Alexandria VA

☑️ 6 people were charged in 18 robberies of jewelry and consignment stores in 2024. ☑️ They are all residents of the Baltimore/Washington area. ☑️ A Cape May jeweler says they were robbed of $300K worth of items. A half dozen people from the Baltimore/Washington area have...

Good news if you’re traveling in and around Alexandria for the upcoming July 4 weekend. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) just announced that it will suspend many highway work zones and lift temporary lane closures on interstates and major roads from 12 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, to 12 p.m. on Monday,...

Old Town Alexandria will welcome its first Shake Shack, with the popular burger and shake chain planning to open in the former Burke & Herbert Bank building at 621 King St. in Old Town Alexandria. The company filed permit requests in December 2024 and is currently seeking approval for new...

The Metropolitan Police Department has made an arrest in connection to a double homicide case that shocked the Southeast community late last month. On the night of May 23, officers were called to the 4200 block of 4th Street, SE, where they discovered three male victims with gunshot wounds. Despite efforts to save...

A 24-year-old was arrested in D.C. on Wednesday in connection to an armed robbery from May.

In its heyday, the Roy Rogers chain of restaurants had almost 600 locations across the U.S. Now the chain is regaining a foothold it once lost. Roy Rogers Restaurants "is officially opening its newest location in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, on June 25," a press release from the company says.

Immigration officers say they have arrested an undocumented man previously convicted of killing a pedestrian with his car just south of Arlington. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced yesterday (Wednesday) that it had detained Alvaro Alejandro Pacheco Ramos, described by ICE as “an illegally present...

A tractor-trailer crashed into a railroad bridge in Northeast D.C.

While many of us are working in air-conditioned spaces and staying cool during this heatwave, there are some jobs where you can't escape the heat.

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development is moving its national headquarters from the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building in Washington, DC, to a new location at 2415 Eisenhower Ave. in Alexandria, officials announced on Wednesday, June 25. HUD Secretary Scott Turner said the move will save taxpayers...