Alexandria proposes solar panels for Durant Center roof
A proposal to add solar and photovoltaic panels to the Oswald Durant Center in Old Town is heading to the Board of Architectural Review next month. The city’s proposal would replace the roof and add the panels to both the sloped and flat roof portions of the building at 1605 Cameron Street. The Durant Center is used...
Report: Alexandria real estate developer files bankruptcy, faces federal takeover of properties
The sale of two large Alexandria properties could settle millions owed to the government by real estate developer and former Connection Newspapers CEO Peter Labovitz, according to a report from the Washington Business Journal. Labovitz owes the U.S. more than $3 million in unpaid federal taxes, according to a...
Leaf collection begins Nov. 3 in Alexandria
Leaf collection begins Nov. 3 in parts of Alexandria, according to mailers the city recently sent to residents outlining the fall vacuum program. The city has divided Alexandria into five zones with staggered start dates running through late November. Each zone will receive three passes of leaf pickup through January...
Inova Alexandria Hospital donates portable lifesaving device to fire department
Inova Alexandria Hospital recently donated a portable lifesaving device to the Alexandria Fire Department. The ZOLL AutoPulse resuscitation system can cost upward of $7,500, and “delivers consistent, high-quality chest compressions during cardiac arrest, supporting critical care,” according to the AutoPulse website....
Purple Alert Issued for Missing Non-Verbal Teen With Autism
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Keylijah Love Paulet Holt, a missing 15-year-old. Name: Keylijah Love Paulet Holt was last seen on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., in the 8600...
Alexandria residents demand Sheriff end cooperation with ICE
Residents rallied outside the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, demanding that the city end what they call voluntary cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Police searching for 2 suspects after shooting in Southeast DC
D.C. police are seeking two suspects in connection with an August shooting that left a woman injured.
Woman in black wanted after midnight stabbing in DC
Woman wanted after late-night stabbing in Southeast DC sparks police manhunt Washington, DC – A stabbing late Monday night in the 3200 block of Minnesota Avenue SE has launched a…
DC man says it took six years to evict ex who never paid rent
WASHINGTON - As the DC Council debates changes to landlord-tenant laws, one homeowner says his case shows how difficult the process can be. It can be challenging to evict someone in Washington, D.C. That’s by design, the result of policy choices made over years. Now, as the D.C. Council considers the Rental Act,...
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of 14-year-old
A northern Virginia man is one step closer to learning his fate after pleading guilty to manslaughter. The victim’s mother says she does not feel justice after that guilty plea today in the death of her 14-year-old son. FOX 5's Tisha Lewis reports.
