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Hundreds of near-misses prompt push for stop sign cameras, more measures in Alexandria

By Emily Leayman
The roundabout at Hickory and Kennedy Streets in Alexandria's Potomac West neighborhood, November 2024 (staff photo by James Cullum)

After collecting reports on hundreds of near-miss crashes over the last year and a half, Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets is calling on Alexandria to deploy new authority over stop sign cameras and other measures to address driver behaviors.

Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets, which includes an Alexandria chapter, collected 241 near-miss reports in the city between January 2025 and June 2026. While crashes are recorded on the city’s dashboard, the organization takes resident reports of near-misses by text and online survey.

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EXCLUSIVE: Gov. Abigail Spanberger tours Alexandria nonprofit Cornerstone Craftsman

By James Cullum
Smiling woman in a black suit shakes hands with construction workers in high‑visibility vests and white hard hats indoors.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger shakes hands with Cornerstone Craftsman pre-apprentices, Sept. 15, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D) got a firsthand look at Alexandria-based nonprofit Cornerstone Craftsman Tuesday morning (Sept. 15).

Spanberger made expanding workforce programs for children a part of her Growing Virginia Plan when she ran for governor. She toured the space and met with Cornerstone Craftsman’s stakeholders, including Alexandria Sheriff Sean Casey, Alexandria City School Board Chair Chris Harris and Clark Mercer, chair of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

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Cocaine, guns and codeine seized from Alexandria apartment in multi-county probe

By James Cullum
Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A 29-year-old Alexandria man is being held without bond after being arrested last month for drug and firearm possession outside of his West End apartment.

After being tracked traveling from New York, the suspect was arrested in a vehicle outside his apartment building in the 2000 block of N. Beauregard Street on Wednesday, Aug. 26. Earlier in the month, an investigator with the Arlington County Police Department alerted the Alexandria Police Department that it was investigating claims that the suspect was pressing and selling kilograms of cocaine from apartments in Arlington and Alexandria, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Morning Notes for September 15, 2026

By ALXnow.com
Alexandria Station in Old Town (staff photo by James Cullum)

On This Day in Alexandria History — “On September 15, 1905, the Alexandria Union Station opened at cost of $62,000. New iron bridges over King Street and Commonwealth Avenues had been constructed a couple years earlier for the new station.” [Historic Alexandria]

Next Meeting on School Board Election Reforms Planned This Evening — The ad hoc committee’s discussion will focus on staggered terms and board size as well as the General Assembly city charter approval process for 2027 or 2030. [City of Alexandria/School Board]

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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Sep 14, 2026

By ALXnow.com
ALXnow hero banner reading 'Daily Debrief for Sep 14, 2026' over a downtown street scene at dusk.

Good Monday evening, Alexandria. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Sep 14, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Rollover crash on Richmond Highway in Potomac Yard sends two to hospital (2138 views)
  2. Man arrested 6 years after allegedly stealing girlfriend’s rental car in Alexandria (835 views)
  3. Morning Notes for September 14, 2026 (525 views)
  4. Tree on power lines causes power outage for 2,500 in Arlandria, Arlington neighborhoods (496 views)
  5. Residential developments, outdoor stage and fine increase on City Council’s Sept. 19 docket (348 views)
  6. Alexandria’s Bastille Brasserie & Bar celebrates 20 years with exclusive anniversary dinner (321 views)

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Tuesday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.

☀️ Tuesday’s forecast

Sunny with a high of around 79°F, light and variable winds shifting southeast around 6 mph in the morning. Tuesday night will be mostly clear, with temperatures dropping to about 59°F. The southeast wind will be around 5 mph before becoming calm in the evening. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
– J.K. Rowling

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Thanks for reading!

Early voting begins Sept. 18 in Alexandria for congressional races, constitutional amendments

By Emily Leayman
Voters at Mount Vernon Recreation Center in Del Ray on Election Day, Nov. 4, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election in Alexandria will kick off Friday (Sept. 18) at the Office of Voter Registration and Elections.

The general election ballot will include races for Sen. Mark Warner’s (D-Va.) U.S. Senate seat and Rep. Don Beyer (D-8)’s 8th Congressional District seat. Three constitutional amendments — regarding reproductive rights, same-sex marriage and voting rights for former felons — are also on the ballot.

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Man arrested 6 years after allegedly stealing girlfriend’s rental car in Alexandria

By James Cullum
Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A Manassas man faces felony theft charges after allegedly taking his then-girlfriend’s rental car from a hotel in Alexandria more than six years ago.

The victim is a Canadian citizen and reported the incident to the Alexandria Police Department on July 7, 2020. The victim told police that she flew in the day before from Canada to see her boyfriend, who she’d met in January, according to a recently unsealed search warrant affidavit.

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Tree on power lines causes power outage for 2,500 in Arlandria, Arlington neighborhoods

By James Cullum
Map with two colored district overlays (yellow and brown) over Arlandria and adjacent neighborhoods; markers indicate points of interest and activity.
Power outage in Arlandria and neighboring Arlington to the north, Sept. 14, 2026 (via Dominion Energy)

About 2,500 homes lost power Monday morning (Sept. 14) in the city’s Arlandria neighborhood and in Arlington’s Long Branch Creek and Arlington Ridge neighborhoods.

The outage was reported around 11 a.m, and was caused by a fallen tree on power lines, according to Dominion Energy.  Dominion Energy crews were on scene to assess damage.

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Residential developments, outdoor stage and fine increase on City Council’s Sept. 19 docket

By James Cullum
415 N. Alfred Street (via Google Maps)

It’s going to be a long public hearing with the Alexandria City Council on Saturday, Sept. 19.

New construction in the Parker-Gray Historic District, adding outdoor entertainment to a Del Ray business and increasing fines for writing bad checks to the city are just a few of the items the Alexandria City Council will consider. This is City Council’s first public hearing since returning from summer recess.

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Rollover crash on Richmond Highway in Potomac Yard sends two to hospital

By Emily Leayman
Two heavily damaged cars after a crash on a city street, with debris and an overturned vehicle on the right and a fire engine in the background while responders assist nearby.
The rollover crash Sunday, Sept. 13 at Richmond Highway and E. Reed Avenue (courtesy of Bob King)

A rollover crash in Potomac Yard sent two people to the hospital Sunday (Sept. 13), according to the Alexandria Police Department.

Police and fire units responded around 3:12 p.m. to Richmond Highway and E. Reed Avenue. An APD spokesperson told ALXnow two vehicles were involved.

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Morning Notes for September 14, 2026

By ALXnow.com
Urban street scene with brick buildings on both sides, a traffic light overhead, and yellow posts in the median.
The Carlyle neighborhood of Alexandria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Board of Zoning Appeals Meets Tonight — On the board’s docket at 7 p.m. are two requests for special exceptions and one request for variance for additions to properties. [City of Alexandria]

Former ACPS Superintendent Takes Educational Advising Roles — “[Melanie] Kay-Wyatt has joined the Virginia Department of Education as senior adviser to the State Superintendent on Agencywide School Improvement and the ILO Group, an education policy firm, as a superintendent-in-residence, according to the Aug. 24 post.” [Alexandria Times]

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