Alexandria News

The brick mansion where Fairmont lawyer Francis H. Pierpont governed the Restored State of Virginia during the Civil War is for sale.

An Alexandria high school teacher was killed in a freak accident in her driveway this morning.

Behind the Counter Tours Take time to truly explore Alexandria's hidden jewel, Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum, 105-107 South Fairfax St.

Top prosecutors from Manhattan and Alexandria, Va., visited a secret command center in the Justice Department's headquarters on two different occasions to present their case for handling the trial of suspected Sept.

Everyone's jumping on the bandwagon now. D.C.'s getting streetcar lines, as are Arlington and Fairfax, and now a group of Alexandria residents is hoping the idea will catch on there too.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Fairfax County police say a 52-year-old man who was shot and killed by officers while he was driving did not have a gun with him.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - First Lady Michelle Obama received a few gardening tips from some children as she toured a northern Virginia elementary school's vegetable garden.

By BILL MILLER The last defendant in a nationwide 'swatting' conspiracy with ties to Fort Worth and Alvarado has been sentenced to prison, officials said.Carlton Nalley, 35, formerly of Alexandria, Va., was given a nine-year prison sentence Friday in a Dallas federal courtroom, presided by U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn.The sentencing was ...

Oliff & Berridge PLC has signed a renewal lease in Alexandria and tacked on 14,000 square feet to its space.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The search for a missing Virginia Tech student, who vanished in October at a concert, continues as authorities ask the public for more information.

With Arlington and Fairfax Counties working on the five-mile Columbia Pike Streetcar line that will connect the Pentagon City Metro station and the Skyline development in Bailey's Crossroads, the City of Alexandria was feeling a bit left out.

A Virginia man charged in a racketeering case targeting the Pagans Motorcycle Club is due to change his plea to guilty.

A 14-year-old Virginia boy was hospitalized for five days after coming down with Guillain-Barre syndrome hours after receiving a H1N1 swine flu vaccination.

Dar-al-Hijrah Islamic Center, the mosque in Falls Church, Va., where accused Fort Hood attacker Nidal Malik Hasan worshipped in 2001 when he lived in the Washington, D.C., area, is perhaps best known as the same mosque that three 9/11 hijackers attended prior to flying a plane into the Pentagon.

Fairfax Police are investigating a police involved shooting that has left a suspect dead.

Why Are So Many Persons Falsely Arrested for Domestic Violence? - VAWA Arrest Funding, That's Why! Monday, November 9, 2009 Each year about 780,000 persons are wrongfully arrested for domestic violence.

History initiated its "Take a Veteran to School Day" initiative with a special guest.

Hundreds of patriots rallied against Obamacare at the Capitol last week. John Brinton Saturday local residents will have an opportunity to join the tea party express as Alex Aliferis organizes a stop in opposition to illegal immigration.

Police have arrested two Baltimore teenagers linked to the theft of a car used by a 16-year-old girl to run away from her northern Virginia home.

Two more defendants named in a racketeering case aimed at the Pagans Motorcycle Club have pleaded not guilty to federal charges.