Alexandria VA

Here’s a win for DC families: Vision to Learn is bringing no-cost eye exams and free prescription glasses (if needed) to select DC Public Library branches. Vision to Learn’s mission is simple but powerful — to make sure every child in every school, everywhere in the country, has the glasses they need to succeed in...

Police said a 36-year-old woman was arrested for crashing into a car with her child while driving intoxicated.

An Alexandria man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a “high-level drugs conspiracy that shipped significant amounts of narcotics” into Virginia, according to Commonwealth’s Attorney Bryan Porter. Adrian Bryce Roberts, 41, was sentenced to 12 years of active incarceration on July 28 after being...

Alexandria firefighters responded to a serious motor vehicle accident on the Capital Beltway near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge early Sunday morning, rescuing a driver who became trapped underneath a tractor-trailer. The accident occurred just before 6 a.m. on the Maryland side of the bridge, according to a Facebook post...

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Maryland obtained a $1.4 million judgment against a family doctor practicing in Takoma Park. The doctor was cited for submitting false claims or causing false claims to be submitted to Medicare. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, Dr. Richard Akoto used a P-stim device...

The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA), working alongside the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), padlocked four unlicensed cannabis businesses last week, citing illegal operations and threats to public health and safety. The latest actions raise the citywide closure count to 66 almost a year...

Second-chance winner Carolyn Perkins of Forest Heights won a VIP trip to Los Angeles to see a Let’s Make a Deal® taping. She’ll be joining four other Lottery winners and will have the chance to win. What’s behind curtain number 2? It’s Forest Heights resident Carolyn Perkins,...

Four women arrested and charged with shoplifting in Maryland have been linked to the theft of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise from a Lululemon store in Old Town. On Feb. 19, the Gaithersburg Police Department arrested Precious Spivey, 18, Mone Herndon, 27, Shawn Stewart, 27, and Tanaysia Stewart, 18, all...

Six people including four kids were killed in a house blaze in suburban Maryland early Sunday that was so fierce, even firefighters could not get into the home, officials said. Dramatic photos show the house engulfed in flames and fire crews later surrounding its smoldering ruins. “Deputies attempted to enter the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A store in Northeast D.C.’s Hechinger Mall was left damaged and in disarray Friday night after a group of teenagers allegedly stole merchandise and vandalized the property, according to police. Incident Details. Police say the incident occurred just before 11:45 p.m. at a store on...