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Flash Flood Watch In Effect Tonight in Alexandria

Published August 3, 2020 at 5:10PM | Updated August 3, 2020 at 7:33PM

Rain starts to come down in Arlandria (Staff photo by James Cullum)

(Update 7:30 p.m.) A Flash Flood Watch in effect in Alexandria from 11 p.m. tonight until 11 p.m. Tuesday night.

“Plan for hazardous wind of equivalent tropical storm force,” warned NWS. “Remaining efforts to protect property should be completed as soon as possible. Prepare for limited wind damage.”

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BREAKING: Flooding Reported in Parts of City, AFD Responding to Multiple Emergency Calls

By ALXnow.com

Published July 23, 2020 at 8:45PM | Updated July 24, 2020 at 12:10AM

(Updated at 10 p.m.) The Alexandria Fire Department is responding to nearly a dozen calls throughout the city as it remains under a Flash Flood warning until 2:30 a.m.

“Right now we are on 11 different calls for public service for water-related emergencies,” Alexandria Deputy Fire Chief Brian Hricik told ALXnow.”It does not appear that any of them are people trapped in vehicles.”

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Alexandria Until 7 p.m.

By ALXnow.com

Published July 22, 2020 at 4:05PM | Updated July 22, 2020 at 4:29PM

Updated 4:25 p.m. — Alexandria is also experiencing widespread power outages, with an estimated 4,928 residents in the area currently without power.

Alexandria is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 7 p.m., as a strong storm is bearing down on the area.

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JUST IN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Alexandria

By ALXnow.com

Published July 20, 2020 at 8:15PM

Alexandria is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, as a strong storm bears down on the area.

From the National Weather Service:

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A Statement from ALXnow Publisher Local News Now

By ALXnow.com

Published June 19, 2020 at 12:00PM

Local News Now is the company behind the site you’re reading. We aren’t usually very visible or vocal, preferring to let the reporting of our Northern Virginia local news brands — ARLnow, ALXnow, Tysons Reporter, Reston Now — speak for itself.

LNN does not endorse candidates nor publish editorials. But today we would like to make the following statement, the first of its kind in our company’s 10 year history.

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ALXnow Weekend Discussion

By ALXnow.com

Published June 5, 2020 at 5:15PM

It was quite a week in Alexandria. The city saw the removal of a controversial Confederate Statue at Prince and Washington Streets, had numerous vigils and demonstrations against police brutality, and weathered more cases of COVID-19.

Alexandria, like all great cities, is constantly changing and evolving. pic.twitter.com/CZTjlOkpfT

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Mayor Wilson: Alexandria Can Honor George Floyd By Fixing Its Inequities

By ALXnow.com

Published May 29, 2020 at 5:15PM

Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson outside COra Kelly School on May 25, 2020. (Staff photo by James Cullum)

As the country grapples with the death of George Floyd at the hands of four since-fired Minneapolis police officers, and the fiery protests that have followed, Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson has released a letter to the community.

Wilson said that a “culture of white supremacy” is present in Alexandria, and that the current coronavirus pandemic has exposed how residents of color have high infection rates.

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Letter To The Editor: Only Government Action Can Save Arlandria Residents From COVID-19

By ALXnow.com

Published May 14, 2020 at 5:15PM

The following Letter to the Editor was written by John Liss, co-executive director of New Virginia Majority, a statewide racial justice and pro-democracy organization based in Arlandria.

Perhaps no greater community illustrates the tone-deaf nature of ignoring the most vulnerable communities than Arlandria/Chirilagua.

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Tenants & Workers United Staging Anti-Rent Protest Today at 5 p.m. in Arlandria

By ALXnow.com

Published May 1, 2020 at 4:30PM

Tenants & Workers United will lead a rent protest in Arlandria today starting at 5 p.m., and the organization is asking low-income residents to make themselves heard by joining along in their cars or banging pots and pans from the windows of their residences.

The caravan is scheduled to assemble at 4:30 p.m. and will go through Arlandria with the message that rents in Virginia should be canceled during the pandemic. The protest is planned to last until 6 p.m.

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Alexandria Businesses: Promote Yourself on ALXnow for Free

By ALXnow.com

Published May 1, 2020 at 10:00AM | Updated May 1, 2020 at 8:16PM

These are tough times for local businesses, and ALXnow wants to help.

While we have also seen a decline in our own business, we are grateful for the sponsors that are sticking with us — McEnearney Associates, Berry & Berry, A Cleaning Service, ACT for Alexandria, Visit Alexandria, and The Foundry apartments.

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Letter To The Editor: We Have Found the Courage to Redefine Ourselves

By ALXnow.com

Published April 30, 2020 at 5:45PM | Updated May 1, 2020 at 2:49AM

Alexandria Fire Chief Corey Smedley at Inova Alexandria Hospital, April 28, 2020. (Staff photo by James Cullum)

The following Letter to the Editor was written by Alexandria Fire Chief Corey Smedley.

Like every emergency, the Alexandria Fire Department approached this pandemic with the mindset that we will win the fight, no matter the circumstances – and that is NON-NEGOTIABLE. We have found the courage to redefine ourselves and think outside of the box to try new things in response to something we have never faced before.