Alexandria VA

The Alexandria Fire Department assisted in extinguishing a fire at a home in the 5800 Block of Queens Gate Court in the Franconia area of Fairfax County on Sunday morning (Oct. 12). No injuries were reported. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and AFD responded to the blaze at...

A woman is recovering in the hospital after she was shot in Southeast D.C. overnight, according to police.

The office of Mayor Muriel Bowser is now issuing marriage licenses and certifying officiants in the District, thanks to a new emergency law amid the government shutdown.

Fairfax Fire and Rescue units were called around 8 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12, to the 5800 block of Queens Gate Court in the Alexandria section of the county, where they found heavy smoke and flames coming from an attached garage. Crews quickly moved in to knock down the fire...

WALDORF, Md. — A Waldorf man faces identity fraud and assault charges after allegedly providing a false name to officers who discovered him hiding behind a business, then allegedly spitting on a correctional officer hours later at the Charles County Detention Center, according to court records. Jerome Anthony Warren,...

D.C.-area nonprofits are seeing more demand for local help at a time when resources are squeezed by federal funding cuts. Why it matters: There's already an increased need among locals who are employed but struggling to make ends meet in a high-cost area experiencing inflation, local nonprofit leaders tell Axios.

A community is coming together to bring Sandel Elias De La Cruz home. The 29-year-old husband, father, and son died in a traffic accident while working on Oct. 4, leaving behind family and friends who say their only wish now is to return him to the Dominican Republic — the place where his parents and relatives still...

The DC Police Department is seeking help locating 11-year-old Major Allen, who was last seen yesterday in the 1600 block of Benning Rd NE. Authorities have issued a #MissingPerson alert and are asking anyone with information to come forward. As per the DC Police Department's post on X, Major Allen...

The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a suspect in two online marketplace robberies. • Armed Robbery (Gun): On Friday, October 3, 2025, at approximately 4:16 p.m., the victim and the suspect met in the 3900 block of C Street, Southeast, for a prearranged transaction. Once at the location, the...

Alexandria, VA- It was a “baffling” moment for high school freshman Molly Payne: clutching a candle on the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall stage, Payne and members of the Washington Chorus began the first verse of “Silent Night,” a packed house singing along. “It was the...