Police, fire, courts, emergency response, public health alerts, and crime news affecting Alexandria residents.
Warith Deen Muhammad lured more than a dozen investors with promises of 5% to 10% returns, then used new investors' money to pay earlier ones and finance luxury cars and designer shopping, prosecutors said
City and AFD share charging, storage and warning-sign guidance as the lithium-ion-powered devices grow more common
Dontavious Whitaker and Woodbridge co-defendant ran years-long pill operation that fled an Alexandria traffic stop in February 2025, prosecutors say
Second extension in 24 hours means Alexandria commuters face another day of Duke Street detours
Department's high-visibility traffic enforcement campaign, first announced in April, is now citywide
Three ceremonies set across the city this week as part of Alexandria Police Week 2026
Child hospitalized as a precaution after Friday evening collision at Mt. Vernon Avenue and Kennedy Street; driver cited for failure to yield
Mayor Gaskins reads proclamation; city manager previews AI tools coming to the permit center
Officer Siddiqui named Police Officer of the Year; Sgt. Holden honored twice as ceremony recognizes officers, professional staff and Islamic Relief USA
Coalition calls Wednesday's unanimous budget vote a "small but meaningful step." Sheriff Sean Casey, who testified against the proposal at an April 18 public hearing, says he has no legal discretion to refuse ICE transfers under valid administrative warrants.
Mohammad Sharifullah faces up to 20 years; jurors quickly convicted on material support charge but split on whether any deaths "resulted from" his conspiracy
Jurors deliberated for roughly five hours without reaching a verdict and are scheduled to resume Wednesday.
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 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.
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
ALEXANDRIA, Va- Overnight and weekend lane closures are expected through June, and pedestrian crossings at Bashford and Slaters lanes will shut down one at a time starting the week of April 27