Alexandria VA

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

The Alexandria Community Remembrance Project invites the public to a memorial event honoring Joseph McCoy on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Roberts Memorial United Methodist Church (606 South Washington Street). A reception begins at 6:30 pm, followed by a program from 7–8:15 pm.

WASHINGTON - D.C. residents got on their first Metro train 50 years ago on March 27, 1976. Here's a look back at the beginning. Connecticut Avenue; NW; looking south. evening traffic-jams are aggravated by metro subway construction in Washington D.C. ca. 1973 (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty...

We’re in another day of transition with a front and some rain coming through. Steadier rain was coming down near the PA-MD line early this morning, but most of this has fizzled out for the afternoon. Another wave of isolated showers could roll in from the west, so shower chances remain in play until 6-7 […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cameron Boozer's torn jersey said it all. At the end of 40 physical minutes, the K in "Duke" was dangling from his chest — perhaps a poetic nod to the game's winningest coach. Boozer will have to find new threads for Sunday, because the Blue Devils are back in the Elite Eight. It ...

The Hannah Griffith Exhibit: Women in Business – We Were Always Here opens March 27, 2026, at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum in Alexandria. The exhibit tells the story of Hannah Griffith, a widowed 18th‑century entrepreneur who ran a coffeehouse and boardinghouse in Alexandria after the American Revolution. It explores how...