Category Archives: Local News

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A Virginia man is accused of repeatedly threatening to punch and shoot U.S. Sen. Mark Warner over his views on abortion and the proposed border wall.The Virginian-Pilot reports 5...

John Matthews WMAL.com BETHESDA, MD (WMAL) — Montgomery County police are hoping the release of several photos taken of tattoos and personal effects from a murder victim will help in his identif...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – A five year court battle over the Bladensburg Peace Cross ends this week in the Supreme Court.The American Humanist Society filed the case five years ag...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he is getting a "complete briefing" on a Coast Guard officer accused of stockpiling guns and compiling a hit list of prominent Democrats and network TV journal...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – Eleven MS-13 members could get the death penalty if found guilty of charges related to the kidnappings and murders of two minors in 2016. The 11 were ...

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia House Republicans have announced plans to hold a meeting where Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and the two women who have accused him of sexual assault can testify. Republican Del. Ro...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Peter Tork, who rose to teen-idol fame in 1966 playing the lovably clueless bass guitarist in the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died.He was 77.Jane Blumkell of fell...

WASHINGTON – Prosecutors say a Coast Guard lieutenant is a “domestic terrorist” who wrote about biological attacks and had a hit list that included prominent Democrats and media figu...

Juan HerreraWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) - The Washington Capitals placed forward Devante Smith-Pelly on waivers Wednesday after spending nearly two seasons with the team.According to an update from Capi...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – Four of Montgomery County’s most exclusive country clubs may soon have to pay fees to make up for tax exemptions.“Private country clubs are ...