Category Archives: Local News

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - Public schools in Maryland's Montgomery County are bracing for a major blow to funding in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.News outlets reported Tuesday that the school distr...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A judge in Virginia has appointed a county prosecutor to investigate whether Richmond's mayor broke any laws when his administration hired a company to remove the city's Confedera...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comMONTGOMERY COUNTY (WMAL) – Restaurants in Frederick and Montgomery counties will not be allowed to host more indoor diners when the state allows restaurants to expand indoo...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – The Skee-ball balls are still, and the air hockey tables are powered down in the arcade section of Monster Mini Golf in Gaithersburg months after arca...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is raising indoor dining capacity from 50% to 75% early next week. Hogan made the announcement Friday to mark the start of Maryland's first-ever Restaur...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - The University of Virginia says it's increasing testing of students after it identified a cluster of coronavirus cases in a residence hall. The Daily Progress reports that ...

BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) - Maryland's ballot printing vendor has cut ties with the state with less than 60 days before the presidential election, but the state is still on track to print mail-in ballots by...

Maria Leaf WMAL.com WASHINGTON– Virginia’s largest school system has been hacked and the attackers are seeking a ransom payment to keep them from disclosing stolen personal information. &#...

RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Senate approved wide-ranging police reform legislation Thursday that would prohibit the use of chokeholds, restrict no-knock search warrants, and expand the grounds to dec...

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is launching a run for governor despite facing two high-profile allegations of sexual assault he has strenuously denied. Fairfax is set to hold campaig...