Spirit's 4-0 rout of Kansas City plays out before second sellout crowd of the season
Friday's 19,215-fan turnout at Audi Field marks the fastest the NWSL club has reached two sellouts to start a year
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Murakami's 11th HR, Domínguez's 6th save lead White Sox to 5-4 win over the Nationals
Munetaka Murakami hit his 11th homer of the season and reliever Seranthony Domínguez struck out two in the ninth inning as the Chicago White Sox beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Friday night.
Alexandria to adopt FY 2027 budget, set 2026 tax rate Wednesday
Seven ordinances and five resolutions up for final passage, including parking, stormwater, business license and fire department fee increases
Alexandria weighs first zoning rules for backyard beehives
Proposal would cap hive numbers by lot size, require 10-foot setbacks and allow closer placement behind a "flyway barrier"
Army major charged in Alexandria federal court with plotting to aid Cameroon separatists
Maj. Kenneth Chungag, a nurse stationed at Fort Belvoir, appeared Monday before a magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Virginia's Alexandria Division and was released pending trial.
Alexandria defense journalist Drew F. Lawrence wins two Marine Corps Heritage Foundation awards
DefenseScoop reporter and Army veteran is one of only two honorees to win multiple 2026 awards; he will be recognized Saturday at the National Museum of the Marine Corps for his coverage of Marines training in the Arctic
Driver strikes building with vehicle in 600 block of King Street
Alexandria police closed a stretch of King Street and part of Washington Street on Friday afternoon after a driver drove a vehicle into a building. The department has not released information about injuries.
Head-on bus crash near a Pentagon stop injures 23 people, including Defense Department workers
Emergency personnel transported 18 of the injured to local hospitals for further medical evaluation.
PNC Alexandria Half returns Sunday; police detail road closures across Old Town
Some closures begin Saturday morning, with the full race route shut down by 6 a.m. Sunday. Roads are expected to reopen by 11:40 a.m.
WMATA Board of Directors adopts FY2027 budget with Alexandria-area service gains, no fare hike
A76 peak service will double between Mark Center and Ballston in June; Blue line upgrades and a new Mark Center commuter route arrive in December; a $3 Abilities-Ride fee takes effect July 1
Virginia American Water hydrant flushing continues across Alexandria, with five active and upcoming zones
Annual maintenance program that began March 30 moves into Seminary Hill and Russell Road corridor this week; three more zones come online next week, with work scheduled through May 8
Congress keeps holding all-nighters, creating dysfunction after dark
Lawmakers say it’s a symptom of a broken Congress that leaders are increasingly forced to govern in the dead of night.
Daily Brief | April 24
ACPS heads back to drawing board with $5.6M gap to close; Hi-Tide tiki pop-up opens on waterfront; council to take up tall ships, $20M housing bonds Tuesday
Superintendent, ACPS board head back to the budget with a $5.6M gap to close; Kay-Wyatt to present adjusted plan May 7
Community speakers urge alternatives to potential middle school sports, world language cuts after quiet Saturday Council hearing; final board vote targeted for June 11
Del. Lopez's wage enforcement bill among sweeping worker protections signed into law
Spanberger signs package including paid family leave, prevailing wage modernization and salary history ban; Beyer calls paid leave a 'historic step forward'
Commanders select Ohio State LB Sonny Styles with the 7th pick in the NFL draft
In Styles, Washington adds one of the most athletic players in the draft. At 6-foot-5 and 244 lbs., Styles ran a 4.46-second 40-yard dash and had a 43 1/2-inch vertical jump at the combine.