Alexandria VA

Don’t forget to set those clocks ahead one hour as Daylight Saving Time begins around 2 AM Sunday morning. Sunset Saturday will occur at 6:32 p.m., but by Sunday, our first 7 p.m. sunset will be seen in the DMV. This is also a good time to check the batteries in the smoke & carbon monoxide detectors, and to make sure...

Falls Church officials this week sketched out more details in what would be the largest affordable-housing effort in city history. “What you’ve laid out today is really exciting,” said Jim Coyle, vice chair of the city’s Economic Development Commission, at a March 2 joint work session between that body, the City...

Free Lyft rides will be available on St. Patrick’s Day as part of a D.C.-area nonprofit’s efforts to curb drunk driving. Free rides totaling up to $15 will be available on Lyft from 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 through 4 a.m. the next morning, courtesy of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program’s SoberRide initiative.

Virginia American Water will embark next week on a six-month, $3 million water main replacement project affecting six street segments in Alexandria. The project will replace 5,000 feet of aging four-inch and six-inch cast iron pipes at the end of their lifespan with modern eight-inch ductile iron pipe. The water main...

A defendant pleaded guilty to unarmed carjacking, armed robbery, and possession of a prohibited weapon before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on March 5. Makai Bridges, 17, was initially charged with armed carjacking, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of armed...

Regulars at St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub will soon have to get their fix somewhere else — temporarily. Starting Monday, the coffeehouse at 2300 Mount Vernon Avenue will close for up to 10 days for interior renovations. Owner Larry Ponzi tells ALXnow that the project will give the coffee shop a fresh look.

A man was arrested after a Saturday afternoon police chase in Northeast D.C. ended with a rooftop arrest at a nearby school, according to U.S. Park Police.

Two Maryland restaurants received national attention this week after being highlighted by Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag in his “favorite dishes of February.”. Among the selections were Hijos del Maiz, a Mexican street food truck located at 12151 Rockville Pike in Rockville, and Mandalay Restaurant at 930...

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — An investigation is underway after a body was spotted in the Anacostia River near the Bladensburg Waterfront in Maryland on Saturday. The Prince George's County Park Police confirmed on social media around 4:50 p.m. that officers responded to the area after reports of a dead...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - An early morning fire in Belle Haven caused more than $20,000 in damage to a single-family home, according to Fairfax County fire officials. On Wednesday, March 4, at 4:13 a.m., the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department responded to reports of a house fire in the 2600 block of East Side...