In August 2021, when the Taliban gained full control of Kabul, thousands of Afghans found themselves fleeing with hopes for better lives in the United States. Around 1,000 of those Afghan refugees resettled in

The Alexandria Police Department is facing criticism for its delay in alerting the community about an attempted abduction on September 1.

The “Missing Middle” ordinance was struck down in court the morning of Sept. 27 in neighboring Arlington following a nearly two-year long legal battle.

Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt, Ed.D., announced in an April 9 letter to parents and staff that top administrators at Jefferson-Houston Elementary School had been placed on

Ludwig Kuttner, a devoted former United States Marine and government executive, and Barbara Kuttner, an experienced former PTA president and bookbinder, died within 36 hours of each other on June 12 and June 13

The push for a business improvement district in Old Town failed for the third time earlier this month after property owners voted against the initiative.

With four weeks remaining until the Alexandria City Council and mayoral election, candidates participated in a “candidating” forum on Sunday.

Phase III of Alexandria’s Chesapeake Bay Action Plan will include the removal of contentious, previously planned stream restoration projects.

The victim and shooter in a double shooting that took place inside the Onelife Fitness gym at 305 Hooff’s Run on June 29 have died from their injuries, according to two separate City of Alexandria eNews alerts.

The Alexandria City Council voted unanimously to increase the salaries for the next Council during a public hearing on June 15. Both Alexandria’s next mayor as well as

By Wafir Salih | wsalih@alextimes.com A new ordinance has been adopted in Alexandria to combat the dangerous practice of swatting, where individuals falsely report emergencies to elicit a large-scale police response. The ordinance was passed by the

By Wafir Salih | wsalih@alextimes.com Bird Global, a major operator of electric scooters in the United States, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Dec. 20, 2023, to restructure its finances. At the time of publication, the stock price has dropped to