Category Archives: Local News

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who quickly shot from political newcomer to potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, kicked off his state's legislative ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon is pausing construction of its second headquarters in Virginia following the biggest round of layoffs in the company's history and its shifting plans around remot...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Larry Hogan, the former Republican governor of Maryland who positioned himself as one of his party's fiercest critics of Donald Trump, said Sunday he will not challenge the ...

BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore leaders agreed Wednesday to pay a $6 million settlement to the family of a driver who was killed during a 2010 police chase involving Gun Trace Task Force officers - the cit...

Maryland Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller urged lawmakers Wednesday to approve an extension and expansion of tax credits for low-income residents that helped them during the pandemic but are set to end.The propo...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Jillian Balow, Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's superintendent of public instruction, announced her resignation Wednesday in a letter to the governor that did not offer a...

College campuses increasingly are striking deals with sports betting companies eager to promote their brands in stadiums, on radio broadcasts and on athletic department websites - places where they ca...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Janet Howell, the veteran Democratic Virginia state senator who co-chairs her chamber's finance committee, announced Tuesday she will not seek re-election."After serving 32 years ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pushed lawmakers on Monday to increase the minimum wage to $15 this year - instead of waiting until 2025 - and allow annual increases that are tied to the...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The politically divided Virginia General Assembly worked through dozens of pieces of legislation, including a major energy bill and stop-gap budget bill, on Saturday as lawmakers ...