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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Jan 16, 2026

By ALXnow.com

Good Friday 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 16, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Teen pedestrian transported to hospital with serious injuries after Thursday night crash (1051 views)
  2. Croatian Football Federation names Alexandria as home base during FIFA World Cup (947 views)
  3. Outgoing Gov. Youngkin says he regrets failed deal for Potomac Yard sports arena (748 views)
  4. JUST IN: Democratic firehouse primary for Del. Bennett-Parker’s seat scheduled for Tuesday (536 views)
  5. Second firehouse primary imminent as Del. Bennett-Parker to resign, run for State Senate (313 views)

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  1. Man hospitalized after Sunday night shooting near Potomac Yard (5664 views)
  2. JUST IN: Bennett-Parker wins Democratic firehouse primary for State Senate seat (5247 views)
  3. Hundreds gather in Alexandria to protest ICE after fatal Minneapolis shooting (4400 views)
  4. Alexandria Republicans announce state Senate candidate for February special election (3575 views)
  5. Del Ray record store considers relocation after shutting down amid ‘catastrophic flooding’ (3501 views)
  6. Dozens of Old Town shops plan discounts during Alexandria Warehouse Sale next month (2204 views)
  7. D.C. man sentenced to decade in prison for 2024 abduction, attempted rape in Potomac Yard (2171 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

🌦️ Saturday’s forecast

Scattered snow showers will transition to rain showers between 10am and noon before the skies gradually clear up and become mostly sunny with a high of 47°F. A south wind of 8 to 10 mph and gusts up to 21 mph accompany a 50% chance of precipitation. On Saturday night, expect a chance of rain after 1am, mixing with snow after 4am, and a mostly cloudy sky with a low around 31°F. Light and variable winds will become northwest around 5 mph after midnight, with a 30% chance of precipitation. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”
– Joshua J. Marine

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

We hope you have a great weekend, Alexandria!

About the Author

  • 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.