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One lane reopened after water main break on Duke Street prompted closures

Published January 27, 2026 at 8:00AM | Updated January 27, 2026 at 8:50AM

Water main break reported at the 4600 block of Duke Street (via APD/Facebook)

One westbound lane has reopened near 5005 Duke Street after Alexandria staff and police responded overnight to a water main break in the area.

Virginia American Water is currently responding to the main break, which the Alexandria Police Department reported on Facebook shortly after 11 p.m. yesterday (Monday). The break prompted APD to close westbound lanes at the scene, and as of 12:45 a.m. today (Tuesday), one lane had been reopened.

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Alexandria facilities remain closed Tuesday as city slides trash collection another day

By Katie Taranto

Published January 26, 2026 at 7:25PM | Updated January 26, 2026 at 9:13PM

Snowy day at the 1600 block of King Street in Old Town, Jan. 25, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Waste will not be collected in Alexandria tomorrow (Tuesday) as city offices, courts, facilities, libraries and public schools plan to remain closed another day due to icy, inclement weather.

Trash, recycling and yard waste collection will “slide” by two days as crews continue to remove ice and snow, the City of Alexandria announced shortly after 7 p.m.

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Traffic delayed on I-495 near Alexandria after tractor-trailer driver ‘jack-knifed,’ hitting SUV

By Katie Taranto

Published January 26, 2026 at 5:50PM

Photo from the scene of a tractor-trailer crash on I-495 (courtesy of Virginia State Police)

Traffic is backed up on westbound Interstate 495 near Eisenhower Avenue as authorities respond to the scene of a tractor-trailer crash near the Alexandria-Fairfax County border.

The crash occurred when the driver of a tractor-trailer in the right lane “lost control, jack-knifed, and struck an SUV” on westbound I-495 around 4:08 p.m., according to Virginia State Police.

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JUST IN: ACPS will remain closed on Tuesday as city continues snow removal

By Katie Taranto

Published January 26, 2026 at 3:10PM

Snowplow in Alexandria, Jan. 25, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Tomorrow (Tuesday) will be another snow day for Alexandria City Public Schools students, ACPS announced this afternoon.

All schools and offices will close “due to below freezing temperatures this evening and road conditions across the region,” Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt wrote in an announcement. This also means all activities on school grounds are canceled.

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DASH and paratransit cancel Monday service as Alexandria facilities plan to close

By Katie Taranto

Published January 25, 2026 at 10:25PM | Updated January 25, 2026 at 10:45PM

DASH bus in the snow, Jan. 25, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

DASH and DOT Paratransit have canceled all services for tomorrow (Monday), according to announcements from both systems this evening.

DASH’s service cancellation is the system’s first in years, it said, and comes as Alexandria’s public schools, libraries, government offices, facilities and trash collection have announced Monday closures and cancellations.

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Alexandria postpones Monday trash collection due to inclement weather

By Katie Taranto

Published January 25, 2026 at 2:20PM

Snow shoveling at the King St-Old Town Metro station, Jan. 25, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

The City of Alexandria will not collect trash, recycling or yard waste tomorrow (Monday), according to an announcement this afternoon as sleet continues to fall.

Instead, waste collection will “slide” one day as the city’s crews continue to remove snow and ice. The city has released the following collection schedule for the week ahead.

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UPDATED: Van Dorn Street reopened at scene of Sunday snowplow crash near Fairfax border

By Katie Taranto

Published January 25, 2026 at 1:10PM | Updated January 26, 2026 at 9:15AM

Southbound Van Dorn Street at the scene of a snowplow crash (via APD/Facebook)

Southbound S. Van Dorn Street at Eisenhower Avenue has been reopened to traffic following a snowplow crash yesterday morning (Sunday).

A snowplow driver with the Virginia Department of Transportation was trapped inside their overturned vehicle at the Fairfax County border after crashing at S. Van Dorn Street and Eisenhower Avenue shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday.

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JUST IN: All ACPS schools closed tomorrow as winter storm continues

By Katie Taranto

Published January 25, 2026 at 12:05PM | Updated January 25, 2026 at 1:40PM

Snowfall in Alexandria, Jan. 25, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

All Alexandria City Public Schools and offices will be closed tomorrow (Monday) due to the ongoing winter storm.

Monday was previously scheduled as a teacher work day, per ACPS’ calendar. The new cancellation affects all in-person afternoon and evening activities scheduled on school grounds, including programming provided by community organizations or the City of Alexandria.

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Snowplows roving Alexandria after several inches of overnight snowfall

By Katie Taranto

Published January 25, 2026 at 9:45AM | Updated January 25, 2026 at 10:07AM

Snowplow in Alexandria, Jan. 25, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria’s snow and ice removal teams are out in the city this morning (Sunday) following heavy overnight snowfall from Winter Storm Fern.

The city is advising residents to limit travel as crews travel to remove several inches of snowfall — at least 5.5 inches in Alexandria as of 8:25 a.m., according to trained spotters with the National Weather Service.

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Alexandria declares Snow Emergency, requiring vehicle removal on emergency routes

By Katie Taranto

Published January 24, 2026 at 12:15PM

Richmond Highway, Jan. 6, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

The City of Alexandria has declared a Snow Emergency ahead of this weekend’s forecasted winter storm, requiring all vehicles to be removed from the city’s snow emergency routes by 10 p.m. tonight (Saturday).

An estimated 7 to 14 inches of “widespread significant snow” and sleet are expected to fall over the D.C. region this evening, leading to potential ice on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. In Alexandria, parking will be prohibited on the city’s snow emergency routes to allow for plowing and treatment.

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NEW: Alexandria joins coalition challenging ICE deployment in Minnesota

By Katie Taranto

Published January 23, 2026 at 5:00PM | Updated January 23, 2026 at 5:50PM

People protest against Federal immigration agents on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Alexandria is one of more than 80 local governments and leaders to join a coalition challenging the Trump administration’s recent surge of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota.

The coalition, co-led by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, has filed an amicus brief arguing that Trump’s deployment of more than 3,000 armed ICE agents to Minnesota — called “Operation Metro Surge” — is unconstitutional. Along with Alexandria, signatories include the governments of major cities like Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle, alongside legal nonprofit Public Rights Project.