Category Archives: Local News

LISTEN: Ocean City Braces for Record Memorial Day Rush
Wyn Delano WMAL.com https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2017/05/26095708/WYN-WRAP-OCEAN-CITY.wav OCEAN CITY, MD — (WMAL) Ocean City is bracing for its busiest weekend of the year, with t...
Syndicated Author May 26, 2017

Expect Long Lines at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day Weekend
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2017/05/25133310/THU-AM-Arlington-Cemetery-Security-Wrap-1.mp3Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON – If you’re going to visit Arlington National Cemetery t...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2017

Commercial Construction in DC Region Still Well Below Pre-Recession Levels, Report Finds
Steve Burns WMAL.com WASHINGTON – (WMAL) One way to tell how the regional economy is doing is to look at commercial construction. By that metric, the D.C. region still has a lot of ground to mak...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2017

Gov. McAuliffe Pardons Mother Detained by Immigration Officials
RICHMOND — (AP) Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has pardoned a years-old minor driving offense committed by an immigrant mother of two, saying he hopes the move will help prevent her being deporte...
Syndicated Author May 24, 2017

5 of 6 Officers Charged in Freddy Gray Death Face Discipline
BALTIMORE — (AP) Five of the six Baltimore police officers charged in the in-custody death of a young black man face disciplinary action.An attorney representing the officers confirmed that thre...
Syndicated Author May 24, 2017

LISTEN: AAA Projects 1 Million DC-Area Residents will Travel for Memorial Day
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2017/05/24090346/web-WED-AM-Memorial-Day-traff.mp3 WASHINGTON — (AP) AAA Mid-Atlantic is projecting that approximately one million Washington metro-ar...
Syndicated Author May 24, 2017

Virginia Officials: Thousands of School Buses are Missing a Safety Device
RICHMOND — (AP) Thousands of school buses in Virginia are missing a device that prevents parking brakes from disengaging by accident. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that state officials say...
Syndicated Author May 24, 2017

Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Thefts from Marine One Helicopter Fleet
ALEXANDRIA — (AP) A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $100,000 worth of military equipment used to support the Marine One helicopter fleet that transports the president. Thirty-...
Syndicated Author May 24, 2017

Teacher, 2 Children Remain Hospitalized Week After Bus Crash
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Two children and a teacher remain hospitalized a week after a bus carrying dozens of Philadelphia eighth-graders to Washington, D.C., overturned in Maryland. Philly.com repor...
Syndicated Author May 23, 2017

Rockville Looks to Ban Outdoor Smoking at Restaurants
Steve BurnsWMAL.comROCKVILLE – (WMAL) Fourteen years after a ban on smoking went into affect inside its restaurants, the city of Rockville tonight will be giving a final vote to banning it outsi...
Syndicated Author May 22, 2017
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