Category Archives: Local News

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's former chief of staff has been indicted on charges that he defrauded a state agency he led by inducing it to pay him nearly $280,000 in mostly severan...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comA suspect in three homicides in Maryland was arrested in West Virginia on Friday morning after a manhunt that started on Thursday.Police found 46-year-old Jeffrey Burnham of Cumb...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Several new far-reaching laws aimed at increasing accountability in the investigations of police shootings and complaints against officers are taking effect this week in Maryland...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland has a huge $2.5 billion fund balance in the state budget, largely due to federal stimulus aid during the pandemic, the state's comptroller announced Wednesday.Comptrolle...

Maria LeafWMAL.comWASHINGTON–The 5th annual Women’s March will take place at Freedom Plaza and in front of the Supreme Court on Saturday. The topic? Abortion rights. Washington, D.C. Attor...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin clashed Tuesday evening over vaccinations, tax policy, education and their respective records in the second and final debate...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are set to meet Tuesday evening for the second and final debate in Virginia's closely watched gubernatorial election.Five we...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A man who killed five people at a newspaper in Maryland was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five life sentences without the possibility of parole.Anne Arundel County Judge Mich...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comA program that would give thousands of dollars in rebates to Virginians who get electric vehicles may sound like a good way to entice people to buy or lease them, but there's a p...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comGood news for drivers with overdue tickets in the District: the city's giving you more time to pay without being penalized. A ticket amnesty program in the District that was...