Tall ships, jazz, and a town crier open Sails on the Potomac in Alexandria
Mayor Alyia Gaskins and Virginia 250 honorary chair Carly Fiorina mark the festival's launch at Waterfront Park on the 250th anniversary of the Virginia Declaration of Rights
Ryan Belmore
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Alexandria, Virginia
Del Ray's Crab Shack Music marks 10 years with anniversary concert, now Saturday
Sy Smith, Langston Hughes II and student performers headline evening at Alexandria's hidden creative hub
Arlington man indicted in fatal King Street crash that killed Alexandria driver
Mohammad Mohammadi, 23, charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving in December collision that killed Craig Taylor, 78; next court date June 18
Early voting in Alexandria begins June 18 for Aug. 4 dual primary
Voters will weigh contested House and Senate primaries; in-person early voting runs through Aug. 1
Publisher's Note: No one took the easy route
Nobody's ever happy with a budget. That's not the same as nobody trying.
Daily Brief | June 12
Storms knocked out power to nearly 11,000 Alexandria customers overnight with another round of dangerous weather expected today, the school board adopts its FY 2027 budget, Croatia settles into its World Cup base camp, and Sails on the Potomac arrives at the waterfront
June 12 in Alexandria history: When an Alexandria lawyer helped strike down America's interracial marriage bans
Fifty-nine years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Loving v. Virginia — and the case had been argued for the petitioners by Bernard Cohen, a young attorney practicing in Alexandria who later represented the city in the Virginia House of Delegates for 16 years
Severe storms knock out power to nearly 11,000 Alexandria customers; most restored by Friday morning as heat looms
Outages in the city fell below 2,000 by late Friday morning — under a fifth of the overnight peak — and Dominion began posting restoration estimates as crews worked ahead of afternoon heat and storms.
Alexandria City High School names Michael Burch its next principal
The longtime ACPS administrator, introduced at Thursday's board meeting, takes over a four-campus school that has gone through repeated leadership turnover.
Alexandria school board adopts FY 2027 budget after a difficult fiscal year
The board passed a $371 million operating budget and a $282 million capital plan, both 8-1, capping a year defined by a $13 million gap, 56 position cuts and the division's first collective bargaining process.
Croatia settles into Alexandria base camp: "We feel very welcome here"
Goalkeeper Dominik Livaković and midfielder Martin Baturina praised the team's setup at Episcopal High School on Thursday, six days before Croatia opens its World Cup against England.
Alexandria dog groomer sentenced in animal cruelty case
Kevin Sanders gets five years with three suspended in death of dog at Your Dog's Best Friends; ordered to report June 25.
Warner warns of strain on Virginia families, federal workforce and power grid in wide-ranging update
Senator presses for ICE guardrails, military-family support and data center standards while blaming Trump for risks to a key surveillance program
Alexandria stays under drought warning as dry, dangerous heat persists
State agency says all but a handful of southeast localities remain in warning status; forecasters warn of dangerous heat as a chance of showers finally returns
An inside look at the 12-story underground station about to clean up Alexandria's waterways
With days to go before a July 1 deadline, AlexRenew gave The Alexandria Brief a tour of the underground pumping station at the heart of RiverRenew, the largest infrastructure project in the city's history.
Alexandria under heat advisory today; storms, heat to greet festival weekend
A National Weather Service advisory runs until 8 p.m. today with a heat index near 104, and more heat and storms loom over Friday's opening of Sails on the Potomac