Police, fire, courts, emergency response, public health alerts, and crime news affecting Alexandria residents.
From a 911 center losing staff to tech companies to a shelter serving six times as many kids as it did four years ago, Work Session #3 surfaced needs across the Safe, Secure & Just portfolio — with the sheriff's office at the center of it all.
Fraudulent emails impersonate city officials, request payment via wire transfer, cryptocurrency and mobile apps
DC Water and health officials will field questions about the January sewage spill; Alexandria becomes the first Virginia jurisdiction to hold a community hearing on the crisis
Work Session #3 covers police, fire, sheriff and the rest of the Safe, Secure & Just portfolio. It's the first formal budget review of the sheriff's office since Monday's organized public pressure campaign.
Timothy Valentin, 30, faces dozens of felony counts across multiple jurisdictions; officials urge additional survivors to come forward
Michelle Marshall, 35, was last seen Saturday afternoon; police urge anyone with information to call 703-746-4444.
Passerby spotted Virginia Richards and contacted authorities Thursday evening
Advisory remains in effect near spill site as elevated E. coli persists upstream
A dead raccoon found near the attack sites has been sent for rabies testing
Winter Weather Advisory in effect tonight; temperatures could near 76 degrees by Thursday
The ROTOR Act passed the Senate unanimously in December but fell short in the House Monday, leaving DCA-area travelers without new safety protections more than a year after a collision over the Potomac killed 67 people
The Alexandria congressman leads 13 colleagues from Maryland and DC in calling for urgent action. The request for a backup water supply study reveals a vulnerability the spill exposed.
Monday's COG meeting confirmed the broad outlines of the response. A review of state agency websites shows what's happening on this side of the river.
NWS spotter reports show higher totals in surrounding areas; city offices open on normal status
Merced man coerced two women to travel cross-country for prostitution while facing separate charges in $3 million jewelry theft
Trains were single tracking between Van Dorn Street/Huntington and Potomac Yard as crews responded to the incident, WMATA said.
