Alexandria VA

City Council faces two critical budget deadlines while Tuesday's Planning Commission brings major development proposals and Thursday's School Board meeting is expected to post the long-awaited SRO agreement for public review

A D.C. jury found Nakita Walker not guilty of second-degree murder in a deadly Rock Creek Parkway crash that killed a Lyft driver and two passengers. She was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and faces up to 30 years at her June sentencing.

A child on a bicycle is fighting for life after being struck by an all-terrain vehicle Saturday evening at 14th Street and Chapin Street NW, in a hit-and-run that has rattled a busy slice of Northwest Washington. Emergency crews treated the child at the scene before rushing him to a hospital with critical injuries. Police say the ATV driver took off...

Alexandria, VA – Now open in the Oakville neighborhood of Alexandria, Dok Khao offers an authentic Thai street food experience wrapped in warm, inviting ambiance — think vibrant greens, soft lighting, and the gentle sound of a courtyard fountain. The farm-to-table approach has a Thai twist: noodles sourced...

Montgomery County police identified Karen Elsa Carstens, 55, as the woman who died after suffering life-threatening injuries in a fire Friday morning at a Chevy Chase home, the department said Monday in a statement. The blaze marked the first fatal fire of the year, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service...

Shortly before 1:45 p.m. on April 5, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews were called to Crabbs Branch Way and Indian Hills Drive in Rockville, where a driver slammed into a tree. The driver was treated and rushed to an area hospital with what were described as life-threatening injuries. A...

Cherry Blossom 5K Closures — ACPD will close portions of S. Joyce Street and Army Navy Drive on Saturday, April 11 for the Cherry Blossom 5K starting and finishing at Virginia Highlands Park. Closures begin as early as 4 a.m. and run until 1 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to use Metro’s Pentagon City station. [Arlington County]

WASHINGTON — A woman convicted of several DUIs was found not guilty of murdering a Lyft driver and his two passengers more than three years after the deadly crash on Rock Creek Parkway. Nakita Walker was facing three counts of second-degree murder, but a jury decided she was not...

INDIANAPOLIS—It’s been a busy March for Kelly Gambrell. University of Mary Washington (32-3) vs. Emory University (27-3), Sunday, 4:30 p.m., at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, ESPN+ (subscription required); UMW live stream (audio only). Stay with the Free Press for a live game blog from award-winning sports reporter Joey LoMonaco.

One of the East Coast’s most stylish and celebrated car events, Old Town Festival of Speed & Style presented by Burke & Herbert Bank, returns to Alexandria for its seventh year on Sunday, May 17, 2026. The Festival offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity for the general public to see rare and exotic sports and supercars stopped in their tracks for up-close viewing and observing.