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0 Crime & Safety An inmate died after collapsing at the Alexandria jail Sunday, prompting a police investigation. Emily Leayman , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Reply ALEXANDRIA, VA — An inmate at the Alexandria jail died after an apparent medical emergency Sunday, according to the Alexandria Sheriff's Office. After 4 p.m., the sheriff's office said the inmate collapsed in the dayroom of a housing unit after a medical emergency. A deputy called for help from medical staff, and both attempted life-saving measures. The Alexandria Fire Department responded but pronounced the inmate dead around 4:56 p.m., officials said. The inmate was identified as Glenn W. Eubanks III, 33, of Alexandria. He had been in jail since April 12. According to Alexandria General District Court records, Eubanks faced charges of petit larceny, obscene sexual display and trespass after being forbidden in 2023. He was later charged with … [Read more...] about Inmate Dies In Alexandria Jail, Police Investigating Response

0 Crime & Safety A fundraising campaign has been set up to help the family of Carrington Fitzgerald of Springfield, who died in a motorcycle crash on May 6. Mark Hand , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Reply LORTON, VA — A Springfield man died Saturday when his motorcycle collided with a car that was attempting to make a U-turn at an intersection in Lorton late Saturday afternoon, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The 22-year-old motorcycle driver, Carrington Fitzgerald, was traveling southbound on Richmond Highway shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday when the crash occurred, police said. The driver of a Honda Accord was stopped in the left turn lane at Birch Crest Way, attempting to make a U-turn to go southbound on Richmond Highway. When the driver of the car was making the U-turn, Fitzgerald’s motorcycle collided with the car, and he was thrown from his motorcycle, according to police. … [Read more...] about Springfield Motorcyclist Dies In Collision With Car In Lorton: Police

To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android . Suzy Niffenegger slept outside in Las Vegas for the first time in late August 2019. She put what belongings she still had — including her collection of what she refers to as her “ ’80s big-hair wigs” — into storage and filled a backpack with dog treats, toys and blankets for her 22-pound terrier, Brownie. She barely slept, bunking on top of picnic tables, where she folded up her blankets into a cocoon. Brownie would lie next to her, but the dog didn’t sleep much either. “If I dozed off, and someone walked within say 15 feet of me, she alerted me,” Niffenegger told me recently. “That dog was a trooper. I mean, she saved my life so many times.” The setbacks that led to Niffenegger’s life outside — a word she prefers to “homeless,” which she can’t bring herself to say — started in early 2019, when she lost her job at a call center. She tried to forestall financial … [Read more...] about When No Landlord Will Rent to You, Where Do You Go?

“It’s Never Too Late” is a series that tells the stories of people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. When Eleanor Hamby and Dr. Sandra Hazelip met more than two decades ago, it was best friends at first sight. They never imagined that, one day, their friendship would be featured on news shows , get joked about on “ Saturday Night Live ” and stop people in their tracks in a Tokyo train station to exclaim, “Oh my God, you’re the TikTok traveling grannies!” Ms. Hamby, 81, and Dr. Hazelip, 82, have inspired people all over the globe with their project “Around the World in 80 Days: At 81 and Still on the Run,” named in homage to Jules Verne’s 19th-century adventure novel . Their travels earlier this year took them from the icy shores of Antarctica to the rocky majesty of the Grand Canyon, and racked up more than a million likes from thousands of followers along the way. “We totally, totally were not expecting this,” Ms. Hamby said. The women first crossed … [Read more...] about It’s Never Too Late to Travel the World With Your Best Friend

0 Crime & Safety The fatal stabbing of Luis Mejia Hernandez at the Bradlee Shopping Center led to a jury finding a teen guilty of murder. Emily Leayman , Patch Staff Posted Reply ALEXANDRIA, VA — A judge found a teen guilty Tuesday in the killing of Luis Mejia Hernandez, an Alexandria City High School student, at the Bradlee Shopping Center last year. The defendant in the case is the 16-year-old Alexandria resident , now a 17-year-old, that Alexandria Police arrested after the fatal stabbing during an off-campus fight not far from the high school. The conviction resulted from charges of second-degree murder and mob violence, the Washington Post reported. Sentencing is expected in late September. Evidence presented in court showed "tensions" between two student groups led them to meet up and fight at the Bradlee Shopping Center, according to a detective's testimony reported by the Post. While lawyers on both side of … [Read more...] about Killing Of Alexandria Student Off Campus Leads To Conviction

0 Traffic & Transit Drivers will encounter a road closure on Duke Street for 72 hours starting Tuesday night due to the Landmark Mall redevelopment. Emily Leayman , Patch Staff Posted Reply ALEXANDRIA, VA — Drivers will encounter a partial closure of Duke Street for three days near the Landmark Mall redevelopment in Alexandria. Duke Street will be closed in the westbound direction between the Van Dorn Street off-ramp and South Walker Street for 72 hours starting 10 p.m. Tuesday. The lanes will reopen at 10 p.m. on Friday. The ramp from southbound Van Dorn Street to westbound Duke Street will also be closed. The road closure is due to the demolition of the existing fly-over ramp to the former Landmark Mall as part of the redevelopment project. After the former mall was demolished, developers are preparing to replace it with a mixed-use development anchored by a relocated Inova Alexandria Hospital . During the … [Read more...] about Westbound Duke Street To Close For 3 Days Near Landmark Development