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RICHMOND, Va. - Six property owners along Monument Avenue in Virginia's capital city filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to stop Gov. Ralph Northam's administration from removing a towering statue of Confe...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Support is growing on a four-member panel to remove a plaque from Maryland's Capitol that honors the Civil War's Union and Confederate soldiers from the state and once showed a Confed...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – Northern Virginians are getting more freedom Friday as the region moves into Phase Two of reopening.Gov. Ralph Northam said at a press conference Thursd...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The names of two members of the Confederacy should be removed from buildings at the U.S. Naval Academy, the chairman of the academy's Board of Visitors said Thursday.Rep. C.A Dutch Ru...

  Heather Curtis WMAL.com MARYLAND (WMAL) – There's good news for Prince George's County residents: the county will move into Phase II of reopening Monday, June 11. Health Director Dr. Erne...

RICHMOND, Va. - Protesters pulled down a more than century-old statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in the former capital of the Confederacy, adding it to the list of rebel monuments damage...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Protesters in Portsmouth, Virginia, covered statues at a Confederate monument in the city with sheets and bags Wednesday, several hours after the city's council members had a meeting...

WASHINGTON - Members of the D.C. National Guard have tested positive for COVID-19 in the wake of the massive protests across the nation's capital last week, according to Lt. Col. Brooke Davis, Guard s...

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says students will return to school this fall, but with strict new social distancing guidelines aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. The guide...

RICHMOND, Va. - A judge in Richmond has issued an injunction preventing Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's administration from removing an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee for 10 days.The te...