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Claus for Celebration

Santa Stampede to benefit ALIVE!

Santa Stampede

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Del Ray tree lighting

Tree lighting

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Red Flags, Confiscated Guns

Police across Virginia use new law to disarm people courts determine to be dangerous.

Since Virginia's new red-flag law was signed by the Gov. Ralph Northam last year, according to data from the Virginia State Police, law enforcement officials across Virginia have issued 170 emergency substantial risk orders to temporarily confiscate firearms from people courts have determined could be dangerous. That includes 32 in Fairfax County, six in Arlington and five in Alexandria. Police officers and sheriffs deputies have also used the law in so-called "Second Amendment sanctuaries," including 13 risk orders in Virginia Beach and seven in Hanover County.

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Festival of Lights in Alexandria

Lighting the menorah

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LA Musician Got Her Start in Mount Vernon

Fort Hunt alumni Julie Gigante started playing the violin at age 5 and now is featured on an 11,000-square-foot mural in Los Angeles.

LA Musician from Mount Vernon

Texas Official Appointed to Lead Alexandria

City Council hires James Parajon as city manager.

New City Manager

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‘Night and Day’ in Alexandria

Station 203 project completed.

New Fire Station

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Teen Film Makes It to the Alexandria Film Festival

A story about friendship, schoolwork and assumptions was shot in Old Town.

Teen Film in Festival

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Let There Be Light

Santa lights 40-foot holiday tree.

Holiday Tree

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Operation Warm

New coats help children in need.

Coat donations

Puller Institute, Applications Open

Puller Institute

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Rising Tides in Alexandria

Flooding third worst in city history.

Flooding

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15th Annual Alexandria Film Festival Is Now

Alexandria Film Festival