Alexandria

A man on trial for an alleged double murder in Alexandria in July 2022 admits he shot and killed two construction workers but claims he shot them in self-defense during a fight near the site where they were working. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder has the latest details from court.

The city’s public safety leaders plan to create community and connection with the help of free burgers and hot dogs. News4 Community Reporter Molette Green spoke to Alexandria’s Police Chief Paul Pedroso about the event.

A former executive at United Way is suing the nonprofit based in Alexandria, saying she experienced sexual harassment and a hostile workplace during her time there. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

“I believe a concerted effort was made to create a workplace that was so hostile, I’d surely quit. I’m not a quitter. And when that didn’t happen, I was terminated,” Bowman said.

D.C.’s attorney general sent a letter to Monumental Sports owner Ted Leonsis this week saying his teams are legally obligated to stay in the District for another two decades. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

The attorney general for the District of Columbia contends that the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals are obligated to play their games in the downtown arena through 2047. Brian Schwalb made that assertion in a letter to Monumental Sports and Entertainment this week. The letter comes as Monumental’s $2 billion plan for a new arena across the Potomac...

Top legislators in the Virginia House of Delegates are disputing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s claim that an independent consultant gave the thumbs-up to his proposal to lure two sports teams to the state. In speeches given across the state, Youngkin has said that an outside review commissioned by the House gave the proposal a clean bill of health. Lawmakers say...

A teacher at Alexandria City High School was surprised Tuesday with the Milken Educator Award. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains the $25,000 prize is given to early and middle career educators who are standouts in the classroom with bright futures ahead.

Demonstrators held a vigil for Gazans in Alexandria, Virginia, and they want the city to pass a resolution demanding an end to the war. But, that’s not something the city council is currently considering. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

A registered sex offender is accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met on a trolley in Alexandria, Virginia. The victim told police she was riding the King Street Trolley to Old Town the night of Jan. 29 and met a man, according to court documents. They talked for several minutes, he told her about his prior military experience and…

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he won’t support a budget that increases Virginians’ tax burden. His public remarks Thursday panned the spending plan the Democratic-controlled General Assembly sent to his desk last week as a nonstarter. Youngkin says he hopes to avoid vetoing the budget as a whole. He’s calling on Democratic leaders to “get around the table” with his...

Virginia’s governor slammed the state budget that passed the General Assembly with bipartisan support but left out the deal to allow the Washington Capitals and Wizards to build a new arena in Potomac Yard. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder has the latest about the future of the arena deal.

A man is accused of violently sexually assaulting a woman he just met on a trolley in Old Town Alexandria. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder has the story. (WARNING: Some viewers might find the details of this story disturbing.)

A Northern Virginia community came together to remember Jonathan Rocha Diaz, a father of two killed by an alleged drunk driver in Laurel, Maryland, on March 3. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

The plan to move the Washington Capitals and Wizards to Virginia hangs by a thread after the Virginia General Assembly did not include plans for a new arena in its latest budget. News4’s Jackie Bensen has the latest reaction.

With time running out for the Virginia Legislature to resurrect the Potomac Yard sports and entertainment district, Alexandria shared emails and text messages with the News4 I-Team revealing new information about discussions for the proposal. The I-Team sought the documents for weeks in a Freedom of Information Act request and only received them late Thursday night with little more than…

With time running out for the Virginia Legislature to resurrect the Potomac Yard sports and entertainment district, Alexandria shared emails and text messages with the News4 I-Team revealing new information about discussions for the proposal.

State Sen. President pro tempore Louise Lucas is blocking Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s efforts to bring the Washington Capitals and Wizards to Virginia. Youngkin would not name Lucas but called the block a “monumental mistake.” News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

Virginia lawmakers are expected to release the state budget on Thursday. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports on possible impacts to the Wizards and Capitals arena move.

Virginia lawmakers are poised to strip the plans for a new arena for the Wizards and Capitals from the state budget. Senate Finance and Appropriations Chairwoman L. Louise Lucas said the arena language will not be in the budget compromise to be released Thursday, the Washington Post reports.