Category Archives: Local News

Heather Curtis WMAL.com (WASHINGTON) – On Thursday, D.C. Police released the body camera footage of the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Black man by an officer Wednesday in Southeast. An emerge...

Maria Leaf WMAL.com WASHINGTON– The US Attorney’s office for the District has charged Brennen Sermon, 27 of Orlando Florida with assault for an attack on a DC police officer following the ...

RICHMOND, Va. - A law firm with ties to prominent Democrats has filed a lawsuit attempting to keep rapper Kanye West off presidential ballots in Virginia. Attorneys for Perkins Coie filed a lawsuit in...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax and a U.S. congressman joined a crowd of more than 100 people rallying in support of a state senator charged with co...

RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday that COVID-19 is "moderately contained" in Virginia, but he's not ready to make any changes to existing restrictions on gatherings or businesses before ...

WMAL.COMWASHINGTON – The Washington Football Team announced on Monday that it is making changes to street names associated with the team as part of its rebrand.Moving forward, the team’s h...

Maria Leaf WMAL.com Following attacks on DC Police officers over the weekend at the city-designated “Black Lives Matter Plaza”, Mayor Muriel Bowser told reporters today she won’t tol...

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday a new $4 million initiative to help cover the legal costs of renters facing evictions. Northam said furniture giant IKEA was donating $2 mi...

WASHINGTON - John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a "Hoya Paranoia" powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men's basketball championship...

ELKRIDGE, Md. (AP/WMAL) - A Maryland State Trooper shot and killed a suspected drunk who police say dragged the officer around half a mile down I-95 while attempting to escape a traffic stop early Fri...