Alexandria VA

For one weekend in early August, the price on the tag is the price you pay. Virginia's annual sales tax holiday runs Friday, August 7 through Sunday, August 9, 2026, giving Alexandria shoppers a three-day window to buy school supplies, clothes, emergency-preparedness gear and energy-efficient appliances without the sta

Grammy-nominated reggae singer Etana is set to headline Jamaica Fest 2026, a celebration of Jamaican culture taking place on Sunday, August 9, from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring, Maryland. Presented by the Embassy of Jamaica in association with Right Now for Jamaica, Inc., the...

We've all heard the saying "six degrees from Kevin Bacon." The A-list actor stepped on to the campus of George Mason University Sunday to volunteer with his nonprofit, appropriately called "SixDegrees.Org" “It's important to remember that things that we do in our communities affect people down the block but also...

A Virginia man was killed late Saturday in Woodbridge after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing into a guardrail, police said. The Prince William County Police Department said the crash happened as Michael Layne Hall, 36, of Woodbridge, was traveling on the eastbound lanes of Old Bridge Road, just as he appro

SILVER SPRING, Md. - The two women charged with killing a Silver Spring mother in her senior living community were arrested in Ohio last month, after the woman they were staying with discovered their real identities and turned them into police. Silver Spring senior home murder. The backstory:. Vanessa Henderson...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - An overnight crash near the National Mall took an unexpected turn when two bystanders were arrested alongside the driver they were trying to help. U.S. Park Police officers responded to a single-vehicle accident at Kutz Bridge near the World War II Memorial around 12:48 a.m. Sunday. Officers...

Police said the man was not in a crosswalk at the time of the crash.

The Board of Supervisors approved a zoning special exception for a drive-through ATM and deposit box at the Chase Bank at 4250 John Marr Drive in Annandale. The drive-through lane will be located at the rear of the building. The zoning application was submitted by the Laadam Family LLC, which...

Early voting continues today at two locations. The registration and mail ballot deadlines are both July 24.

A 24-year-old Montgomery County man was arrested early Friday morning after Anne Arundel County Police say officers recovered a loaded handgun during a traffic stop in Laurel. According to Anne Arundel County Police, at approximately 1:10am on July 17, an officer conducted a traffic stop involving a 2023 Chevrolet Mali