Alexandria VA

WASHINGTON – Melvin Johnson, 27, a previously convicted felon residing in the District of Columbia, was sentenced today to a total of 66 months in federal prison in connection with trafficking crack cocaine and illegally possessing a loaded Glock semi-automatic pistol and a “Ghost Gun” semi-automatic pistol equipped...

A man is hurt after a shooting early Friday near a home on upscale Chain Bridge Road in Northwest D.C. The shooting occurred in the 3000 block. News4 video shows a black SUV with a shattered driver-side window and what appeared to be a gunshot toward its back end. A...

The city of Alexandria has not received a federal letter that transportation officials say could be used to pressure jurisdictions to remove rainbow crosswalks, a city spokesman said Friday. Acting Communications Director Justin Thompson told ALXnow that Alexandria has not received the July 1 letter from...

The Alexandria Health Department is warning residents about a fox that tested positive for rabies in the Del Ray and Rosemont area.

It’s been an intense week in Alexandria. Here’s a look at our top stories. Our most-read story is on a woman found dead outside her apartment during an eviction process on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The Alexandria Sheriff’s Office reported on social media that deputies were conducting an eviction at an apartment at 400...

Robbery reported on Connecticut Avenue NW as police search for suspects in red sedan WASHINGTON, D.C. — Police are investigating a robbery that occurred early Friday morning in the 1200 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, with three suspects seen fleeing the scene in a red sedan. The incident was reported around 7:16...

A man is facing multiple charges after a shooting left someone seriously hurt in Montgomery County last month.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Homeland Security officials have confirmed new details about recent immigration enforcement actions in the Arlandria-Chirilagua neighborhood, following growing community concerns and claims of racial profiling by federal agents. According to Assistant Secretary McLaughlin, on Aug. 19, U.S....

MSSING PERSON | Virginia State Police and Alexandria police are asking for the community's help in locating a missing man who was last seen walking on Wythe Street early Friday morning.

Five African-American youths staged America’s first deliberate and planned sit-in at the segregated Alexandria Library on Queen St. on Aug. 21, 1939 — more than two decades before the tactic would become the trademark of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, according to Historic Alexandria. The protest had its...