Category Archives: Local News

BALTIMORE - A "major gas explosion" completely destroyed three row houses in Baltimore on Monday, killing one person and injuring several others, the Baltimore Fire Department said. At least one perso...

WMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) - Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles has rescinded his health order that required private and parochial schools to remain closed for in-person instruction.Acc...

WMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) - While Maryland’s COVID-19 positivity rate fell to a low of 3.90 percent Friday, Virginia has seen a major increase in cases due to a backlog of data.According to a pr...

RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Parole Board and its former chairwoman violated state law and its own policies and procedures in the case of a man convicted decades ago of killing a Richmond police offic...

Maria LeafWMAL.comWASHINGTON– Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has served as the head of the National Governors Association for the past year, but now his term is over.It was dominated by the Coron...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – Federal prosecutors have charged 11 alleged members of the MS-13 street gang with sex trafficking and other charges after they say a 13-year-old runaway was repeatedly bea...

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus, becoming the first U.S. state to use new pandemic technology...

RICHMOND, Va. - More than 1,000 people have been denied the purchase of a firearm under a new law in Virginia that limits purchases to one handgun a month. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Tuesday...

WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Wednesday that the state’s seven-day positivity rate has fallen to 4.05%, its lowest level since the start of the pandemic. Ac...

WASHINGTON - Left fielder Juan Soto was reinstated by the Washington Nationals from the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday after missing the team's first seven games of the season.Manager Dave Martinez did...