Category Archives: Local News
Teens Charged In Racist Vandalism At Virginia High School
RICHMOND, Va. – Police in Virginia say three teens accused of defacing a Richmond high school and private property with racist and threatening graffiti in separate incidents are charged with fel...
May 15, 2019
D.C. Council takes preliminary vote on budget that includes property and soda tax increases
Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – Increased property taxes on homes worth more than $1 million dollars and a tax hike on sodas are among the items included in the Fiscal Year 2020 budg...
May 13, 2019
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Signs 1st-In-Nation Measure To Help Uninsured
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed a first-in-the-nation measure Monday to make it easier for people without health insurance to find out if they qualify for low-cost insurance after th...
May 13, 2019
Judge To Weigh Freeing Coast Guard Officer Called Terrorist
GREENBELT, Md. – A federal judge in Maryland will review an order to release a Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling guns and compiling a hit list of prominent Democrats and TV journalis...
May 13, 2019
Frederick County Officials Cut The Red Tape That Makes It Difficult To Solve Cyber Crimes Against Children
Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – Frederick County officials cut the red tape Monday that makes it difficult to prosecute crimes committed against children over the internet. The Frede...
May 13, 2019
WATCH: Lots Of Questions After Video Records MoCo Police Officer Using N-Word When Interacting With Black Men
Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – There are lots of questions after a video showing a Montgomery County Police officer using the N-word word while interacting with black men outside a ...
May 10, 2019
Video: Maryland Police Officer Called Black Men Racist Slur; Probe Underway
SILVER SPRING, Md. – A Maryland police officer was recorded using a racist slur to refer to several detained black men.News outlets report Montgomery County police are investigating the Thursday...
May 10, 2019
WWII planes involved in D-Day to fly over D.C. metro area Friday and Saturday
Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – You can see history in the sky Friday and Saturday as vintage World War II planes flyover. The flyover is part of celebrations marking the 75 annivers...
May 09, 2019
Historically black neighborhood wants to get rid of Confederate soldier’s name
Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – Confederate names have been stripped from schools and roads, and now an Arlington neighborhood gets preliminary approval to get rid of a Confederate n...
May 09, 2019
Virginia Governor Proclaims May ‘Second Chance Month’
RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has proclaimed May “Second Chance Month” in a bid to focus attention on criminal justice reform and inmate reentry programs.Northam said i...
May 09, 2019
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