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FitOne hosted their first Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge that ran from 9/24–11/4. This 6-week challenge wrapped up at their finale party, Saturday, November 5th, which was hosted at their studio in Old Town Alexandria.

The Alexandria Police Department and the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office collected 148 pounds of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction at the third National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

Provided by the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the Halloween SoberRide program began last night at 10:00 pm and continued until 6:00 am today as a way to keep local roads safe from impaired drivers during this traditionally high-risk, holiday period. (WRAP’s scheduling of its SoberRide program on the Saturday night prior to Halloween was purposeful and was in tandem with yesterday evening’s adult-oriented Halloween events.)

The Alexandria Police Department and the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office have partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the “Take-Back” initiative that seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft. On Saturday, October 29, 2011, from 10 A.M. – 2 P.M., the two Alexandria law enforcement agencies, with cooperation from the Substance Abuse Coalition of Alexandria, will be collecting potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs and other medications for destruction at three sites in the City.

Most children feel safe at home and school. When a child needs another safe place to go for help, they now have many choices.

Ghosts, ghouls and monsters are not the only things to be afraid of on Halloween. Accidents and mishaps increase dramatically when children trick-or-treat.

Secretary of Health and Human Resources William Hazel, Jr., MD, announced today that a selection has been made for a vendor to manage the statewide Health Information Exchange.

On October 22, teams of youth and adults from the City of Alexandria will “shock” purchasers of alcohol by placing bright red warning stickers on multi-packs of beer, wine coolers and other alcohol products in Alexandria stores.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported today that nearly 20.5 million people with Medicare reviewed their health status at a free Annual Wellness Visit or received other preventive services with no deductible or cost sharing this year, including 585,117 people in Virginia.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's U.S. Fire Administration announces the release of a special report focusing on the causes and characteristics of fires in residential buildings. The report, Residential Building Fires (PDF, 973 Kb), was developed by USFA's National Fire Data Center