Category Archives: Local News

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he's holding off on further relaxing restrictions on businesses and public gatherings, citing concerns about the rising number of coronavirus cases in ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A judge has indefinitely extended an injunction preventing the Virginia governor from removing a historic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond’s fame...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A Maryland board approved settlements of nearly $2 million each Wednesday for two men who were wrongly imprisoned for crimes they didn't commit. The three-member Board of Public Works...

WASHINGTON - Washington, D.C., officials are targeting next Monday for the start of phase two of reopening the nation's capital after months of social restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor ...

RICHMOND, Va. - Concrete barriers were installed Wednesday morning around the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has been ordered to be removed from a prominent avenue in Virginia's capital...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - All 99 Democrats in Maryland's House of Delegates called Tuesday on Gov. Larry Hogan to immediately implement police reform measures by executive order.House Speaker Adrienne Jones an...

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he will propose making Juneteenth - a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. - an official holiday in a state that was ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The University of Virginia is changing the logos it uses for its athletics teams just two months after they were unveiled after criticism that a design element referred to the s...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A Maryland panel voted Monday to remove a plaque from Maryland's Capitol that honors the Civil War's Union and Confederate soldiers and until recently showed the U.S. flag and Confede...

Juan Herrera WMAL.com. WASHINGTON (WMAL) - Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich announced Monday that the county will enter the second phase of reopening on Friday, June 19 at 5 p.m. According to a...