Category Archives: Local News

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A ban on plastic foam containers aimed at businesses that sell food has taken effect in Maryland’s capital city. The Capital Gazette reports the ban on the material common...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – Maryland’s largest public school system – Montgomery County Public Schools – continues to grow. Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith estimate...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginia’s governor is declaring a state of emergency as Hurricane Dorian appears headed for the East Coast.Gov. Ralph Northam took the action Monday anticipating the ...

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia’s death toll from opioid overdoses keeps rising despite state and local governments spending millions on making an antidote available. The Richmond Times-Dispatch ...

BALTIMORE – It’s proving to be a violent holiday weekend in Baltimore, with four people being shot in three episodes reaching back to last week. Media organizations report the latest was l...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – A Muslim Democrat running to represent Virginia’s 28th Senate District is speaking out against Facebook ads paid for by his Republican opponent th...

RICHMOND, Va. – Gov. Ralph Northam will deliver the keynote address at an annual ceremony to honor and remember those who died during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony will b...

BALTIMORE – The Baltimore Orioles are extending the protective netting at Camden Yards in an effort to protect fans from foul balls hit into the seats. The netting will extend down each foul lin...

RICHMOND, Va. – A new report by state regulators found that Virginia’s biggest electric utility earned $277 million in excessive profits last year and warns of potentially huge bill increa...

SILVER SPRING, Md. – A Maryland man accused of planning an Islamic State-inspired attack at a shopping and entertainment complex near Washington, D.C., has been indicted on a terrorism-related c...