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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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]
Good Friday evening, Alexandria. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Sep 11, 2026.
Here are today’s most-read articles:
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
Expect a slight chance of showers before 10 a.m. and a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m., with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 84°F. Southeast winds will be about 5 to 8 mph, with a 40% chance of rain. Saturday night will likely bring showers and thunderstorms, continuing after midnight. The low will be around 70°F, with southeast winds of 3 to 6 mph and an 80% chance of rain, possibly bringing between a quarter and half an inch of new rainfall. See more from Weather.gov.
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
– Nelson Mandela
We hope you have a great weekend, Alexandria!
Amid a surge of complaints, Alexandria City Public Schools says it will respond to requests to reinstate bus routes by the end of the month.
The school system is under fire for its new walk zones associated with new school boundaries. In the city’s heavily Latino neighborhood of Arlandria, a number of parents complained to the Alexandria City School Board on Thursday night (Sept. 10) that the changes have left kids without school buses in unsafe areas.
Alexandria leaders and first responders commemorated the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at Alexandria Police Headquarters this morning (Sept. 11).
Nearly 3,000 people were killed on 9/11 when terrorists flew commercial airliners into the Pentagon, the World Trade Center buildings in New York City, and into a field near Shanksville, Pa. On that fateful day, the Alexandria Police and Fire Departments and Sheriff’s Office responded to the Pentagon after it was struck by American Airlines flight 77.
On This Day in Alexandria History — “On September 11, 1887, the USS Dolphin sailed past the City of Alexandria with a squad of U.S. Marines bound for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The ship had previously anchored in the Potomac River off Alexandria, and steamed on to the Washington Navy Yard to pick up ‘a few good men’ scheduled to participate in the Constitution Centennial commemoration held that year. The New York-based Dolphin was a sleek and elegant, largely ceremonial ship operated by the U.S. Navy, famous for Congressional visits, ‘champagne cruises’ by government dignitaries, and as a transport ship for the Secretary of the Navy.” [Historic Alexandria]
9/11 Ceremony for 25th Anniversary Planned at APD Headquarters — “The City of Alexandria will hold its annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony from 10-11 a.m. Friday at Alexandria Police Department Headquarters (3600 Wheeler Avenue). The ceremony, remembering the victims, survivors, first responders and others impacted by 9/11, will include a presentation of colors, remarks by Mayor Alyia Gaskins and public safety officials and a return to quarters ceremony.” [ALXnow]
Good Thursday evening, Alexandria. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Sep 10, 2026.
Here are today’s most-read articles:
Here is what’s going on Friday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
There is a slight chance of showers early in the morning, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 81°F. Winds will be from the northeast at 3 to 6 mph, and there is a 20% chance of precipitation. Friday night will remain mostly cloudy with a low around 67°F and calm winds. See more from Weather.gov.
“To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.”
– Mark Twain
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