AlexandriaNews

Shortly after 3:00 p.m. today, a woman crashed her late model Nissan pickup into a tree at the intersection of West Uhler and Commonwealth Avenues. The driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, was transported to the hospital. The extent of her injuries is not known.

Each year, alexandrianews.org publishes lists of Top Five from the points of view of various Alexandria officials. Here are the 2011 submissions:

2011 was a year of interesting and significant events in Alexandria We had an earthquake. The large Department of Defense Office Building in the west end (BRAC-133) opened for business. City Manager Jim Hartman resigned. GenOn announced the closing of the power plant on the waterfront. State Senator Patsy Ticer retired. Alexandria City Public Schools staggered through several crises of its own making. The budget outlook for the City became more difficult.

Tracey Fells, a former T. C. Williams High School football star, has been charged with conspiracy to distribute greater than 280 grams of cocaine base “crack” and greater than 500 grams of cocaine in federal court in Alexandria.

During the last decade, the highest number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities occurred on New Year’s Day, according to a recent analysis conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. As area partygoers and revelers prepare to pop the cork on New Year’s Eve celebrations this weekend, AAA Mid-Atlantic cautions them about the dangers of drinking and driving.

Opinion: Michael Gryboski On March 6th, 2012, on a day dubbed “Super Tuesday” by political junkies, the Democratic and Republican Primaries will take place in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Let’s dust off two old Latin expressions - namely - Annus Mirabilis (meaning a “year of wonders”) and Annus Horribilis (literally, “a horrible year”) - that will prove useful in describing the best and worst in transportation in the Washington metro area.

Living Legends of Alexandria announced the selection of the Legends of 2012: Robert Calhoun, Al Grande, Harry "Bud" Hart, Wendy John, Bill Kehoe, Allen Lomax, Jimmie McClellan, Pat Miller, Michael Oliver, Lillian Patterson, Joe Shumard, the Steuerle Family and the team of Dorothy Turner and Gwen Menefee-Smith.

New Data Show 1.2 Million More Children Nationwide Have Health Insurance since the Reauthorization of CHIP in 2009 Today, $26,729,489 was awarded to Virginia for ensuring more children have health coverage, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced.

The board of directors of Living Legends of Alexandria is pleased and proud to announce its new member, Jeanne Theismann, whose three-year term will begin on Jan. 1, 2012.