Countdown to Christmas: Local last-minute shoppers seek final chance for Christmas trees – WTOP News

On a brisk day in Alexandria, Virginia, a few brave individuals made a dash to Greenstreet Gardens for their last-minute Christmas trees and wreaths just three days before the holiday. Some last minute Christmas tree and wreath shoppers stopped by Greenstreet Gardens in Virginia on Sunday. (WTOP/Heather Gustafson) WTOP/Heather Gustafson In Alexandria, Virginia, a few…

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Pinpoint Weather: Cold Monday, milder week

Monday will be clear and cold with morning lows in the teens and 20s and afternoon temperatures mostly in the 30s. Clouds will increase with warmer temperatures throughout the week. Precipitation will stay away from our area through Christmas Day. Precipitation is possible late in the week and next weekend. With mild temperatures, it will…

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Woman dead after Orange Avenue crash

ROANOKE, Va. — The Roanoke Police Department responded to a fatal crash on Orange Avenue late Saturday night. Police say just before 11 p.m., they got a call about a single-vehicle crash between Gainsboro Road and the 581 entrance on Orange. RPD says the driver, 40-year-old Lashanda Shalan Hardesty, died at the scene. No one…

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Alexandria City Public Schools to launch new safety measures after fights leave students, staff injured – WTOP News

Virginia’s Alexandria City Public Schools will implement new safety and security measures at Alexandria City High School after winter break. Virginia’s Alexandria City Public Schools will implement new safety and security measures at Alexandria City High School after winter break. The announcement comes in the wake of a series of fights at the school’s King…

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