Alexandria News

Alexandria is breaking ground on its new Jefferson-Houston School at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 at 1501 Cameron Street and the public is invited to attend the event.

Paducah's Morgan Elementary School Wins $5,000 Grant for Eco-Friendly Playground Makeover in 2nd Annual TurfMutt National Sweepstakes - Discovery Education and OPEI will present Morgan Elementary with Grand Prize on May 24, along with a surprise visit from Lucky, the real-life rescue dog and TurfMutt spokesdog - Alexandria, Va.

On the above map, the addresses are block numbers, not specific home or business addresses.

This image released by U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., shows the damage to the car that allegedly hit and killed Alois Pedzisai Matyoramhinga in Zimbawbe.

The suspect in the February shooting of Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy was indicted by an Alexandria Circuit Court grand jury Monday.

Lida Behnam was livid when she received a bill for more than $15,000 from the Old Town Village condo association.

The "charity" run by President Barack Obama's half-brother that was fast-tracked for IRS tax-exempt status is based at a Virginia UPS store, according to its website.

When Heather Robinson, a single mom, was severely injured in a car crash in November 2010, her parents took care of her 13-month-old son, Christian.

Firefighters were called to Bugsy's Pizza in Old Town Alexandria for a two alarm fire early Sunday morning.

Patch has 31 community sites in Virginia and D.C. Here are some of the top stories from around the region over the past week.

About 3:20 a.m. Saturday, police went to the unit block of S Street NE and found Dontel Price, of Northeast D.C., suffering from gunshot wounds.

Virginia Republican Party delegates officially nominated Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli as their candidate for Governor at its state convention Saturday in Richmond.

Animal Control officers in Alexandria deal with a variety of calls every week. Here's a glance at some recent incidents in the city courtesy of Patrick Cole, the director of communications and outreach at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria .

Council is expected to consider a legislative proposal in June that would bring food trucks to the City of Alexandria.

V olunteer Alexandria has compiled the following hotlist of local volunteer opportunities.

Virginia's Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine Wednesday offered an amendment to an environmental bill that will promote efforts to restore Four Mile Run as a recreational resource.

Volunteer Fairfax was recently awarded a federal grant to sponsor RSVP , a program which invites individuals age 55 and older to participate in volunteer opportunities.

Newswise - ALEXANDRIA, VA -The American Medical Group Association announces the launch of its interactive job board, the AMGA Career Center .

For a brief time , Luna Park opened its doors to thousands in search of recreation and entertainment.

A cicada rests on the grass in Alexandria, Va., in this May 14, 2004, file photo.