foundation suspends operations Friday, and the city's policing auditor sustains policy violations in Allan Tucker's in-custody death
Bottom of Group L after the England loss, Croatia faces Panama in Toronto on Tuesday night, with the coach insisting his healthy, fully fit squad must play like the favorites it is.
On June 23, 1897, a Virginia Theological Seminary commencement drew clergy to Alexandria by electric streetcar and waiting carriage — a snapshot of the city's role as a regional transit gateway
Curtis Mead and Luis Garcia Jr. homered, Foster Griffin pitched 7 1/3 strong innings and the Nationals beat the Phillies 4-1 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series between the division rivals.
Severe thunderstorms knocked out power to nearly 7,900 city customers at the peak; most were back on by early Tuesday, with more showers and storms in the forecast
Tax filings show the nonprofit lost $683,000 in 2024 and owes its board members roughly $768,000; it now proposes merging with the United States Maritime Foundation.
The Independent Policing Auditor's final report sustains policy violations against three of four officers, including a finding that the arresting officer continued to the jail after Tucker repeatedly asked to go to a hospital. A civilian review board holds a public hearing June 29.
The June 23 legislative meeting brings the policing auditor's update following its report on an in-custody death, a long-sought committee on how school board members are elected, and the first reading of the Housing 2040 ordinance.
A CoworkingCafe ranking places Alexandria second in its population class, behind neighboring Arlington. Mayor Alyia Gaskins highlighted the result Monday — and pointed to the city's cost of living as the thing keeping it from the top spot.
In response to The Alexandria Brief, the city's police department said the invitation-only summit at Virginia Theological Seminary on June 18 was a stakeholder event, and that broader community input will be gathered in 'smaller, more accessible discussions' in neighborhoods over the coming weeks
The superintendent retires Oct. 1 after a year defined by the division's first collective bargaining process, a bruising budget fight, and a leadership transition still underway. The Alexandria Brief sent her office questions to reflect on it; ACPS later said the email never reached the division.
A State Police pursuit ends in a fiery crash on S. Whiting Street, Croatia regroups in Alexandria after its Dallas opener, two are hospitalized in a West End shooting, and Hard Times Cafe closes on King Street for a long-planned remodel