3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (714+ words) The interactive fountain opened Thursday on the site of a neighborhood pool that closed in 2010, 11 months later than the city last anticipated ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Water returned Thursday to a Del Ray park that has been dry since 2010, as the city…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (506+ words) Yohandy Morales homered in his first major league game and Jared Simpson earned the win in relief in his own debut, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Tuesday night. The Nationals called up Morales and Simpson before…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1439+ words) Existing immigration enforcement agreements may continue, but localities remain barred from joining the federal program for the first time. by Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury September 1, 2026 A federal judge has temporarily blocked Virginia from enforcing most provisions of a new law…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (615+ words) Crews found it in the 1960s south façade and two interior courtyards. Completion is now expected in fall 2028, and the visible demolition starts this month. ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Asbestos found in parts of City Hall that crews had not expected to contain…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (596+ words) Donley served as Alexandria's mayor from 1996 to 2003, leading the city through the Sept. 11 attacks and their aftermath, and later served as athletic director at what was then T.C. Williams High School from 2005 to 2008. ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Alexandria City High School will officially…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (390+ words) Suppression was delayed about an hour while the utility cut power to the arcing lines; no injuries were reported ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A tractor-trailer making a delivery to the Harris Teeter at Foxchase Shopping Center struck an electrical service drop Tuesday,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1317+ words) The department says the operation produced 1,328 arrests across Virginia and Maryland between Aug. 1 and Aug. 14. In the one Alexandria case that can be checked in Virginia court records, the charges DHS listed were dismissed in 2024. ALEXANDRIA, Va. — At least two…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (464+ words) The 18.5-mile path took 58% of the public vote, beating an Ohio towpath and a Texas battlefield trail ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Mount Vernon Trail has been named to the Rails to Trails Conservancy's Hall of Fame, the national trails group announced…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (918+ words) Six lawmakers ask the FBI and DOJ Civil Rights Division to investigate an Aug. 10 encounter in Bailey's Crossroads, and dispute DHS's account of it ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Rep. Don Beyer and five other House Democrats opened an investigation Wednesday into an…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (274+ words) The hourlong ceremony begins at 10 a.m. at police headquarters on Wheeler Avenue, with a presentation of colors and remarks from Mayor Alyia Gaskins and public safety officials. ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The city will hold its annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony from 10 to 11 a.m....