An Alexandria man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a “high-level drugs conspiracy that shipped significant amounts of narcotics” into Virginia, according to Commonwealth’s Attorney Bryan Porter.
Adrian Bryce Roberts, 41, was sentenced to 12 years of active incarceration on July 28 after being convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl, and transporting more than an ounce of narcotics into the state, according to Porter’s office.
Two people have been charged with possession of an illegal gambling device for operating skill games, marking the first indictments against Alexandria business owners.
The Alexandria Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office just announced that a grand jury returned indictments against Alexandria business owners Oscar Salinas, 57, and Michelle Kim, 53, both charged with one count of possessing an illegal gambling device. Salinas is an Arlington resident, and his restaurant is located in the 3800 block of Mount Vernon Avenue in the Del Ray North Shopping Center. Kim is from Montgomery County, Maryland, and her business is located in the 200 block of S. Van Dorn Street.
Alexandria residents have dozens of entertainment and community options this week, with programming ranging from library activities and farmers markets to two major beer-focused events anchoring Saturday’s lineup.
The week begins Monday with senior bingo and blood drives at local libraries, while evening venues like Port City Brewing Company and Daniel O’Connell’s host live music. Tuesday brings BeerYoga and improv comedy at Aslin ALX, continuing diverse programming across the city.
More than 30 four-story townhouses have been proposed to replace a 46-year-old office building in Old Town.
Alexandria land-use attorney Ken Wire is listed as the applicant for the project at 333 N. Fairfax St. The property is home to the Essex Building, an office building constructed in 1979.
Alexandria developer Windmill Hill is seeking the city’s approval for a three-story apartment building with ground-level retail in a parking lot in Old Town.
The developer has submitted a concept review for a new building at 220-224 S. Peyton St. for evaluation by the Board of Architectural Review on Wednesday.
Good morning, Alexandria! 👋 Today is Monday, Aug. 11, the 223rd day of 2025. There are 142 days left in the year.
🌤️ Today’s weather: Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southeast around six mph in the afternoon. Patchy fog tonight after 3 a.m. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind around 6 mph, becoming calm in the evening.
Alexandria firefighters responded to a serious motor vehicle accident on the Capital Beltway near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge early Sunday morning, rescuing a driver who became trapped underneath a tractor-trailer.
The accident occurred just before 6 a.m. on the Maryland side of the bridge, according to a Facebook post from Alexandria Firefighters, Inc. IAFF Local 2141. When crews arrived, they found one vehicle pinned under the rear of the tractor-trailer with the driver trapped inside.
HOPEWELL, Va. (AP) — Against an olive drab backdrop in a barbecue joint filled with the aroma of pulled pork and the sweat of a Virginia summer, Republican Winsome Earle-Sears told voters she was running her campaign for governor like a military-style operation.
The lieutenant governor, a former Marine, said she would protect Virginia just as she did America. The way Earle-Sears tells it, not all attacks come from soldiers.
Good morning, Alexandria! 👋 Today is Sunday, Aug. 10, the 222nd day of 2025. There are 143 days left in the year.
☀️ Today’s weather: Sunny, with a high near 86 degrees. Calm wind becoming southeast around six mph in the afternoon.
A 76-year-old Alexandria woman who went missing Saturday afternoon has been found safe, police said.
Bernise Simpkin was located at 11:18 p.m. Saturday, according to the Alexandria Police Department. She had been missing for nearly nine hours after last being seen around 2:45 p.m. in the North Old Town area.
Good morning, Alexandria! 👋 Today is Saturday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2025. There are 144 days left in the year.
On this day in 1974, a day after his resignation as President of the United States, Richard Nixon departed from the White House for his home at San Clemente, California. According to Historic Alexandria, Vice President Gerald R. Ford, who lived on Crown View Drive in Alexandria, was sworn in as the 38th president of the United States. After taking the oath of office, President Ford spoke to the nation in a television address, declaring, “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.”
