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Alexandria leaders are pushing back on a state-studied proposal to merge DASH with Northern Virginia's other local bus systems, saying "better together does not mean merged." Plus, the family of Allan Tucker II sues the city and two officers over his d...

City Council unanimously approved eight 85-foot field lights and an athletic expansion at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School, and Alexandria residents can drop off unused medications at four sites during Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday. P...

A nonprofit is set to take over the Tall Ship Providence and its floating pier in Old Town next month, bringing back tours and educational programs. Plus, police say the suspect in a September Arlandria stabbing told them he did a “dumb thing,” and fou...

Democratic Socialist Glen Pine launches a primary challenge to Del. R. Kirk McPike, City Council approves five townhomes in place of a vacant lot and barbershop in the Parker-Gray Historic District, and an Alexandria man is held without bond in an alle...

Alexandria opens a second early voting site at Beatley Central Library ahead of the Nov. 3 election, as the city’s fourth “No Kings” rally urges residents to cast their ballots early. Plus, Alexandria City High School names its football field for two-t...

DASH is weighing bus service cuts to close a $2.4 million budget shortfall, with a public hearing set for Nov. 12. Plus, interim CEO Roy Priest lays out his plan to steady Alexandria’s public housing authority, and the undefeated Alexandria City High S...

Alexandria City Public Schools projects a roughly $17 million shortfall as budget talks begin, and Alexandria has won a Bloomberg Philanthropies grant of up to $750,000 to speed up housing approvals. Plus, officials say Potomac Yard's 0% office vacancy...

Alexandria City Council approved a one-year friendship city trial with Osijek, Croatia, and two DASH bus service-cut packages, proposed after an overspending error, headed to the transit system's board Wednesday. Plus, Port City Brewing Co. and Mieza B...

Incoming ACPS Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt says leading Anchorage’s schools through budget cuts and school closures prepared him for Alexandria, and Alexandria Health Department Director Dr. David Rose is stepping down in November for a state role. ...

Alexandria is proposing red light cameras, bike lanes and new sidewalks at seven high-crash West End intersections, with feedback open through Nov. 6. Plus, Alexandria firefighters used ground ladders to free a child pinned under an SUV in under six mi...

Alexandria City Public Schools named Anchorage schools chief Jharrett Bryantt its next superintendent, starting Feb. 1, 2027. Plus, Goodwin Living broke ground on a $360 million, 257-unit senior living community in the West End, and Old Town Oyster Wee...

Monday’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday brings closures, weekend transit schedules and delayed trash pickup across Alexandria. Plus, the city’s jobless rate fell to 3% in August even as its employment count dropped, and a waterfront Old Town North off...

Alexandria City Public Schools will name its new superintendent at Thursday's School Board meeting, two weeks earlier than planned, and a state board has approved a historical marker near City Hall recognizing the 1897 and 1899 lynchings of Joseph McCo...

Alexandria police released a map of the city's 61 Flock license plate reader cameras along with new data on how they're used, and the city's plans for a waterfront makeover and flood-control upgrade go before the Board of Architectural Review on Wednes...

Alexandria City Public Schools restored bus service to more than 450 students today after weeks of backlash over new walk zones, and two people are in custody after a Sunday morning shooting in Taylor Run. Plus, police say fingerprints on a discarded W...