STIs dominate Alexandria Health Department disease investigations: report
Alexandria continues to outpace the state average for sexually transmitted infections, according to a new report. The Alexandria Health Department’s 2024 Disease Investigation Report recorded 1,900 separate disease investigations in 2024, a 5% decrease from 2023. The department found that vaccine-preventable diseases...
Portion of Metro’s Red Line will be closed for 3 months this summer
WASHINGTON — A portion of Metro's Red Line will be closed for three months over the summer while several construction projects are underway. According to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), the major construction will include:. Creating a second mezzanine at Bethesda Station to integrate the...
Amid Oyster Bounty, Chesapeake Bay Watermen Suffer Dismal Harvest
It’s the best of times in recent memory for Chesapeake Bay oysters. It’s just the opposite, though, for the Maryland and Virginia watermen who make a living harvesting them. The Bay’s oysters have recovered from the MSX and Dermo diseases that decimated the population a little more than...
» Stabbing Defendant Refuses to Appear at Hearing
A stabbing defendant refused to leave the DC Jail to attend his hearing before DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe on March 26. Manuel Yeager, 41, was sentenced on Jan. 9 to three years imprisonment, all suspended, in favor of one year of probation for assault with a dangerous weapon. The charge stemmed from his...
FAA says traffic resumes at Washington area airports
WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said traffic was resuming at the three primary Washington, DC-area airports late on Friday after a strong chemical smell forced the evacuation of an Virginia air traffic control facility.
2 suffer ‘traumatic injuries’ after elevated lift flips in DC
WASHINGTON — Two people suffered what officials described as ‘traumatic injuries’ when an elevated lift overturned in DC on Saturday. DC Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the scene of the incident at 16th and Aspen streets, NW around 1:13 p.m. When they arrived, crews encountered the...
8 displaced in Northeast DC house fire
One adult and seven children are without a home after a Saturday house fire in Northeast D.C., according to the DC Fire and EMS Department.
D.C. Nightlife Squad Floods U Street, H Street To Stop Fights Before They Turn...
On weekend nights in D.C., the Multiagency Nightlife Task Force fans out across U Street, H Street and Connecticut Avenue, zeroing in on overcrowding, fights and other hot spots before they boil over. A recent ridealong showed teams of officers, traffic-control agents and licensing inspectors moving in lockstep to...
📅 Free Spring Break Service Program for Alexandria Students
Students in grades 6–12 can spend part of their Spring Break giving back through the YES (Youth Engaged in Service) Program on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Hosted by Volunteer Alexandria, the program offers hands-on volunteer projects like making sandwiches for shelters, playing games with seniors, organizing food...
📅 ACPS Spring Break March 30–April 3, 2026
All Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) students and staff will be on Spring Break from Monday, March 30 through Friday, April 3, 2026. During this time, all schools and ACPS offices will be closed.
