Category Archives: Local News

China Announces New Drills as US Delegation Visits Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China announced more military drills around Taiwan as the self-governing island's president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation on Monday, threatening to rene...
Syndicated Author Aug 15, 2022

Audit: Va. Failed on Earlier Advice Before I-95 Gridlock
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia government failed to carry out numerous lessons from a 2018 snowstorm that caused highway gridlock, as exhibited by a similar event along Interstate 95 in January that le...
Syndicated Author Aug 15, 2022

Judge: Prosecutor Mosby Violated Gag Order with Online Post
BALTIMORE (AP) - A judge held Baltimore's top prosecutor in contempt of court on Friday, finding that she willfully violated a gag order with an Instagram comment about a high-profile murder case invo...
Syndicated Author Aug 15, 2022

Delaware Man Kills Himself After Crashing Car Into U.S. Capitol Barrier
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol early Sunday and then began firing gunshots in the air before fatally shooting himself, according to police, who said he di...
Syndicated Author Aug 15, 2022

Inflation Slows From a 40-Year Peak, But Remains High
WASHINGTON (AP) - Falling prices for gas, airline tickets and clothes helped give Americans a slight break from the pain of high inflation last month, though overall price increases slowed only modest...
Syndicated Author Aug 10, 2022

Driver Shoots 1 Medic With Air Pellet, Hits Another With Car
BALTIMORE (AP) - Two medics were injured while responding to a call in south Baltimore on Monday night, when a driver fired an air pellet gun at them then struck one medic with the car while fleeing, ...
Syndicated Author Aug 09, 2022

Man’s Death During Police Encounter Leads to $5M Settlement
Relatives of a 19-year-old Black man who died during a struggle with police officers on Maryland's Eastern Shore have reached a $5 million partial settlement of their wrongful death lawsuit, an agreem...
Syndicated Author Aug 09, 2022

Norfolk to Crack Down on Nightclub Violence After Shooting
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A nightclub shooting that wounded four people appears to be the last straw for officials in Norfolk.The Virginian-Pilot reports that city officials say they will ask busi...
Syndicated Author Aug 08, 2022

Virginia Regulators OK Dominion’s Planned Offshore Wind Farm
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - State regulators on Friday approved an application from Dominion Energy Virginia to build an enormous offshore wind farm off the coast of Virginia Beach and recover the cost from ...
Syndicated Author Aug 08, 2022

Ex-Lieutenant Arrested in Library Officer’s Shooting Death
WASHINGTON (AP) - A retired police lieutenant has been arrested after police say he fatally shot a fellow law enforcement officer Thursday during a training exercise at a Washington D.C. library.Jesse...
Syndicated Author Aug 08, 2022
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