Category Archives: Local News

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – Authorities have arrested more than two dozen people on drug and firearms charges in what prosecutors are describing as a “coordinated takedown” stemming from ...

Baltimore, M.D. — Maryland health officials say the state has had its first cold-related death in the 2017-2018 winter weather season. The Department of Health and the Office of the Chief Medica...

Rockville, Md. – Maryland’s most populous county has declared its ambitious intention to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2035.The Washington Post reports that the wealthy county is o...

SUITLAND, MD — (WMAL) Police believe it was an accident. A 33-year-old man who was babysitting at a home on Bellamy Way in Suitland Tuesday evening was putting away his weapon when it accidental...

Steve Burns WMAL.com https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2017/12/06062110/wed-am-stv-metro-1.mp3 WASHINGTON – (WMAL) Everyone in the D.C. region agrees – Metro needs help. But nobody seem...

WASHINGTON — It’s three days until a potential government shutdown and Republicans are still charting a path forward to head off the looming crisis. GOP leaders negotiated Tuesday with the...

  BALTIMORE (AP) – Gov. Larry Hogan has announced plans to crack down on repeat violent offenders and gangs, as homicides have gone over 300 for the third straight year in Baltimore. The Re...

Steve Burns WMAL.com FREDERICK – (WMAL) Holiday plans just got a little more complicated for some people whose packages had been routed through UPS’s facility in Frederick County. A fire a...

Annapolis, MD.– A Maryland county has issued an eight-month moratorium on the approval of solar parks to allow for a study of their potential impact on agricultural areas and a review of code.Ne...

Alexandria, Va. — A judge has ordered a one-week delay in the trial of the first law enforcement officer in the U.S. ever to be charged with a terrorism offense.Jury selection was scheduled for ...