Category Archives: Local News

LEESBURG, VA. (AP) – A young adult has been charged with murder and other counts after his father was found dead inside a northern Virginia home this weekend, police said on Sunday.Schuyler Lake...

By WMAL.comNew data released last week by the Virginia Department of Health found that cases of self-harm were on the rise for children and teens in the Commonwealth following the COVID-19 pandemic. T...

By WMAL.comVirginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issues a proclamation on Friday celebrating one of the state most beloved athletes Ryan Zimmerman. Zimmerman, who was the first draft pick selected by the N...

By WMAL.comTensions finally reached a boiling point amongst Virginia House Democrats on Wednesday, as they moved to remove Speaker of the House Eileen Filler-Corn via secret-ballot in a closed-door me...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The divided Virginia General Assembly slogged through scores of Gov. Glenn Youngkin's proposed amendments to legislation and effectively upheld all of his vetoes Wednesday.Lawmake...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia lawmakers are set to reconvene in Richmond on Wednesday for a one-day session to consider Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's vetoes and proposed amendments to a wide range ...

By WMAL.comThe Montgomery County school district and police department recently reached an agreement to return police officers to schools effective last week. On Tuesday, the two sides announced the a...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has turned away a plea from parents to block a new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia that a lower court has found discriminates ag...

By WMAL.comIn a ribbon cutting ceremony held last week, Governor Hogan joined Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. in unveiling a new youth development park that was built on the Prince George's County polic...

By WMAL.comThe Williamsburg-James City Council voted 4-3 last week to nix the purchase of social studies books for local schools that included elements of Critical Race Theory. The vote followed a num...