Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Sunny, with a high near 76 degrees. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the morning. Mostly clear tonight, with a low around 55 degrees. Calm wind.
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A 35-year-old man from Fairfax County is facing several charges linked to two separate assaults near Alexandria Metro stations last Friday evening (May 30).
Jeffrey Gary has been arrested and charged with assault and battery, sexual battery, and two counts of abduction with force, according to officials at a joint press conference on Monday.
Good Saturday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: A chance of showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 73 degrees. West wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. The chance of precipitation is 50%.
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A Tornado Watch is in effect until midnight tonight (May 30 – June 1) for Alexandria and surrounding communities.
The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch at 5:02 p.m. on Friday (May 30). A Flood Watch also remains in effect from 7 p.m. through late night.
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What a week we just had in Alexandria!
Here’s our recap of everything worth talking and reading about over the past week in the Port City. This week, Alexandria was named a Sanctuary Jurisdiction by the Trump administration, a distinction Mayor Alyia Gaskins said “wrongly targets and mischaracterizes Alexandria and dismisses core principles that make up the foundation of our democracy.”
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Two people were transported to Inova Alexandria Hospital this afternoon (May 30) after a two-car crash at N. Van Dorn Street and W. Braddock Road.
The crash between a black truck and a gray vehicle was reported at around 12:30 p.m. and briefly shut down the intersection. One of the people transported to the hospital complained of arm, back and abdominal pain, but was walking and alert, according to dispatches with first responders.
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The Alexandria Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance in locating Justice Burch, a 14-year-old girl who has been missing for over two months.
Justice was last spotted on Friday evening, March 28, 2025. She’s 4 feet 11 inches tall, weighs 90 pounds, and has brown eyes and black hair.
Alexandria City Public Schools is welcoming Jerylen Lavender Daniels as the new principal of Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School (535 Ferdinand Day Drive), starting June 16, 2025.
Daniels isn’t new to Tucker; she has been the assistant principal since 2021.
The preliminary development site plan for the renovation of Alexandria’s City Hall, Market Square Plaza, and underground parking garage is heading to the Planning Commission.
The city wants to increase the gross floor area at City Hall from an existing 122,171 square feet to 153,332 square feet (a 26% expansion), while maintaining the size of Market Square plaza at 2,975 square feet and the 234-space parking garage at 91,562 square feet.
Beyer, Herring, Ebbin launch speaking tour to combat billions in threatened federal health care cuts
Facing billions in federal health care cuts in Virginia, Alexandria Congressman Don Beyer (D-8) is joining Virginia House Majority Leader Charniele Herring (D-4) and State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-39) next week for three in-person panel discussions across Virginia.
The $715 billion in federal health care cuts would impact Medicaid and Planned Parenthood. The trio of Northern Virginia legislators will hold their first panel at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, June 2, at the Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library (5005 Duke St, Alexandria). The trio will then conduct similar panels later in the day in Norfolk and Richmond.
Housing Alexandria, a nonprofit focused on affordable housing, has launched Rent Ready, a new online application system that makes it easier to apply for affordable housing.
The platform tackles common hurdles in the application process, such as confusing language, too much paperwork, and complex eligibility rules.