Alexandria VA

The Alexandria City Council’s Naming Committee is moving forward with plans to rename or rededicate four streets currently named for Confederate military leaders, focusing on honoring local historical figures and civic leaders instead. Councilman John Chapman presented the committee’s Phase 2 recommendations during...

Several Alexandria businesses are offering discounts and freebies to federal employees affected by the government shutdown. Made in ALX (415 King Street) is offering discounts on workshops, has items on sale, and is putting out one of their artists’ 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles for anyone to work on during regular...

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A Maryland police chief opened fire and killed a knife-wielding stabbing suspect during an encounter in Riverdale, officials announced. The incident happened on Tuesday, Sept. 30, when Cheverly Police Chief David Morris and other officers were investigating a stabbing that occurred earlier in the day, according to...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Starting Oct. 1, 2025, families in Washington, D.C., receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) will see an increase in child support passthrough payments from $150 to $200 per month. This change, part of the Child Support Reform Amendment Act of 2025, was announced by Attorney...

CHEVERLY, MD. - The chief of the Cheverly Police Department has been placed on restricted duty after officials say he shot and killed a man who charged at him while armed with knives Tuesday night. Authorities were investigating a stabbing earlier in the day in Cheverly when they encountered a...

Alexandria resident Derrick Burroughs, 40, was suspended following an investigation that led to his arrest, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Burroughs, who was a Thomas Edison High School Instructional Assistant, became the subject of an investigation last week, after Child Protective Services...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Washington D.C. and Maryland households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will see larger monthly benefits starting tomorrow, Oct. 1, under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s annual cost-of-living update. What we know:. The new maximum benefit for a family of four...

A Fairfax man has been charged after accidentally firing a gun inside a Legato residence, killing a woman. Richard Huynh, 31, was apparently securing his firearm in a gun box on the third floor of a home on Friday (Sept. 26) when the weapon discharged, the Fairfax County Police Department says.

A D.C. police sergeant was charged with assaulting a federal officer and possession of an illegally modified gun after he was accused of crashing into authorities while trying to flee a traffic stop.