Category Archives: Local News

WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union and others have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging officials violated the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Members of Maryland's congressional delegation on Thursday called for a review of problems that occurred in this week's primary election. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen joined ...

RICHMOND, Va. - A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will be removed as soon as possible from Richmond's Monument Avenue, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said Thursday, pledging the state w...

NORFOLK, Va.- An 80-foot tall Confederate monument in the Virginia city of Norfolk could be removed as early as Aug. 7.The Virginian-Pilot reports that city officials laid out details of a plan on Tue...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday for the removal of an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond's prominent Monument Avenue,...

WASHINGTON (AP) - In an abrupt reversal, Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday overturned an earlier Pentagon decision to send a couple hundred active-duty soldiers home from the Washington, D.C.,...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Active-duty troops brought in to help if needed with the civil unrest in the nation's capitol are beginning to return to their home base, after two days of more peaceful demonstratio...

ARLINGTON, Va. - Arlington County, Virginia, pulled its officers out of the District of Columbia Monday night after they played a supporting role in clearing protesters from a park outside the White H...

WASHINGTON - The streets around the White House complex were shut Tuesday morning, guarded by a mix of Secret Service officers and FBI agents. Overnight, a fence was constructed around Lafayette Park ...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comMARYLAND (WMAL) – Days after D.C. started reopening following the end of a stay-at-home order implemented because of the pandemic, the city will be shutting down temporaril...