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JUST IN: Details on Alexandria resident charged taking indecent liberties with Arlington high school student

Published March 6, 2025 at 11:00AM | Updated March 6, 2025 at 5:57PM

Booking photograph of Timothy McGhee, via ACPD, over a file image of Washington-Liberty HS (via ARLnow)

More details have been released on Alexandria resident Timothy McGhee, a substitute teacher in Arlington charged in January with stalking and taking indecent liberties with an underage Washington-Liberty High School student.

McGhee, a 47-year-old substitute math teacher at Washington-Liberty High School in Arlington, unsuccessfully ran for state Senate in Arlington and Alexandria in 2011. He was arrested on Jan. 10 and charged with stalking and taking indecent liberties with a child by a person in a supervisory or custodial relationship.

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Pro-Palestine groups in Old Town protest ‘dangerous’ bills in the Virginia General Assembly

By James Cullum

Published January 27, 2025 at 11:15AM

Salma Jahani, an organizer with Alexandria for Palestinian Human Rights, speaks against a number of bills in the General Assembly at a protest outside City Hall in Old Town, Jan. 25, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

A number of pending bills in the Virginia General Assembly reward Israel and threaten Palestinian supporters, according to protestors outside Alexandria’s City Hall on Saturday afternoon.

The weather was near freezing as more than 50 protestors held signs, chanted and spoke out against legislation that they say targets Palestinian solidarity and activism, in addition to free speech and academic freedom. The effort was organized by three groups seeking a ceasefire in Gaza — Alexandria for Palestinian Human Rights, Arlington for Palestine, and the George Mason University Coalition for Palestine.

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Alexandria’s Pat Malone to ‘Stand Up To Cancer’ again for 24 hours straight

By James Cullum

Published January 8, 2025 at 11:30AM | Updated January 8, 2025 at 4:02PM

Alexandria's Pat Malone will stand up for 24 hours straight on Feb. 10 -11 for his 11th annual Stand Up To Cancer fundraising event (via Elza Daniel/Facebook)

Alexandria’s Pat Malone will stand up to cancer for 24 hours straight on Feb. 10 for his 11th annual Stand Up To Cancer fundraising event.

The 67-year-old Malone suffers from hereditary spastic paraplegia, making those last hours of standing very painful, he tells ALXnow.

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Former attorney sentenced to seven years in prison after Arlington and Alexandria burglaries

By Vernon Miles

Published December 3, 2024 at 11:40AM | Updated December 3, 2024 at 12:29PM

Arlington County police car (staff photo)

Former attorney Patrick Edwards, 44, was sentenced to seven years in prison after a series of burglaries in Arlington and Alexandria.

Edwards was arrested last March for a stealing credit cards from an Alexandria office building multiple times in 2022. He was convicted of felony statutory burglary and other charges and sentenced to six years of incarceration with all of that time suspended on conditions including supervised probation. However, the investigation was also connected to similar burglaries in Arlington in early 2023.

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Outgoing Alexandria and Arlington leaders to talk local political trends at GMU event on Wednesday

By Vernon Miles

Published October 8, 2024 at 3:55PM

Alexandria Mayor Justin WIlson at the groundbreaking of Inova Alexandria Hospital at Landmark, Sept. 30, 2024 (staff photo by James Cuilum)

George Mason University is hosting a special discussion tomorrow night with Alexandria’s Mayor Justin Wilson and Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey about trends in local governance.

The discussion is being cohosted by Agenda Alexandria and Advance Arlington and moderated by local journalist Michael Lee Pope. The program, titled 21st Century Governing: Are Local Officials In Sync with Constituents?, is scheduled to run from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Arlington campus of George Mason University (3351 Fairfax Drive). Admission is free.

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Alexandria and Arlington Democrats to converge on kickball field

By James Cullum

Published August 19, 2024 at 2:45PM

The upcoming kickball game between the Alexandria Democratic Committee and the Arlington Democrats is on Sept. 7, 2024 (via ADC)

While Alexandria and Arlington are widely known as Democratic strongholds in Northern Virginia, the real question is which locality’s Democratic leaders are better at kickball.

All will be revealed at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, when the Alexandria Democratic Committee faces the Arlington Democrats at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center baseball field (2701 Commonwealth Avenue).

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Springfield man found guilty for stealing from Alexandria liquor stores, faces court in Arlington and Fairfax

By James Cullum

Published July 9, 2024 at 3:30PM

The Franklin P. Backus Courthouse at 520 King Street in Alexandria (staff photo by James Cullum)

A Springfield man was found guilty of stealing thousands of dollars of liquor from ABC stores in the city, and is scheduled to appear again for other suspected incidents in Arlington and Fairfax Counties.

The 40-year-old man was found guilty on Monday (July 8) of petit larceny for stealing liquor from the Virginia ABC store at 825 S. Washington Street in Old Town on May 11, according to court records.

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Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center gets funding (and stern words) from Alexandria City Council

By James Cullum

Published February 16, 2024 at 9:45AM

Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center (Staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Alexandria’s City Council unanimously approved releasing $657,629 to allow the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center to continue operating, but that doesn’t mean they’re happy about it.

Council was told that the detention center (200 S. Whiting Street) has seen a dramatic increase in usage over the last year, and that the center is pursuing a pilot program with National Capital Treatment & Recovery to introduce a substance abuse recovery program to the unit. They were also told that an unused portion of the facility was being studied for future use.

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There’s a gondola outside the ‘Aspen on the Avenue’ popup in Del Ray

By James Cullum

Published February 15, 2024 at 10:45AM

The gondola outside Aspen on the Avenue at 2312 Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray (staff photo by James Cullum)

There’s nothing like numbing your aching body with a hot toddy after a long day on the slopes.

That’s the vibe that the owners of the Aspen on the Avenue popup (2312 Mount Vernon Avenue) have in mind. There’s a two-seat gondola parked outside the restaurant and bar greeting customers as they walk into a warm environment with a fake fireplace, a fake brick wall, lots of skis and two giant backlit photos of idyllic snowy scenes.

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House of Delegates unveils Virginia Stadium Authority bill with 15 members, but only three from Alexandria

By James Cullum

Published February 12, 2024 at 11:00AM | Updated February 12, 2024 at 12:07PM

Rendering of concert venue at Monumental Arena development (image courtesy of JBG SMITH)

(Updated at 12:05 p.m.) The Virginia House of Delegates on Friday printed an updated version of the bill establishing the Virginia Stadium Authority, which would own and finance construction of the $2 billion Potomac Yard arena and entertainment district.

While the Senate version of the bill is still in the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, the House version stipulates that a 15-member Virginia Stadium Authority board would be made up of:

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Notes: Home explodes in Arlington neighborhood last night amid police incident

By ALXnow.com

Published December 5, 2023 at 8:50AM | Updated December 6, 2023 at 9:07AM

Moment of the house explosion in Bluemont (video courtesy Alex Wilson)

Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!

🌦️ Today’s weather: Partly sunny skies are expected with a high around 48 and a northwest wind of 3 to 7 mph. Scattered rain showers will begin after 10pm on Tuesday night, mixing with snow after 4am. The nighttime forecast includes mostly cloudy skies, a low of approximately 36, and a calm wind shifting to the north at 6 mph after midnight. There is a 40% chance of precipitation.