Category Archives: Local News

By WMAL.comAfter nearly a month of being stuck in the Chesapeake Bay, the Ever Forward cargo ship has been freed. With the assistance of barges, tugs and dredging the cargo ship was able to be refloat...

By WMAL.comThe Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted this week to shoot down plans to switch from an democratically elected Sheriff's office to an appointed police chief model. The vote follows th...

By WMAL.comFormer Vice President Mike Pence was in Charlottesville on Tuesday speaking on the campus of University of Virginia at an event hosted by the Young America's Foundation. Leading up to the s...

By WMAL.comThe Office of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is staying busy after the state legislature adjourned last week. On Tuesday, Hogan signed a measure that would support pro sports stadiums across...

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - A trial over libel allegations by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, will likely turn into a six-week, mudslinging soap opera, Heard's lawyers warned a Virginia jury Tue...

By WMAL.comVirginia Lt. Governor Winsome Sears joined "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday to discuss a parental choice in their child's education - a topic that continues to become more pervasive nationwid...

By WMAL.comOn Monday, Governor Glenn Youngkin amended legislation that would force the Loudoun County School Board elections to take place a year earlier than previously scheduled. The amendment came ...

By WMAL.comGovernor Hogan held a press conference on Monday to discuss the end of the 2022 legislative session that adjourned at the end of last week. The governor appeared optimistic and enthused by ...

By WMAL.comGovernor Glenn Youngkin was busy on Monday, as his office announced that he had vetoed 25 pieces of legislation passed by the General Assembly. The vetoes follow what was contentious legisl...

By WMAL.comDemocrats in the Virginia House of Delegates are once again rejecting a plan proposed by Governor Youngkin to suspend the state's gas tax during a time when prices at the pump continue to s...