Category Archives: Local News

BOSTON (AP) - Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked after a Vatican investigation confirmed he had sexually molested adults as well as children, has been charged with sexually assaulti...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced a $485 million spending plan Wednesday intended to strengthen the state's mental health and substance-abuse treatment services. Th...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Ron Rivera opened Washington's training camp Tuesday by expressing frustration about a lack of vaccinations among players, which has caused the cancer survivor to practice extra c...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam introduced two more spending proposals Tuesday for the state's $4.3 billion share of federal coronavirus relief money, calling for investments in clean...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland's governor honored deaf and blind swimmer Becca Meyers on Monday for courage in championing the disabled, after the three-time gold medalist withdrew from the Paralympic...

Maria LeafWMAL.comWASHINGTON– Of the close to 500 children that have come to Montgomery County, Md from the US-Mexico border so far this year, only a fraction have been registered for classes in...

WMAL News WASHINGTON – New guidance from the Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Department of Education recommends that students wear face masks inside schools this fall. This new guidan...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - With recreational marijuana use recently legalized, Virginia's attorney general is seeking applicants interested in serving as the state's first cannabis attorney.The person hired...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A police official who has run large departments in Maryland and Virginia has been selected as chief of the U.S. Capitol Police in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, in which p...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland's House speaker announced her support Friday for a referendum to legalize marijuana on next year's ballot.House Speaker Adrienne Jones, a Baltimore County Democrat, also...