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Inside the Alexandria Police Department: Evidence
An occasional series, drawn from the Alexandria Citizen’s Police Academy.
The Alexandria Citizens’ Police Academy is a 10-week course hosted by the Alexandria Police Department (APD) to offer citizens a better understanding of how the department works. Throughout the course, participants sit in on emergency calls and ride along with police officers on patrol.
Alexandria: Cross-Training Plan Ignites Controversy
Medics and chief clash over Dual-Role plan.
Councilman Justin Wilson is choking on a fruit chew.
Alexandria: Small Budget Threatens Arts' Commission Plans
Commission for the Arts Copes with Budget Squeeze
Massive budget cuts to the Alexandria Commission for the Arts has put a damper on some of the group’s hopes for 2016. According to Allison Nance, a member of the Commission for the Arts, last year Alexandria's Arts Commission received $200,000 from the city for public arts projects and other art projects around the city. However, in 2016, Nance says that funding dropped to zero.
Reject Hate
Bipartisan friendship in wake of political violence in Alexandria.
Bipartisan friendship in wake of political violence in Alexandria.
GOP Congressmen, Staff Targeted in Alexandria Shooting
Five wounded at Simpson Stadium Park.
A Republican baseball practice in Alexandria, preparing for the traditional congressional baseball game, turned into a scene of violence as a shooter injured several on the scene including Majority Whip Steve Scalise.
A Collaborative Future for Arts in Alexandria
City approves Arts and Culture Master Plan.
Torpedo Factory artists turned out in force to the City Council meeting on Dec. 17 in a show of support for the artists’ institution.
Alexandria: Last Minute Donation Saves Dog
Arrielle is one lucky puppy.
By all accounts, Arielle should be dead. The black-haired, big-eared German Shepherd suffered from dens aplasia, a condition in which the first vertebrae of the neck does not form properly and the instability creates damage along the spinal cord.
Alexandria: New Defibrillators around City
Area incident inspires expansion.
In January, Judge Thomas J. Kelly Jr. in Arlington saved a man’s life.
Alexandria Brief: Third Murder Reported
Jose Luis Ferman Perez, 24, of Alexandria, was found murdered in Beverly Park on Nov. 9.
Driver Arrested, Brother Dead in Alexandria Crash
Two traffic fatalities in 2017 set high for recent years.
Alexandria: Key Witness Opens Severance Trial
Prosecution begins arguments.
Nancy Dunning, a real estate agent in Del Ray and wife of an Alexandria Sheriff.
Potomac Yard Metro Project Moves Forward
Lingering doubts around parking surround Potomac Yard approval.
After years of planning, Potomac Yard Metro is starting to come together. But for many local residents, the arrival of the new Metro station comes with some remaining hurdles.
New Crop of Concerns at Arlington’s Reevesland
Planning Commission approves possible single-family residence at Reevesland.
Most of the Reevesland property will still belong to the county as an open park. The 2.5 acres of county historical district around Arlington’s last working farm will remain as a city park, including the gardens and the hill for children to sled on. But there’s one important piece missing from the idyllic scene: Reevesland itself.
What’s New in Arlington?
A look at recent retail and restaurant additions to Rosslyn, Ballston and Crystal City.
Every month in Arlington, stores and restaurants close their doors for the last time while others down the street open for the first time.
Alexandria: On the Night Shift with City Police
Searching Alexandria’s nooks and crannies with the police.
Over his 10 years in Alexandria, Officer Mark Blackwell has come to know just about every dark corner of Alexandria. Before he turns his patrol car down an alleyway around midnight on May 28, he flicks off his headlights and the car creeps forward.
Road Work Ahead
New transportation projects under construction over the next six months.
Arlington transportation improvements
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