Category Archives: Local News

Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – There hasn't been a lot to look forward to in 2020, but here's something: the giant panda cub at the National Zoo's pregnant according to chief veterina...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland lawmakers on Friday called for hearings into why Gov. Larry Hogan's new chief of staff received a six-figure severance package when he left his job at an independent state ag...

BALTIMORE - Maryland's health department will collaborate with 13 hospitals to conduct an antibody study to determine how many people have been exposed to COVID-19 in the state, the department said Th...

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia House Democrats are planning to use an upcoming special session to mandate employers provide paid sick days, along with several other priorities.The Democratic majority unveil...

RICHMOND, Va. - Four people have been arrested following a night of protests in Virginia's capital city that saw several businesses damaged and properties defaced, police announced Wednesday.Images pu...

RICHMOND, Va. - A Virginia man who a prosecutor described as a leader of the Ku Klux Klan and who drove through a Black Lives Matter protest in June was sentenced Monday to six years in jail.Harry H. ...

BALTIMORE - Two people are now confirmed dead following a natural gas explosion that destroyed three row houses in Baltimore and sent seven people to the hospital, authorities said Tuesday.A man was p...

WASHINGTON - Police in the District of Columbia are calling for community input to catch the perpetrators of a mass shooting at a crowded block party over the weekend that left one person dead and 20 ...

WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) - Maryland's COVID-19 positivity rate fell to an all-time low of 3.62 percent on Monday, as state officials shifted their focus to addressing infection rates among younger r...

WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) - DC Health has released an updated list of states that are considered “high-risk.” According to a release from DC Health, “high-risk” states are sta...