Category Archives: Local News
Mother charged with attempted murder of three-year-old daughter
Heather CurtisWMAL.comMARYLAND (WMAL) – A Montgomery County mother is charged with trying to kill her 3-year-old daughter.A man called Montgomery County Police Saturday around 10:50 a.m. to say ...
Mar 29, 2021
MD’s governor ramping up vaccinations in hopes of “sort of normal” Memorial Day weekend
Heather Curtis WMAL.com MARYLAND (WMAL) – President Joe Biden wants you to be able to safely go to a Fourth of July barbecue. Maryland's governor wants you to be able to party even earlier. "I w...
Mar 26, 2021
Virginia, with 2nd-most executions, outlaws death penalty
JARRATT, Va. (AP) - The governor signed legislation Wednesday making Virginia the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty, a dramatic shift for the commonwealth, which had the second-highest number of...
Mar 24, 2021
Virginia bill aims to fix unemployment issues laid bare by pandemic
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Crystal Clifton, a former restaurant worker in southwest Virginia, waited 10 months for the state to review whether she was entitled to unemployment benefits. Clifton, 55, says sh...
Mar 24, 2021
Northam to sign legislation ending death penalty
JARRATT, Va. (AP) - Gov. Ralph Northam was scheduled to sign historic legislation Wednesday abolishing the death penalty in Virginia, a state with a long and prolific history of carrying out execution...
Mar 24, 2021
Snyder to buy out other Washington owners, pending approval
Dan Snyder is buying out the Washington Football Team's minority owners and will become the sole owner of the club.An NFL spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that Snyder's application for a debt waiver o...
Mar 24, 2021
Maryland Moving Into New Vaccine Eligibility Phase
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland is moving into a new phase of eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine. Residents 60 years old and older are eligible as the state opens Phase 2A on Tuesday. Gov. Larry Hoga...
Mar 23, 2021
Virginia extends deadline for state income tax returns
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia is giving taxpayers a few more weeks to file their state income tax returns.Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that the state Department of Taxation is extending the ori...
Mar 19, 2021
Maryland governor announces expansion of vaccination phases
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday when the next phases of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility will take effect, with residents 60 and older becoming eligible starting next we...
Mar 18, 2021
Cuomo crisis recalls Northam’s; supporters say no comparison
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The political crisis engulfing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has triggered a flurry of comparisons to another chief executive who once found himself facing deafening calls from fello...
Mar 17, 2021
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