ALXnow Daily Debrief for Jan 7, 2026

Good Wednesday evening, Alexandria. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Jan 7, 2026.

7:30 am: Morning Notes for January 7, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
9:15 am: 18-year-old Alexandria man faces felony charges for allegedly shooting marijuana delivery driver | 🗣️ Comments
10:30 am: Maryland man charged with forgery for allegedly trying to cash false check at Old Town bank | 🗣️ Comments
11:45 am: DCanter wine boutique aims to open in Old Town in coming months | 🗣️ Comments
1:45 pm: Del Ray girl sets kids’ world record with 67-minute pogo stick feat | 🗣️ Comments
2:45 pm: Alexandria hosted ‘Queer Eye’ production team during show’s final season | 🗣️ Comments
3:45 pm: ACPS to consider prohibiting second jobs for administrators after employee’s dismissal | 🗣️ Comments

Here are today’s most-read articles:

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Thursday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.

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🌤️ Thursday’s forecast

Expect a mostly sunny day with a high temperature near 53 degrees and light, variable winds. Moving into Thursday night, the skies will become mostly cloudy with a low around 40 degrees, accompanied by a southeast wind blowing at 3 to 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Champions keep playing until they get it right.”
– Billie Jean King

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Thanks for reading!