Alexandria VA

It wasn’t just raining outside today, as tears of happiness streamed from students, parents, educators, and city leaders as 984 Alexandria City High School seniors graduated at George Mason University’s EagleBank Arena. That’s the largest graduating class in ACHS history. Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent...

Police have charged a substitute teacher and a cafeteria worker with separate assaults on students at two eastern Prince William County elementary schools. On May 21 at 1:42 p.m., officers responded to Triangle Elementary School at 3615 Lions Field Road to investigate an assault that happened the day before. "The...

A Woodbridge man is back in custody after he reportedly stole a car and broke into a home, just hours after being released from jail, police say.

BRYANS ROAD, Md. – On May 26, at approximately 11:28 p.m., patrol officers responded to the 2700 block of Shiloh Church Road in Bryans Road, MD, for the report of a motor vehicle collision. A preliminary investigation showed the driver was operating an ATV when he struck a tree....

A career Black officer in the Alexandria Police Department passed over for promotion in favor of white colleagues was awarded a “shocking” $7.25 million in […] ‘He Doomed Me’: Black Chief’s Push to Diversify Police Leadership Sparks White Backlash and $7.25M Verdict After Black Officer’s Promotion Was Withdrawn

Authorities in Prince George’s County are investigating a deadly double shooting that left two men dead in Temple Hills late Tuesday night.

The City of Alexandria became the first jurisdiction in Virginia to approve a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers at City Council’s May 17 public hearing in a unanimous vote to go into effect starting July 1. Council decided to phase out the use of gas-powered leaf blowers after one...

Conditions in the D.C. jail have gotten so bad, they’re endangering the lives of both inmates and corrections officers, according to a report from D.C.'s auditor. The report calls for the D.C. jail to be replaced "urgently."

Cesar Martinez-Adino is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, among other charges, in the death of Juan Carlos Munguia-Palma, 19, and a 14-year-old boy, following the crash in Gloucester County on Sunday, May 18, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. At 1:06 a.m., an...

Duan Goddard, 27, of Fort Washington, is charged with killing 16-year-old Thomas Smith Jr., of Washington, DC, and 16-year-old Michael Bassett, of Temple Hills, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. On Tuesday, May 27, just after 9:35 p.m., officers were near the 5500 block of Haras Place...