Category Archives: Local News

https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2017/11/03065807/FRI-AM-FFX-Absentee-Voting-Wrap-1.mp3RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginians have one more day to pick up an absentee ballot before Election Day.Sat...

NEW YORK — A week after they voted to unionize, journalists at DNAinfo and Gothamist learned that their websites have shut down, as have local newssites in several other major cities, including ...

 WASHINGTON (AP) – Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has voiced his support for Vladimir Putin ahead of the Russian presidential election.Ovechkin posted a message in Russian on his...

 WASHINGTON (AP) – First-time manager Dave Martinez knows that the Washington Nationals hired him with one goal in mind.Martinez has started his new job by speaking repeatedly about winning...

HERNDON, Va. — A northern Virginia town is moving forward with plans to redevelop a big chunk of its downtown. The Herndon Town Council voted unanimously last week on a deal with a private devel...

WASHINGTON (AP) – After years of public controversy and debate, work is finally beginning on a massive memorial to President Dwight Eisenhower. A groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning marked ...

John Matthews WMAL.com SPRINGFIELD, VA — (WMAL) A story right out of a horror movie turned reality in Fairfax County a day after Halloween. Fairfax County police say a man beat his wife with the...

WASHINGTON — NPR’s senior vice president of news Michael Oreskes resigned on Wednesday amid allegations of sexual harassment and improper behavior in his past. “I am deeply sorry to ...

BALTIMORE — President Donald Trump has nominated a Justice Department official as Maryland’s new U.S. attorney. Robert Hur is among seven U.S. attorney nominations the White House announce...

Steve Burns WMAL.com ALEXANDRIA – (WMAL) Christ Church in Alexandria defended its decision to move two plaques honoring former parishioners Robert E. Lee and George Washington, saying the two me...