Category Archives: Local News

Maryland Plans Statewide Electric-Vehicle Charging Network
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Utility companies in Maryland want to charge customers up to 42 cents extra per month to build the nation’s second-largest network of electric vehicle charging stations af...
Syndicated Author Mar 26, 2018

Cold March Temperatures Push Back Cherry Blossom Peak Bloom Date — Again
Mel MadarangWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – Just when you thought you would finally see the cherry blossoms appear sometime this upcoming week, the peak bloom date has yet again been pushed back.Nat...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2018

US Charges 9 Iranians In Massive Hacking Scheme
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration announced criminal charges and sanctions Friday against Iranians accused in a government-sponsored hacking scheme to pilfer sensitive information from hundreds of...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2018

President Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Budget After Threatening Veto
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending measure Friday averting a government shutdown at midnight, acting just hours after saying he was considering a veto.Trump complained...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2018

Parkland Massacre Survivor Accuses D.C. Police Chief of Not Caring About Gun Violence in Anacostia
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2018/03/22145439/Alfonso-Calderon-2.mp3Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – A student from Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School called out D.C.Police C...
Syndicated Author Mar 22, 2018

WATCH: Liberty Attempts to Keep Her Eaglets Safe From Winter Storm
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2018/03/21165454/WED-PM-Eaglet-Update-Wrap-1.mp3WASHINGTON — Liberty, one of the bald eagles remains in her nest 110 feet up an oak tree. She is trying to ke...
Syndicated Author Mar 21, 2018

Great Mills Victim Released From Hospital, School to Remained Closed Until After Spring Break
MARYLAND — Desmond Barnes, the 14-year-old boy who was shot in the thigh in the Maryland school shooting has been released from the hospital, according to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. Desm...
Syndicated Author Mar 21, 2018

Virginia Police Respond to 240 Crashes as Snow Falls
VIRGINIA — Virginia State Police say they’ve responded to more than 240 traffic crashes since midnight and are asking drivers to avoid going out in the snow. Police said in a statement tha...
Syndicated Author Mar 21, 2018

Metro and Amtrak Announce Service Changes For Wednesday In Anticipation Of Winter Storm
WASHINGTON — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and Amtrak Northeast have announced service changes for Wednesday ahead of the anticipated winter storm.According to a media relea...
Syndicated Author Mar 20, 2018

Senators Push For Better Security For 2018 Election Season
WASHINGTON - Government efforts to protect state and local elections from Russian cyberattacks in 2016 didn't go far enough, leaders of the Senate intelligence committee said Tuesday as the panel rele...
Syndicated Author Mar 20, 2018
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