Category Archives: Local News

Funeral For Slain PGPD Officer Won’t Be Traditional Public Safety Ceremony
Heather Curtis WMAL.com https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2018/02/23070651/FRI-AM-Cop-Funeral-Wrap-1.mp3 WASHINGTON (WMAL) – The traditional pomp and circumstance of a funeral service for a s...
Syndicated Author Feb 23, 2018

“Who’s Paying For This?” Local School Official Questions Notion of Arming Teachers
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2018/02/22144856/THU-PM-Arming-Teachers-Wrap-2.wav Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON – In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida President Don...
Syndicated Author Feb 22, 2018

DC Police Release Images of DC Camera Vandals
Monique Robinson wmal.com WASHINGTON — The Metropolitan Police Department released surveillance footage of a suspect and vehicle associated with the vandalism of 11 traffic cameras throughout th...
Syndicated Author Feb 22, 2018

Two Teens Charged After Making Threats About Guns at School
LEONARDTOWN, Md. (AP) – Two Maryland teenagers have been charged with making threats after they talked about bringing guns to school. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said it r...
Syndicated Author Feb 21, 2018

Autopsy: 22-Year-Old Was Mauled To Death By Her Dogs
GOOCHLAND, Va. – The autopsy of a Virginia woman found dead in a wooded area says she was mauled to death by her dogs. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the Goochland Sheriff’s Office an...
Syndicated Author Feb 21, 2018

Record Temperatures Bring Out Some Cherry Blossoms on National Mall
Mel Madarang WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) — Photos were tweeted yesterday of what seemed like early blooming cherry blossom trees, but National Park Service Spokesperson Mike Litterst said that th...
Syndicated Author Feb 21, 2018

Montgomery Co. High School Students Plan Mass Walkout Wednesday
John Matthews WMAL.com ROCKVILLE — Students from at least three Montgomery County high schools are planning to meet up at Union Station Wednesday morning, then march to the east side of the U.S....
Syndicated Author Feb 21, 2018

Police Officer Convicted in Terrorism Case Regrets Behavior
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – A police officer convicted of trying to help the Islamic State group says his behavior was an “aberration” and does not reflect who he is. In a letter f...
Syndicated Author Feb 19, 2018

WATCH: Teens Press for Gun Control Outside White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of teenage students are lying down on the pavement in front of the White House to demand presidential action on gun control after 17 students were killed in a sch...
Syndicated Author Feb 19, 2018

Reagan National Construction Likely To Cause Traffic Backups
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2018/02/19071727/MON-AM-AIRPORT-CONSTRUCTION-BEGINS.wavARLINGTON, Va. – Construction begins Monday on a $1 billion revitalization project at Reagan National ...
Syndicated Author Feb 19, 2018
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