Category Archives: Local News

ASHBURN, Va. – A person with knowledge of the move says the Washington Redskins have agreed to sign safety Landon Collins to an $84 million, six-year deal with $45 million guaranteed. The person...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland's highest court denied a new trial Friday for a man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit podcast "Serial."In a 4-3 opinion, the Court of Appeals agreed with a lo...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – A bill allowing terminally ill Marylanders to get life-ending medication takes a major step forward Thursday. The House passed the End-of-Life Option ...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – The Republican Party of Virginia is looking through old yearbooks trying to find a picture of Attorney General Mark Herring wearing blackface while he...

Juan Herrera WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) - The St. Mary's County Health Department released a press release on Tuesday stating that the department is investigating a suspected case of measles in the co...

NEW YORK (AP) – A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a $330 million, 13-year contract, the largest de...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia first lady Pam Northam has expressed regret after the mother of an African-American teenager complained that a tour of the governor's mansion was racially insensitive.Nor...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – LGBTQ kids and staff at Loudoun County Public Schools will now be protected by the school’s anti-discrimination policy. After a lengthy and impa...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A measure to raise Maryland’s minimum wage has advanced in the House of Delegates.The House gave the bill preliminary approval on Wednesday. Delegates may vote on the legi...