Category Archives: Local News

Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – A substitute teacher at Anne Arundel County Public Schools was arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a student. Alexis Boberg, 2...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – Days after they were charged with robbing a gun store in Montgomery County, two people have now also been charged with burglarizing a gun store in How...

RICHMOND, Va. – A new report says the number of homicides dropped 14% in Virginia in 2018.The “Crime in Virginia” report released Friday by state police says violent crime overall de...

ROCKVILLE, Md. – Maryland Police responding to a burglary at a Rockville gun shop say one person is dead and four others are at large and “armed and dangerous” after a clash with aut...

RICHMOND, Va. – Lawyers for Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax have sent letters to prosecutors in three states asking them to open a criminal investigation into sexual assault allegations against...

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Republicans keep getting help from an unexpected source as they try to win over suburban voters unhappy with President Donald Trump: Virginia Democrats. The latest instance wa...

BALTIMORE – Planned Parenthood says it is launching a regional political advocacy group to help protect abortion rights in Maryland, the District of Columbia and northern Virginia. Planned Paren...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to reconsider delaying the redesign of the $20 bill to feature abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman. The Republican...

RICHMOND, Va. - Voting has begun in primary elections Tuesday in Virginia, where off-year contests for all 140 seats in the state legislature can serve as a political barometer for the coming presiden...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – Howard County’s efforts to reduce the number of people dying from opioid overdoses seem to be paying off. In 2018, 31 people in the county died fr...