Category Archives: Local News

Virginia General Assembly Remains on Recess with State Budget Unresolved
By WMAL.comThe Virginia General Assembly adjourned more than a week ago after a 60-day session, but there continues to be no path forward for passing a budget to fund the state. On the final day of th...
Syndicated Author Mar 22, 2022

Youngkin Appoints New Virginia Department of Elections Commissioner
By WMAL.comGovernor Glenn Youngkin took steps to secure elections in the Commonwealth over the weekend by appointing Susan Beals, a Republican and former member of the Chesterfield Electoral Board, as...
Syndicated Author Mar 21, 2022

Montgomery County School Hosts Protest for Police-Free Schools
By WMAL.comOver the weekend a group of parents and students gathered in front of the Montgomery County Board of Education building to voice their opposition to a police presence inside of schools. The...
Syndicated Author Mar 21, 2022

Separate Officer-Involved Shootings In Loudoun And Frederick Counties Leave One Dead, Another Injured
By Heather Curtis – WMAL.comLoudoun County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a woman who lunged at them with a knife early Friday morning, and a Frederick County Sheriff’s deputy sh...
Syndicated Author Mar 18, 2022

Alexandria School Withholds Sexual Assault Details from Parents
In a recent report released by the National Review it was discovered that the Alexandria School District withheld information from parents regarding the nature of a violent sexual assault that sent on...
Syndicated Author Mar 18, 2022

Trucker Convoy Blocks Beltway Traffic Following Permit Denial
By WMAL.comFollowing a week of circling the Beltway the People's Convoy has moved the highways into the city in an effort to disrupt traffic as a means of protest against the government's COVID mandat...
Syndicated Author Mar 18, 2022

Maryland Legislature Kills Bill to Collect Home-Schoolers Information
By WMAL.comAfter pressure from Maryland parents, Democrat Delegate Sheila Ruth (Baltimore) has announced that she will not longer push the bill she initially sponsored to collect information on househ...
Syndicated Author Mar 18, 2022

VA Democrat Opposes Suspending Gas Tax to Build Bike Lanes
Thursday, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin requested that state legislators come together to suspend the state's gas tax to provide relief to working-class families struggling to keep up with the risi...
Syndicated Author Mar 18, 2022

30 Day Gas Tax Suspension Advancing in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland lawmakers unanimously approved legislation Thursday to suspend the state's gas tax for 30 days, with a final vote expected soon to send the measure to Gov. Larry Hogan w...
Syndicated Author Mar 18, 2022

Democrats Halt Virginia Parole Board Operations
By WMAL.comThe decision by VA Senate Democrats to block Governor Youngkin's Parole Board nominees has grounded Virginia Parole Board's operations. The Parole Board is currently operating with only its...
Syndicated Author Mar 17, 2022
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