Category Archives: Local News
Northam Draws Criticism For Mask-less Beach Visit
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Gov. Ralph Northam has repeatedly urged Virginia residents to cover their faces in public during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Democrat didn't heed his own plea when he posed ma...
May 25, 2020
Virginia Cities, Counties Will Soon Get First Share Of Federal Aid
RICHMOND, Va. - Local governments across Virginia are set to start receiving their first share of federal funding designated to cover spending related to the coronavirus pandemic. Virginia got about $...
May 25, 2020
Virginia Unemployment Rate In Double Digits Due To Pandemic
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia's unemployment rate shot up into the double digits in April due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and efforts to contain it, the Virginia Employment Commission said F...
May 22, 2020
Wolf Trap Cancels All Summer Performances For 2020 Due To Coronavirus
Juan Herrera WMAL.com MARYLAND (WMAL) - Wolf Trap Foundation's President and CEO, Arvind Manocha, announced on Friday that all 2020 summer performances would be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemi...
May 22, 2020
Hogan, CVS Health To Open 17 New Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Sites Across The State
Juan HerreraWMAL.comMARYLAND (WMAL) - Governor Larry Hogan and CVS Health announced on Thursday that the state will be opening 17 new COVID-19 testing sites at several CVS Pharmacy drive-thru location...
May 21, 2020
Bouncing Back: Ocean City Restaurant Debuts ‘Bumper Tables’ Amid Virus
OCEAN CITY, Md. - Diners in a Maryland beach town are bouncing back into eating out amid the coronavirus pandemic with a little help from inflatable inner tubes on wheels.About a dozen of the so-calle...
May 19, 2020
Virginia Supreme Court Rejects Gym Owner’s Request To Open
RICHMOND, Va. - The Supreme Court of Virginia has rejected an injunction request from a gym owner who is challenging the executive order that has closed his business.Merrill Hall, who owns a chain of ...
May 19, 2020
Maryland To Expand Virus Testing To People Without Symptoms
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced new steps Tuesday to expand testing for the coronavirus, including appointment-free testing at new sites for those showing no symptoms and authoriz...
May 19, 2020
Maryland, Virginia, D.C. Intend To Sue EPA On Bay Pollution
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia filed a notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to require two other states to implement plans to cut p...
May 18, 2020
Ocean City lifts restriction on renting rooms
Maria Leaf WMAL.com WASHINGTON– You can go ahead and plan that weekend in Ocean City. A restriction on the rental of hotel rooms and other short term housing that went into effect in April will ...
May 14, 2020
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