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June 19, 2013

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  • Potomac Yard Metro station delayed again

    By Kytja Weir | 05/21/13 06:30 PM

    Plans to build a Metro station at Alexandria's Potomac Yard have hit another snag, pushing back the opening of a potential station there to 2017 at the earliest.

  • Suspects indicted in Alexandria cop shooting, eldery man's slaying

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/21/13 10:20 AM

    An Alexandria grand jury has indicted a man in the shooting of a police officer and a woman in the slaying of a 94-year-old man, officials said. Kashif Bashir, 27, was indicted for shooting Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy during a Feb. 27 traffic stop. Bashir is charged with attempted...

  • Firefighter hospitalized after Alexandria house fire

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/20/13 02:30 PM

    A firefighter has been taken to a hospital after a two-alarm fire at a house in Alexandria, officials said.

  • The Blotter for May 20

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/19/13 06:05 PM

    Man dies after Northeast D.C. shooting A 21-year-old man who was shot early Saturday morning in Eckington area has died, police said. About 3:20 a.m. Saturday, police went to the unit block of S Street NE and found Dontel Price, of Northeast D.C., suffering from gunshot wounds. Price was...

  • Heating problem leads to smoke in Alexandria restaurant

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/19/13 01:55 PM

    A well-known Alexandria restaurant had smoke on all three floors of its establishment after its heating system overheated, officials said. About 9:15 a.m. Sunday, firefighters received a called to Bugsy's Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar, located at 111 King Street. When they arrived,...

  • Polk Elementary in Alexandria evacuated after water main break

    By Rachel Baye | 05/14/13 01:25 PM

    Polk Elementary School students were evacuated and sent about a half mile away to Patrick Henry Elementary School after a water main break in Alexandria Tuesday morning. The water main break on North Pickett Street required Alexandria City Public Schools to shut off the water at Polk...

  • Metro touts a bus ride every 6 minutes on 'cool' Crystal City transit system

    By Liz Essley | 05/10/13 06:05 PM

    Metro announced six-minute wait times and a "cool" blue design for the Washington area's first bus rapid transit system, scheduled to open in Northern Virginia next spring. The five-mile corridor between the Pentagon City and Braddock Road Metro stations will have four miles of lanes dedicated...

  • Air Force officer's groping trial date set

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/09/13 05:40 PM

    The trial for the head of the U.S. Air Force's sexual assault prevention office accused of groping a woman in Crystal City has been scheduled for July 18. Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, 41, of Arlington, is charged with misdemeanor sexual battery. If convicted, he could face up to a year behinds...


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