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Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy was critically wounded on Feb. 27, and is recovering. His wife, Suzanne, spoke out today for the first time.

Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Virginia has been approved to implement a new healthcare initiative, the Medicare-Medicaid Enrollee (dual eligible) Financial Alignment Demonstration, aimed at coordinating care for more than 78,000 Virginians currently enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. The new initiative, recently branded as Commonwealth Coordinated Care, will coordinate care for individuals who meet certain eligibility requirements and are served currently by both Medicare and Medicaid. Commonwealth Coordinated Care is designed to be the single program accountable for coordinating the delivery of primary, preventive, acute, behavioral, and long-term services and supports for this population. The goal of this initiative is to ...

Two Alarm House Fire that Injured a Firefighter is Deemed Accidental.

Earlier today, the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, during its regular session, presented indictments to the Alexandria Circuit Court grand jury in the case involving the shooting of Officer Peter Laboy on February 19, 2013.

Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Morton Sherman informed the School Board in a May 17, memorandum that instead of a beginning operating fund balance of $6.8 million in fiscal year 2013, ACPS actually had a fund balance of over $16 million.

The T. C. Williams Crew Team traveled to Philadelphia this past weekend to compete in the prestigious Stotesbury Cup Regatta, the largest high school rowing competition in the world. The Titan rowers turn in their best performance in years at this two-day event.

On Friday, May 17, T. C. Williams High School seniors wandered the halls and cafeteria holding cupcakes, and the College and Career Center was decorated in celebration.

After an 11-month search, Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill is pleased to announce that it has called the Reverend J. Randolph Alexander, Jr. as its tenth Rector. He will join the congregation on Sunday, August 25, 2013.

T. C. Williams High School lost in the semi-final round of the Patriot District soccer tournament on May 15. The T. C. boys fell to Lake Braddock in double overtime and then a shootout giving the Bruins a 2-1 victory. The T. C. girls lost to No. 2 W. T. Woodson 8-0. Despite the loss, both T. C. teams earned a bid to the 16-team Northern Region tournament next week.

Technology students from George Washington and Frances C. Hammond middle schools recently enjoyed a hands-on interdisciplinary experience at Winkler Botanical Preserve.