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JUST IN: Judge dismisses Comey indictment after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed

Published November 24, 2025 at 1:00PM

FILE - Former FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.

The rulings from U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie halt at least for now a pair of prosecutions that had targeted two of the president’s most high-profile political opponents and amount to a sharp rebuke of the Trump administration’s legal maneuvering to install an inexperienced and loyalist prosecutor willing to file the cases.

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Shooting at Carlyle gym leaves two dead, including alleged shooter

By Vernon Miles

Published June 29, 2024 at 6:05PM | Updated July 1, 2024 at 1:40PM

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a shooting this afternoon on the 300 block of Hooffs Run Drive that left one man and the alleged male shooter dead.

Police said in a release that both people were transported to local hospitals and there is no threat to the public related to the incident. In an update around 11:45 p.m. police said the male victim and alleged shooter both succumbed to their injuries.

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BREAKING: Washington Capitals and Wizards are officially moving to Potomac Yard

By ALXnow.com

Published December 13, 2023 at 8:30AM | Updated March 27, 2024 at 3:56PM

Rendering of aerial view of Monumental Arena development (image courtesy of JBG SMITH)

Updated 3/27/2024 — The Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards are not, in fact, coming to Potomac Yard

It’s official: the Washington Capitals and the Washington Wizards are moving to Alexandria’s Potomac Yard neighborhood.

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UPDATED: Alexandria police investigating multiple shootings

By ALXnow.com

Published August 26, 2023 at 8:35PM | Updated August 27, 2023 at 10:47PM

Crime scene tape around the Speedway station south of Old Town, scene of a reported shooting (staff photo by James Cullum)

(Updated on 8/27/23) Alexandria police are on scene of multiple shootings in the city.

First, a man was shot in the Arlandria neighborhood around 7:45 p.m. Saturday. The shooting happened on the 3800 block of Florence Drive, in the parking lot of an apartment building, and was phoned in to 911 by a child caller, according to scanner traffic.

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BREAKING: Superintendent Gregory Hutchings, Jr. resigns

By James Cullum

Published June 10, 2022 at 10:10AM | Updated July 29, 2022 at 9:48AM

Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Gregory Hutchings, Jr. resigned abruptly on Friday morning (June 10).

Hutchings’ resignation comes after a tumultuous few weeks for the school division, following a closed-door session asking the School Board to not talk with the media and about the fatal stabbing death of a student.

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BREAKING: 16-year-old arrested and charged with murder after fatal stabbing at Bradlee Shopping Center

By James Cullum

Published June 1, 2022 at 2:15PM | Updated June 1, 2022 at 3:33PM

Police at the Bradlee Shopping Center where 18-year-old Luis Mejia Hernandez was fatally stabbed on May 24, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)

Updated at 3:30 p.m. — A 16-year-old Alexandria City High School student has been arrested in connection to last week’s fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Luis Mejia Hernandez, Alexandria Police tweeted.

The juvenile, who was not named, was arrested more than a week after the May 24 incident, and has been charged with murder. He was arrested sometime Wednesday morning (June 1) and is being held at the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center.

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BREAKING: Alexandria Police investigate drug distribution and possession at Episcopal High School

By James Cullum

Published December 28, 2021 at 3:30PM | Updated December 30, 2021 at 6:03PM

(Updated 8 p.m.) Alexandria Police are investigating alleged drug possession and distribution at Episcopal High School, one of the most exclusive private boarding schools in the country.

On Dec. 8, police responded to a narcotics complaint at Episcopal and met with the school’s attorney, according to a search warrant affidavit. The officer was told that a week prior, on Dec. 1, two students were found to be allegedly under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

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BREAKING: Bennett-Parker declares victory in 45th District seat in Virginia House of Delegates

By ALXnow.com

Published November 2, 2021 at 11:00PM | Updated November 3, 2021 at 4:44PM

Alexandria Vice Mayor Elizabeth Bennett-Parker at the annual APD wreath laying ceremony for fallen officers, May 10, 2021. (Staff photo by James Cullum)

(Updated at 4:45 on Nov. 3) Alexandria Vice Mayor Elizabeth Bennett-Parker declared victory in her bid for Virginia’s 45th District House seat on Tuesday, defeating Republican opponent Justin “J.D.” Maddox.

“I’m honored to be the Delegate-elect for the 45th District,” Bennett-Parker told ALXnow. “Thank you to every voter who put their faith in me. I got into this race to continue delivering for our community.”

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BREAKING: A bunch of student fights were recorded at George Washington Middle School and put on Instagram

By James Cullum

Published October 1, 2021 at 1:00PM | Updated October 2, 2021 at 11:34AM

Update on 10/2/21 — The videos of the fights at the school have been removed from Instagram, and have since been removed from the story.

A number of recent student fights at George Washington Middle School have been posted on Instagram.

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UPDATE: Man taken into custody as West End apartment barricade situation ends peacefully

By ALXnow.com

Published June 24, 2021 at 12:25PM | Updated June 24, 2021 at 3:56PM

Alexandria Police contend with a barricade situation at Seminary Towers at 4701 Kenmore Avenue in the West End on Thursday, June 24, 2021. (staff photo by James Cullum)

(Updated 3:45 p.m.) Alexandria Police have resolved the barricade situation at an 11th floor apartment in Seminary Towers (4701 Kenmore Avenue) in the West End.

Police tweeted that the standoff came to an end at around 3 p.m., and that evacuated residents have been allowed to return to their apartments. Residents in the 10th, 11th and 12th floors were evacuated by police at around noon and were told that tear gas may have to be employed against the suspect.

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BREAKING: California man arrested for West End murder, indicted with 16 others in massive racketeering conspiracy

By James Cullum

Published June 23, 2021 at 3:00PM | Updated June 23, 2021 at 3:16PM

An Alexandria police cruiser (Staff photo by James Cullum)

A 23-year-old man is awaiting extradition to Alexandria for the November 7 murder of a man in the West End.

Ahmed Mohammed Shareef, of Cosa Mesta, California, was indicted by a Grand Jury for killing 23-year-old Yousef Tarek Omar in the 4800 block of West Braddock Road. It was the City’s third and final homicide of 2020.