Alexandria News

ALEXANDRIA, Va -- HomeAid Northern Virginia is restoring hope in the community. They provide the necessary resources to help homeless people get back on their feet.

Previously we looked at West's Point and Point Lumley, the bookends that mark the original part of Alexandria's waterfront.

ACTion Alexandria turns one year old on Tuesday and has much to celebrate. The nonprofit is a barn raising effort for the digital age - it helps other Alexandria nonprofits raise funds and initiate projects to grow community giving via online tools.

Eight individuals were arrested Sunday for allegedly carrying out long-term, "deep-cover" assignments in the United States on behalf of the Russian Federation, the Justice Department announced today.

A Gov.A Rick Perry 's presidential campaign turned out to be a spectacular flop, but that doesn't mean everyone walked home empty handed.

On Feb. 6, 1952, Britain's King George VI died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England; he was succeeded as monarch by his daughter, who became Queen Elizabeth II.

For Millennium Music Conference goers who like a little adult entertainment with their music, head to Savannah's On Hanna for a good time.

Sponsored by the American School Counselor Association, the week highlights the impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a productive future.

The Supreme Court hearing in the Julian Assange case has profound meaning for the preservation of basic freedoms in Western democracies.

It's all George Washington all the time in February with the City of Alexandria and others offering a wide array of activities.

On Feb. 11 and 12, the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra continues its season-long celebration of The Music of Dreams with its Valentine's Day weekend concerts entitled "Prescient Revelation." I'm very excited about our thrilling series of concerts and its historic line-up of guest artists - truly a season of living legends.

The DeKalb School System has a new chief operating officer. The School Board voted unanimously on Jan.

For the better part of an hour last week, Fairfax County served as Ground Zero in the decade-long debate about revamping unhealthy lunch menus in school cafeterias across the country.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Moving a wheel chair just by thinking about it? Students at Thomas Jefferson High School in are doing some amazing research in neuroscience and they have figured out how to do exactly that! Senior Connor Hann puts on a high tech shower cap like device that can read brain waves.

National Signing Day 2012 was nowhere near as exciting for Virginia fans as National Signing Day 2011 was.

Matt K. Lewis is a senior contributor to The Daily Caller and is editor of the book: "The Quotable Rogue: The Ideals of Sarah Palin In Her Own Words." Matt has appeared on Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, and C-SPAN -- and his work has been cited by major publications such as The Washington Post and The New York Times.

The man arrested for killing an Alexandria, Virginia man will remain in jail. Linwood Johnson's is being held without bond.

What began as a small, play-reading group in the 1930s, today is i»¿The Little Theatre of Alexandria.

A man arrested in the slaying of an Alexandria, Va., community activist whose body was dumped into a well has been ordered held without bond.

It doesn't take long for a couple to forget the flavor of their wedding cake or the scent of the gardenias in the centerpieces.