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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Jan 14, 2026

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

πŸ•— News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Jan 14, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. JUST IN: Bennett-Parker wins Democratic firehouse primary for State Senate seat (3247 views)
  2. D.C. man sentenced to decade in prison for 2024 abduction, attempted rape in Potomac Yard (798 views)
  3. Councilman McPike, former School Board member plan to run for Bennett-Parker’s delegate seat (682 views)
  4. Teenagers with BB guns arrested last week after allegedly stealing teen’s jacket in Seminary Hill (525 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

β˜€οΈ Thursday’s forecast

Expect mostly sunny skies and a high of 32 degrees with a west wind at 17 mph, gusting up to 30 mph. Thursday night will be mostly clear with a low of 22 degrees, a west wind of 9 to 14 mph, and gusts up to 26 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”
– Henry David Thoreau

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Thanks for reading!

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  • This is the staff byline for ALXnow, used by editors and other full-time staff. Launched in October 2019, ALXnow is the place for the latest news, views and things to do around Alexandria, Virginia.