Alexandria VA

A grieving family is desperate for answers after their loved one was shot and killed in Langley Park. Police say 20-year-old Anderson Andrade Orellana.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Waldorf, MD – Drivers traveling through Waldorf are facing significant traffic disruptions today after wires came down across Route 301 near Smallwood Drive, forcing lane closures in both directions and...

Prosecutors have completed their review into the in-custody death of an Alexandria man who died while awaiting processing at the city jail last summer, determining the death was accidental and that no criminal charges will be filed. The Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney announced Thursday, Jan. 15, that it had...

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Old Town Alexandria welcomed a new small business yesterday with the ribbon cutting of Arielle Shoshana, a thoughtfully curated fragrance boutique now open at 313 Cameron Street. Neighbors, local leaders, and fragrance enthusiasts gathered to celebrate the opening, marking another addition to Old...

The Hilltop Tap Room, a bar and restaurant in Georgetown University’s Healey Family Student Center (HFSC), closed suddenly over Georgetown’s winter break, a university spokesperson confirmed to The Hoya Jan. 15. Tap Room, which first opened in August 2023, was operated by Hilltop Tap Room, LLC, an independent...

A Virginia middle school teacher was arrested after allegedly throwing a shoe at an 11-year-old student, causing injury.

WASHINGTON (7News) — The head of the Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center in D.C's Ward 8 will step down from the role less than a year after the hospital's opening. Anthony Coleman, who became CEO two years ago during the hospital's construction, confirmed to employees Thursday morning that he's resigning on March 13....

Much of the densely populated Interstate 95 corridor has seen below-average snowfall so far this winter. But two separate weather systems could bring light snow accumulations from Washington, D.C., north to Boston through the holiday weekend and into Martin Luther King Jr. Day. An Arctic cold front is expected to...

Home Depot Design Center has closed its doors on Rockville Pike, ending a five-year run at the Montrose Crossing shopping center. The Design Center was a reboot of Home Depot’s defunct Expo chain, opening during a pandemic-fueled boom in home upgrades. The store offered two floors of luxury kitchen and bath...

MID-ATLANTIC — Cold and blustery conditions are expected to intensify across Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia tonight into early Friday, with dangerously low wind chills developing across the region, according to updated forecasts. Wind chill values are expected to fall into the single digits and...