Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
38-Year-Old Man Found Stabbed To Death In Alexandria, Police Say 38-Year-Old Man Found Stabbed To Death In Alexandria, Police Say
38-Year-Old Man Found Stabbed To Death In Alexandria, Police Say Police say that a 38-year-old man is dead and a suspect has taken into custody following a weekend stabbing in Alexandria. Detectives from the Alexandria Police Department have launched a death investigation following a reported stabbing in Del Ray that left a man dead inside an area building. The incident was reported shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 12 in the 2700 block of Dewitt Avenue. Upon arrival at the scene, police say they found the 38-year-old's body, which has been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy to determine the exact cause and manner of …

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by Zak Failla
Alexandria, VA
Obituaries
Alexandria's Catherine Fannon Dies Unexpectedly, 27 Alexandria's Catherine Fannon Dies Unexpectedly, 27
Alexandria's Catherine Fannon Dies Unexpectedly, 27 Mary Catherine Fannon of Alexandria died on Monday, Oct. 30 in her sleep, according to her obituary. She was 27 years old. Catherine played basketball and lacrosse at West Potomac High School and went to to earn her bachelor's degree in sociology from East Carolina University, her obituary reads. She had been working as an enhanced autism teacher at Belle View Elementary School in Fairfax County, simultaneously working toward her Masters in Special Education from George Mason University. Catherine is survived by her parents, Jack and Kelly; siblings Kristen Fannon, Matthew Fannon, Jak…

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by Cecilia Levine
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Teacher From Alexandria Who Exposed Himself To Multiple Victims Busted With Child Porn: Cops Teacher From Alexandria Who Exposed Himself To Multiple Victims Busted With Child Porn: Cops
Teacher From Alexandria Who Exposed Himself To Multiple Victims Busted With Child Porn: Cops A Virginia teacher who is accused of exposing himself to multiple victims near an elementary school was later found with child porn, authorities said. James William Nugent II, of Alexandria, a resource teacher at Groveton Elementary School, is facing charges of Taking Indecent Liberties with Child and 13 counts of Distribution of Child Pornography. Nugent was in a Toyota Siena when he allegedly approached a juvenile at Camden Street and Wittington Boulevard in Stratford Landing around 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, Fairfax County police said. Nugent lured the victim to hi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Alexandria, VA
News
Video Shows 'I Can't Breathe' Pig In Alexandria Police Cruiser Video Shows 'I Can't Breathe' Pig In Alexandria Police Cruiser
Video Shows 'I Can't Breathe' Pig In Alexandria Police Cruiser Police in Alexandria are investigating a video posted over the weekend showing what seems to be a mockery of police brutality, reports say. The video posted over the weekend by ALX Accountability shows a pig head on a figure in the passenger's seat of an Alexandria police cruiser wearing a shirt that says, "I can't breathe." "I can't breathe," were the final words of both Eric Gardner and George Floyd, who died as victims of police brutality. ALX Accountability describes itself on YouTube as a "grassroots, citizen journalism organization" that "seeks to promote transparency and accoun…

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by Cecilia Levine
Alexandria, VA
News
Family Man: Alexandria Dad Reveals Plans For $156K Lottery Win Family Man: Alexandria Dad Reveals Plans For $156K Lottery Win
Family Man: Alexandria Dad Reveals Plans For $156K Lottery Win An Alexandria man won big playing the Virginia Lottery. Boamah Stephen couldn’t believe it when he checked the winning numbers for the Virginia Lottery’s Sept. 29 Cash 5 with EZ Match drawing and realized he’d won the jackpot.  The Alexandria resident matched all five numbers to win $156,717. The winning numbers for that drawing were 1-2-15-25-39. He bought his ticket at Veekay Video Club, located at 73020 Richmond Highway in Alexandria. Stephen told Lottery officials he selected the numbers on his ticket at random. He said he plans to use his winnings to take care of his family…

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by Cecilia Levine
Alexandria, VA
Lifestyle
Alexandria's Nancy Hulkower Leaves 'Golden Bachelor' After Hard Truth From Gerry Turner Alexandria's Nancy Hulkower Leaves 'Golden Bachelor' After Hard Truth From Gerry Turner
Alexandria's Nancy Hulkower Leaves 'Golden Bachelor' After Hard Truth From Gerry Turner He's just not that into her. Retired Alexandria, VA interior designer Nancy Hulkower has left ABC's "Golden Bachelor" after Gerry Turner admit he has stronger feelings for other women. Already in physical pain from a stress fracture endured during the pickleball group date, the 60-year-old said in a one-on-one with Turner: “You’re a lot more passionate with other people. I think you’ve in a way narrowed it down. But maybe I’m not in that group." Turner replied, "Um, I'm really not going to dispute that." The two hugged and Nancy said a tearful goodbye to the other women. Last week, Joan…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfax, VA
Obituaries
'Sharp Mind:' UVA Med Student, Northern VA Native Anna Diederich Dies, 24 'Sharp Mind:' UVA Med Student, Northern VA Native Anna Diederich Dies, 24
'Sharp Mind:' UVA Med Student, Northern VA Native Anna Diederich Dies, 24 Anna Diederich, a medical student at the University of Virginia, died on Oct. 9, after suffering a medical emergency, her obituary says. She was 24 years old. Anna was born in Alexandria and went on to graduate magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2021, with a degree in chemical engineering, according to her obituary on the Adams-Green Funeral Home website. She worked at the Oakcrest School in Vienna, where she had graduated in 2017, as a class dean, cross country coach, and math teacher. Anna was in her first year of medical school at the University of Virginia. She was …

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by Cecilia Levine
Alexandria, VA
News
Newly-Minted Millionaire: Alexandria Powerball Player Wins $1M Newly-Minted Millionaire: Alexandria Powerball Player Wins $1M
Newly-Minted Millionaire: Alexandria Powerball Player Wins $1M Someone in Alexandria is about $1 million richer, and someone is Arlington is pocketing $50,000 after playing the Powerball. According to the Virginia Lottery, an Alexandria resident won the million-dollar prize in the Wednesday, Oct. 11 drawing. A ticket good for $50,000 was sold at the 7-Eleven on South Wakefield Street, in Arlington. The winning numbers were 22-24-40-52-64, and the Powerball number was 10. One ticket nationwide matched all six numbers to win the jackpot. That ticket was bought in California. The jackpot is now $20 million for Saturday’s drawing.

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by Cecilia Levine
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Cops Name Killer In Woman's Mount Vernon Hospital Parking Lot Death Cops Name Killer In Woman's Mount Vernon Hospital Parking Lot Death
Cops Name Killer In Woman's Mount Vernon Hospital Parking Lot Death Police have released details and named the believed murder suspect in the death of a woman whose body was found in a Fairfax County hospital parking lot last April. Eric Antonio Rubio, 36, of Alexandria, has been charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, in connection with the April 13 killing of Brenda Ochoa Guerrero, Fairfax County police said. Thompson and three others had previously been charged with felony concealment of a dead body. Ochoa Guerrero’s death occurred at a home in the 2500 block of Fairhaven Avenue of Alexandria, before her bo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Alexandria, VA
Lifestyle
Alexandria Widow Breaks Down On 'Golden Bachelor' Alexandria Widow Breaks Down On 'Golden Bachelor'
Alexandria Widow Breaks Down On 'Golden Bachelor' Nancy Hulkower did not expect to feel sadness in a wedding dress. But donning the white gown on the Thursday, Oct. 5 episode of the "Golden Bachelor" for a date idea on the ABC show starring Gerry Turner evoked emotion for the 60-year-old retired interior designer from Alexandria. Hulkower explained the last time she wore a wedding dress was at her own wedding to her late husband, whom she misses dearly. It was the best day of her life, she said, aside from when she delivered her children, she said. This time, was for a photoshoot date with another man. Tears flow before Turner …

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by Cecilia Levine
Alexandria, VA
News
Woman's Disappearance Believed To 'Pose Credible Threat To Her Health, Safety' In Alexandria Woman's Disappearance Believed To 'Pose Credible Threat To Her Health, Safety' In Alexandria
Woman's Disappearance Believed To 'Pose Credible Threat To Her Health, Safety' In Alexandria Seen her?  An alert was issued by the Alexandria Police Department as the seek the public's assistance in locating 47-year-old Edith Walker, who was reported missing earlier this week and could be in danger. Walker was last seen around 8:30 a.m. in the 1100 block of East Taylor Run Parkway on Wednesday, Oct. 4. She was described as being 5-foot-2, weighing around 130 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Officials said that Walker's "disappearance is believed to pose a credible threat to her health and safety."  Anyone with information regarding Walker or her whereabouts has be…

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by Zak Failla
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Teen Scared Off By School Resource Officer In Alexandria: Police Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Teen Scared Off By School Resource Officer In Alexandria: Police
Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Teen Scared Off By School Resource Officer In Alexandria: Police A School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to a Virginia middle school came to the rescue of several students who were in danger of a hit-and-run driver in Alexandria. An investigation has been launched following a strange scene that played out in the back of George Washington Middle School after a truck driver struck a 15-year-old boy at the corner of Montgomery and North Patrick Streets. Following the crash, police say that the driver headed to the rear of the school, nearly striking more children until the SRO took out his service weapon to protect the students from being harmed, forcing t…

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by Zak Failla