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Notes: Mayor says new limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water will make Alexandrians healthier

By ALXnow.com
Tap water in Alexandria (staff photo by James Cullum)

Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!

⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and potential thunderstorms after 5 pm, with a high near 69. Southeast winds will be 9-16 mph, gusting up to 25 mph. There is an 80% chance of precipitation, bringing new rainfall amounts of up to a quarter-inch. Thursday night may see showers and thunderstorms mainly before 5 am, followed by scattered showers and breezy conditions. Lows will be around 57, with south winds of 13-20 mph and gusts up to 30 mph. Precipitation chances are 100%, with an additional quarter to half an inch of rainfall possible.

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JUST IN: 23-year-old Alexandria motorcyclist identified after fatal crash on Duke Street

By James Cullum
Duke Street was closed at S. Walker Street down to N. Ripley Street, where a motorcyclist died after crashing into a DASH bus, April 9, 2024 (staff phjoto by JAmes Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department has identified the motorcyclist who died after crashing into a DASH bus on Tuesday night as 23-year-old city resident Kaden Olson.

The DASH bus driver was alone on the bus at the time of the crash, and announced it via dispatch at 5:07 p.m. He reported that the motorcyclist was speeding past the bus as it was turning onto N. Ripley Street.

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Crown Castle Fiber hoping to expand fiber optic cable plans for Virginia Tech’s Potomac Yard campus

By Vernon Miles
The Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, as seen from the Potomac Yard Metro station (staff photo by James Cullum)

Crown Castle Fiber wants to expand its fiber optic cable plans for Potomac Yard.

While Crown Castle Fiber hasn’t been in the headlines as much as rival Ting, it has been positioning itself to take the lead in providing new fiber optic cable for the Virginia Tech campus in Potomac Yard.

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Here’s a list of upcoming Alexandria mayoral and City Council candidate forums before the primary

By James Cullum
Voting at Alexandria City Hall (staff photo by James Cullum)

The political season is officially underway in Alexandria, as the three Democrat candidates for mayor will face off in their first forum on Wednesday. There are also a number of forums and meet-and-greets scheduled for the 11 Democrat City Council candidates and lone Republican candidate.

The Democratic and Republican primaries for City Council are on June 18.

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Alexandria City Council to consider raising fees for ambulances, stormwater utilities and late car tax payments

By James Cullum
Flooding on lower King Street in Old Town (staff photo by James Cullum)

It’s about to get a little more expensive to live in Alexandria.

On Saturday, City Manager Jim Parajon will present City Council with proposals to increase:

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Alexandria lecture explores harrowing story of woman who killed her children rather than have them sold into slavery

By Vernon Miles
1315 Duke Street after March 1863 by Andrew Russell (or Mathew Brady), image via City of Alexandria

Dorcas Allen faced an impossible choice.

In 1837, Allen was sold, along with her four children, to a slave trader and sent to a pen on Duke Street — where the Freedom Museum stands today.

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Alexandria man charged with forcible sodomy and attempted rape in Old Town

By James Cullum
A man was charged with forcible sodomy and rape of a woman in her Old Town apartment on Sunday, April 7, 2024 (via Google Maps)

A 47-year-old Alexandria man was charged with forcible sodomy and attempted rape against a woman in her Old Town apartment on Sunday.

The Alexandria Police Department said that the victim knows the suspect, but did not go further except to say that Antuan Bostick was arrested at around 8:10 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, after a neighbor called 911. The neighbor told the dispatcher that she could hear the victim screaming for help for up to five minutes.

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Notes: Alexandria City High School’s Titan Robotics team is heading to the ‘FIRST Championship’ in Houston, Texas

By ALXnow.com
The Alexandria City High School Titans Robotics team and their robot iBeam are heading to the

Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!

🌧️ Today’s weather: Showers are likely mainly before 8am, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 76. A southwest wind will blow at 5 to 7 mph, and there is a 60% chance of precipitation. New precipitation amounts will be less than a tenth of an inch. On Wednesday night, there is a slight chance of showers before 2am, with mostly cloudy skies and a low around 61. A southeast wind will blow at 3 to 5 mph, with a 20% chance of precipitation.

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Motorcyclist dies after crash with DASH bus on Duke Street

By James Cullum
The DASH bus that was involved in a crash that killed a motorcyclist near the intersection of Duke and N. Ripley Streets in the West End, April 9, 2024 (staff photo by James Cullum)

A motorcyclist is dead after crashing into a DASH Bus early this evening on Duke Street in Alexandria’s Landmark area.

A DASH bus driver announced via dispatch that the crash occurred at 5:07 p.m. He reported that the motorcyclist was speeding past the bus as it was turning onto N. Ripley Street.

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Jefferson-Houston Elementary School administrators put on leave after autistic 4-year-old walked away from school

By James Cullum
Brianna Davis-Suggs was reunited with her daughter, four-year-old Riley, who walked away from Jefferson Houston Elementary School on March 19, 2024 (courtesy photo)

A four-year-old student with autism walked away from Jefferson-Houston Elementary School in Old Town last month and was found barefoot in the middle the street by a school bus driver near the King Street Metro station.

A number of school officials were consequently placed on administrative leave by Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt.

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Amazon Fresh in the Potomac Yard Shopping Center is still happening

By James Cullum
A peek through a window of the future Amazon Fresh at 3801 Richmond Highway (staff photo by James Cullum)

It’s not as exciting as the Washington Wizards and Capitals, but Amazon Fresh in the Potomac Yard Shopping Center is still moving forward.

The Washington Business Journal first reported that Amazon is gearing up to open at 3801 Richmond Highway.

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