Alexandria VA

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City hires contractor for invasive species work in 11 parks this fall

Alexandria has also asked residents to stop clearing and trimming vegetation in parks on their own, saying unapproved work can interfere with restoration efforts.
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2 Seriously injured after head on crash on GW Parkway in Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — Two people are seriously injured after a head-on collision on a portion of the George Washington Parkway in the Fort Hunt area of Alexandria, Virginia, Monday evening, according to U.S. Park Police. Crews were called to the Parkway at around 7:45 p.m. after learning about...
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They’re looking for a special needs school for their daughter. But no one will...

On his daughter’s first day of fifth grade, Matthew Lange-Geise got her dressed and fed before heading outside with 10-year-old Charlotte to wait for the bus. The school bus was late, as it often is on the first day of school, while drivers and students adjust to new routes and routines. Charlotte can’t speak, but Lang
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The day Virginia took down Confederate statues, a Black church remembered a lynching victim

On Aug. 28, 1899, hundreds of Black residents of Alexandria, Virginia, gathered at Shiloh Baptist Church after a white mob lynched 16-year-old Benjamin Thomas. On Friday night, August 28, 2026, exactly 127 years later, I sat inside the same church as Alexandria gathered there again. The same day, about 100 miles south,
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40 Feet Down, One Way Up: Crane Hoists Worker To Safety At Lorton Construction...

Getting him out was going to take more than a ladder. A construction worker left suspended approximately 40 feet below ground in Virginia was hauled back to safety by crane during a dramatic technical rescue on Monday afternoon, Aug. 31, officials said. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were calle…
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Some Northern Virginians are moving because of data center fears

The data center debate has hit full force — and Northern Virginia real estate agents say it's driving some residents out of the area. The big picture: NoVa spent decades welcoming data centers , and it now has the world's highest concentration of them. Now, growing public backlash has some local governments rethinking
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WEATHER ALERT: Tuesday brings dangerous heat and a chance for storms

WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — The early September heat wave really takes hold on Tuesday. Highs across the immediate DMV climb to around 95, and with the humidity factored in, the heat index could reach 100-105 during the afternoon. The Storm Alert Weather Team will be under a Weather Alert...
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Popular Mexican restaurant chain franchisee files for bankruptcy, putting 14 Florida locations at risk

Moe’s Southwest Grill customers in several states could soon have fewer locations to choose from as one of the chain’s largest franchisees undergoes a major financial restructuring. The operator has…
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Fire rescue responds to uncontained hazmat incident in Rockville hotel

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) crews are responding to a hazmat incident in a Rockville hotel on Monday, according to radio transmissions. At about 4:40 p.m., MCFRS crews were dispatched to the Extended Stay hotel located at 2621 Research Boulevard for the report of an uncontained hazmat incident.
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Driver Charged With Manslaughter After Police Cite 126 MPH Speed and Alcohol in Fatal...

The Montgomery County Department of Police Collision Reconstruction Unit has completed its investigation into a March 22 crash that killed two passengers, resulting in charges against the driver. Police said 24-year-old Daniel Danny Aguilar Medrano, of Rockville, has been charged with two counts of negligent manslaught

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