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Medics responded to Alexandria City High School Tuesday morning after fight left teen with jaw injury

Published October 29, 2024 at 12:45PM

Alexandria City High School (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Medics were called to Alexandria City High School this morning after a fight left a student with an injured jaw.

According to the scanner, a 15-year-old was injured in an assault. A School Resource Officer called it in and told medics the student was suffering from jaw pain.

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Alexandria leaders talk solutions to ACHS intercampus transportation controversy

By Vernon Miles

Published October 29, 2024 at 11:55AM | Updated October 30, 2024 at 11:14AM

Teens at the Quaker-King-Braddock intersection. School was not in-session at the time (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Update 10/30: Oct. 25 was a teacher work day, the students in the photo above were not in school.

Every day, countless Alexandria City High School students walk between campuses across one of the busiest intersections in the city, and city leaders said Alexandria’s been very lucky no one has been hurt yet.

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Del Ray restaurant names new burger for stunning Commanders ‘Hail Mary’ play

By Vernon Miles

Published October 28, 2024 at 3:30PM | Updated October 28, 2024 at 5:40PM

The Hail Mary burger at Holy Cow Del Ray (photo via Holy Cow Del Ray/Facebook)

The newest Burger of the Moment at Holy Cow Del Ray (2312 Mt Vernon Avenue) celebrates the NFL play that had everyone talking last night.

In a game last night against the Chicago Bears, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels threw a game-winning pass that was caught by wide receiver Noah Brown.

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Alexandria kicking off leaf collection today

By Vernon Miles

Published October 28, 2024 at 2:50PM

Fall colors in Old Town (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

The leaves are falling around Alexandria, and starting today: the city is making the rounds to pick them up.

“The City of Alexandria will begin its annual leaf vacuuming and leaf bag collection program today, October 28,” the city said in a release. “Leaf collection is expected to continue through mid-January.”

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Alexandria resident and suspected MS-13 member arrested for double homicide

By Vernon Miles

Published October 25, 2024 at 5:35PM

Sheriff Mike Chapman announcing the arrested of Marlyn Medrano-Ortiz, 18, of Alexandria (image via Loudoun County Sheriff's Office/Facebook)

An Alexandria resident, 18-year-old Marlyn Medrano-Ortiz, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder for a double homicide in Sterling in August.

According to a release from Loudoun Sheriff Mike Chapman, Medrano-Ortiz is charged with the murder of Mijal Conejero-Romera, a 22-year-old woman from Sterling, and Diego Alexander Woollett, a 22-year-old Arlington resident, on August 28.

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Developer denies opposition to Van Dorn Street changes cited during heated City Council debate

By Vernon Miles

Published October 25, 2024 at 11:40AM

Vice Mayor Amy Jackson citing Greenhill opposition to Van Dorn Street changes during a City Council discussion on Oct. 19 (image via City of Alexandria)

During a heated City Council debate about plans to overhaul the Van Dorn Street/Eisenhower Interchange, part of the discussion was angst over nearby developer The Greenhill Companies’ opposition to the project.

The plan is to make a series of changes to Van Dorn Street and Eisenhower Avenue, including relocation of left-turn lanes on Van Dorn Street and the installation of a new bike lane on Eisenhower Avenue.

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Rents on the rise in Alexandria and evictions returning to pre-pandemic levels

By Vernon Miles

Published October 24, 2024 at 4:05PM

Eviction trends in Alexandria (image via Office of Housing)

It’s only getting more and more expensive to rent in Alexandria.

In a webinar this afternoon, Alexandria’s Office of Housing spelled out the current state of evictions. Given that the vast majority of those evictions are caused by non-payment of rent, Mary Horner, division chief of the Landlord Tenant Division, noted that rental costs are continuing to rise.

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Alexandria Police Department releases body-worn camera footage of fatal police-involved shooting

By Vernon Miles

Published October 24, 2024 at 2:55PM | Updated October 24, 2024 at 3:12PM

The stairwell at 5101 Maris Avenue, where resident Paul Behan was killed after a standoff with the Alexandria Police Department (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department (APD) released body-worn camera footage (warning: the video contains strong language and graphic images) of an officer involved shooting where police shot and killed Paul Behan Jr. in the stairwell outside his apartment on Aug. 12.

The footage follows police responding to Behan’s apartment for a welfare check after a coworker warned that he was armed and experiencing a mental health crisis following trouble at work. Behan was a lead technician at a hospital in D.C.

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Friday is last day for Alexandrians to request mail-in ballot for the general election

By Vernon Miles

Published October 24, 2024 at 11:30AM

Voting in Alexandria (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Tomorrow (Friday) is the last day for Alexandrians to request a ballot by mail for the upcoming Nov. 5 general election.

According to the City of Alexandria website, applications must be received in the Voter Registration Office by 5 p.m. tomorrow.

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Alexandria small businesses receive $440,000 from new grant program

By Vernon Miles

Published October 23, 2024 at 3:50PM | Updated October 24, 2024 at 3:16PM

Alexandria has distributed over $440,000 to businesses around the city as part of a new grant program this year.

In a report to the City Council, city staff said the 2024 Small Business Resiliency (SBR) grant program is set to distribute $440,000 to local small businesses in the city in grants of up to $7,000.

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Alexandria Animal Welfare League raises $100,000 at annual pet festival

By Vernon Miles

Published October 23, 2024 at 9:05AM

Pets at Paws in the Park (photo by Martyn Griffen/Animal Welfare League of Alexandria)

The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria’s (AWLA) Paws in the Park earlier this month was a huge success, raising over $100,000 for the local animal shelter.

The event on Sunday, Oct. 13, featured 4,000 attendees along with their pets. The event is a free annual event that also serves as the city’s biggest animal adoption event and a huge fundraiser for AWLA.