Category Archives: Local News
Group Preparing To Sue EPA Over Chesapeake Bay Pollution
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A conservation group announced Monday that it's preparing to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to enforce the Clean Water Act relating to pollution limits for the Ch...
Jan 27, 2020
Virginia House Advances Gun Control Measures
RICHMOND, Va. - Democrats in the Virginia House are advancing a package of gun-control measures less than a week after tens of thousands of pro-gun advocates from around the country rallied at the sta...
Jan 24, 2020
PBS NewsHour Anchor and Co-Founder Jim Lehrer Dies
Maria LeafWMAL.comWASHINGTON– Jim Lehrer, the longtime anchor of the PBS NewsHour passed away in his sleep at home this morning. He was 85 years old.Lehrer anchored the show until his retirement...
Jan 23, 2020
President Trump to Attend March For Life on Friday
Maria Leaf WMAL.com WASHINGTON– President Trump will make history on Friday when he becomes the first Commander-in-Chief to attend the March For Life along the National Mall. See you on Friday&#...
Jan 22, 2020
Redskins Guice Gets Flack for Posing With Pence
Maria Leaf WMAL.com WASHINGTON– Washington Redskins running back Derrius Guice recently posted a photo with him and the Vice President during a trip to the White House. Guice, who previously pla...
Jan 22, 2020
Maryland Lawmakers Met With Redskins Owner On Sports Betting
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder met with Maryland lawmakers to discuss allowing sports betting at a new stadium in the state, a lawmaker who participated in a meeting with the...
Jan 22, 2020
DC Sues Trump Inaugural Committee, Alleging Abuse Of Funds
WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia is suing President Donald Trump's inaugural committee and two companies that control the Trump International Hotel in the nation's capital, accusing them of throw...
Jan 22, 2020
Virginia Senate Advances Bill To Scrap Lee-Jackson Holiday
RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Senate on Tuesday advanced legislation to scrap the state's Lee-Jackson holiday celebrating two Confederate generals. The Democratic-led Senate voted largely along party l...
Jan 21, 2020
Virginia Senate Advances ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law, Despite Rally
RICHMOND, Va. - The day after a massive gathering of gun-rights activists at the Virginia Capitol, the state Senate on Tuesday advanced legislation that would allow authorities to take guns away from ...
Jan 21, 2020
Maryland Gov. Hogan Wants More Visas For Foreign Workers
Maryland's Republican governor on Tuesday urged federal officials to allow more H-2B visas for foreign workers to help the state's $355 million seafood industry and seasonal employers. Gov. Larry Hoga...
Jan 21, 2020
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