A soccer coach who was involved with the Alexandria Soccer Association has been accused of scamming over a dozen victims out of tens of thousands of dollars through promises of a travel soccer summer camp in Italy.
Ahmed Mohamed, 31, of Fairfax, was arrested on June 30 and charged with 13 counts of embezzlement and another 13 of computer fraud, according to Fairfax County police.
The heat wave is back in Alexandria this week.
The National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory for Alexandria from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The real-feel heat index could climb as high as 106 degrees.
A 21-year-old Alexandria man faces a slew of charges after allegedly destroying multiple license plate reader cameras and their attached solar panels across the city.
A city resident alerted police on the morning of Tuesday, June 16, that a man parked a dark-colored Subaru Forester on the curb next to a Flock Safety Automatic License Plate Reader camera outside Francis C. Hammond Middle School (4646 Seminary Road) “and climbed on top of the vehicle to destroy the Flock ALPR camera at that location with a baseball bat,” according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
Italian restaurant Floriana is set to occupy restaurant space in the Atrium Building in Old Town, but permitting has delayed the opening.
Floriana is leasing space in the Atrium Building at 277 S. Washington Street, replacing a vacancy left by Virginia’s Darling and Mae’s Market. This will be Floriana’s second D.C.-area location, joining the original D.C. location that opened in 1979 and later moved to 1602 17th Street NW. The new location is being led by owner Jamie Branda and co-owner Dino Tapper, son of restaurant founder Floriana Nestore.
Join Mayor Gaskins and the community for a celebration send-off as Alexandria’s Mayor’s Cup Rugby team prepares to compete against Dundee, Scotland!
This free, family-friendly event is a chance to meet the players, learn about the sport, and show your support before the team takes the pitch overseas.
On This Day in Alexandria History — “On July 14, 1965, the Board of Architectural Review for the Old and Historic Alexandria District approved the design for the plaza, fountain and subterranean garage at Market Square. The project, part of a much larger “urban renewal” project to revitalize six deteriorated commercial blocks in the downtown area, paved the way for the demolition of dozens of early buildings fronting King, North Royal and North Fairfax Streets, as well as structures and stalls associated with the market near City Hall. Although controversial even at that time, the authorization supported the concept of opening up Market Square as a community gathering space, rather than the maintaining the jumbled marketplace that had developed over 200 years, and had been largely hidden from surrounding streets for decades.” [Historic Alexandria]
Mentor Open House at Beatley Library Today — “Please help us by signing up to be a mentor and helping young people see that adults in this community care about them and want the best for them. This Tuesday, July 14, we are hosting our mentoring open house. This event will be held at the Beatley Library from 5:30 to 7 p.m.” [Mayor Alyia Gaskins/Facebook]
Good Monday 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 — Jul 13, 2026.
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Here is what’s going on Tuesday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
The weather will be sunny, with temperatures reaching a high of 91°F. Winds will be calm, shifting to the southwest at about 5 mph in the afternoon. At night, skies will remain clear, with temperatures dropping to around 72°F and southwest winds at 5 to 7 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
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More details have been released about a fired Alexandria sheriff’s deputy going to court next month after allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs to an inmate in the city jail.
During the first week in April, an inmate at the detention center informed the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office that at least one sworn officer had given an inmate food items and narcotics. A widespread investigation found then-Deputy Sheriff Amarachukwu W. Igwe had an “overly familiar relationship with a male inmate,” according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
Navigating the world of book publishing can be an overwhelming task for new authors, and that’s where Alexandria resident Barbara Leary wants to step in.
Leary founded Finch & Squirrel as a literary mentorship studio providing coaching, resources and indie publishing services for writers of all skill levels. The studio recently celebrated three debut authors on publication of their first children’s books — “When There Are More Than Two” by George Mason University communications professional Buzz McClain, “Jack’s Journey: One Kitty, Three Cities” by Leary’s friend Lynn Hays and “Would a Kitten Do That?” by Alexandria Tutoring Consortium tutor Sherry Harowitz.
If parts of Alexandria are feeling the heat more than others, heat islands may be to blame.
The temperature is forecast to be 100 degrees on Thursday (July 16), when more than 30 teams will fan out to identify the hottest areas across Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax County. The teams from George Mason University’s Virginia Climate Center and Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions will monitor temperature and humidity variations at 30 locations as part of their “Urban Heat Island Mapping Project.”
