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Say hello to Soxie, an 5-year-old black and white cat up for adoption at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria.
This sweet girl has the best manners and is everything you’re looking for in a feline companion, according to AWLA spokesperson Erin Shackelford.
The Alexandria Police Department is responding to a bank robbery at the Burke & Herbert Bank (100 S Fairfax Street) in Old Town.
Scanner traffic indicates a woman entered the bank with a puffy jacket and a mask covering her face and handed a note to a clerk just before 10 a.m.
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
🌥 Today’s weather: Cloudy. Pleasantly warm. High of 86 and low of 60.
⛅ Tomorrow: Broken clouds. Pleasantly warm. High of 85 and low of 57. Sunrise at 6:23 am and sunset at 7:50 pm.
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
🌤 Today’s weather: Sunny. Mild. High of 74 and low of 45.
⛅ Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. Pleasantly warm. High of 86 and low of 50. Sunrise at 6:25 am and sunset at 7:49 pm.
Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
🌤 Today’s weather: Scattered clouds. Mild. High of 67 and low of 50.
🌤 Tomorrow: Sunny. Mild. High of 73 and low of 44. Sunrise at 6:26 am and sunset at 7:48 pm.
(Updated 1:50 p.m.) Police are responding to a call for shots fired on the 1200 block of Madison Street, roughly a block away from the Braddock Road Metro station.
Alexandria Police spokesman Marcel Bassett said there are currently no injuries reported. The original call for service came in around 12:52 p.m., Bassett said.
Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
☔ Today’s weather: Light rain. Mostly cloudy. Mild. High of 66 and low of 56.
🌤 Tomorrow: Decreasing cloudiness. Mild. High of 65 and low of 50. Sunrise at 6:28 am and sunset at 7:47 pm.
A 58-year-old Alexandria man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being shot in the hallway of a Landmark area apartment building early Thursday night, according to the Alexandria Police Department.
Police said the incident occurred shortly after 5 p.m. on the ninth floor of an apartment building in the 300 block of S. Reynolds Street.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
☔ Today’s weather: Light rain. Overcast. Warm. High of 82 and low of 60.
☔ Tomorrow: A few tstorms. Cloudy. Mild. High of 76 and low of 64. Sunrise at 6:32 am and sunset at 7:44 pm.
This past week saw 37 homes sold in Alexandria.
The least expensive condo, single-family home or townhouse sale over the past seven days was $175,000 while the most expensive was $4,200,000.
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
🌤 Today’s weather: Sunny. Pleasantly warm. High of 85 and low of 59.
☔ Tomorrow: Light rain. Overcast. Warm. High of 81 and low of 60. Sunrise at 6:33 am and sunset at 7:43 pm.
