Category Archives: Local News

CLARKSBURG, Md. - A man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend was found dead in his Maryland jail cell on Thursday, the day his trial's opening statements were scheduled to begin. Tyler Tessier, ...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2018/09/06075435/THU-AM-Woodward-High-Wrap-2.mp3 WASHINGTON (WMAL) – Charles Woodward High School in Rockville is named after a Montg...

Mollie Markowitz WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) — Tyler Tessier, who was accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend last year, has been found dead in his Rockville, Maryland jail cell. Montgomery Co...

RICHMOND, Va. – Democrats are headed to court to try to convince a judge to remove an independent candidate from the ballot in a tight congressional race in Virginia. A hearing is scheduled Wedn...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Naval Academy is allowing female midshipmen to wear ponytails and other longer hairstyles.The policy was announced during a Board of Visitors meeting Tuesday. Chief of Nava...

WASHINGTON — Virginia Republicans are preparing an appeal to the Nation’s highest court in a bid to delay the creation of a new state-level political district map.A three-judge panel of th...

BEL AIR, Md. – Maryland State Police say a searcher found the body of a woman swept away last week trying to help another man caught in floodwaters. A State Police news release says the body of ...

WASHINGTON - After Bryce Harper swung into action, the St. Louis Cardinals were the ones who didn't feel so good. Ill for the past week, Harper hit a tying, two-run homer in the ninth inning, then del...

RICHMOND, Va. – Fewer third-graders are passing reading tests in Virginia. And that has education experts concerned about their future academic success. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Satu...

Churchville, Md. – Two police divers in Maryland have been flown to a hospital after searching for a woman who went missing during a flood. The Baltimore Sun reported Sunday that the police offi...