Category Archives: Local News
Maryland Democrats Admit to Gerrymandering When Redrawing Congressional Districts
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2017/06/01141436/THU-PM-MD-Redistricting-Wrap-2.wav By Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON – A lawsuit over alleged gerrymandering when Maryland’s Congr...
Jun 01, 2017
Local Waterways Are Infested More Than Ever By Dreaded Frankenfish
John Matthews WMAL.com https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2017/06/02065729/THU-PM-BILL-FRANKENFISH.mp3 POTOMAC, MD — (WMAL) Loch Ness has its monster. The Black Lagoon has its creature. And fo...
Jun 01, 2017
Reston Town Center Loosens Reins On Weekday Paid Parking
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2017/06/01093035/THU-AM-Reston-Parking-Wrap-1.wavHeather CurtisWMAL.comRESTON, VA — (WMAL) The company that manages Reston Town Center, Boston Properties, is...
Jun 01, 2017
With Budget Reduction, DC Streetcar Expansion Plans Put in Danger
Steve BurnsWMAL.comWASHINGTON – (WMAL) Even after a notoriously botched rollout, hopes were still high in some areas that the D.C. Streetcar could one day connect neighborhoods in the District t...
Jun 01, 2017
Noose Found On Floor Of An Exhibit At African-American Museum
WASHINGTON — (CNN) A noose was found at the National Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington, DC on Wednesday, the museum said in a statement. This is the second incident in...
Jun 01, 2017
No Retaliation By The Nats, But They Beat The Giants, 6 – 3
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Gio Gonzalez pitched into the seventh inning to win for the first time in more than a month, and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Tuesday night....
May 31, 2017
It’s Mosquito Season! Maryland Swears Vigilance To Fight Zika Virus
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Maryland officials say they’ve begun their efforts to combat mosquitoes for the summer. Agriculture Secretary Joe Bartenfelder said in a statement Tuesday that the &#...
May 31, 2017
LISTEN: Final Reports In On Fairfax’s JEB Stuart HS Name Change Debate
Steve Burns WMAL.com https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2017/05/31063134/Steve-for-web-stuart.mp3 WASHINGTON – (WMAL) After a long, contentious debate over changing the name of J.E.B Stuart Hi...
May 31, 2017
MLB Issues Suspensions for Harper, Strickland Following Fight
NEW YORK (WMAL)– Major League Baseball has announced the suspensions for Washington Nationals Outfielder Bryce Harper and San Francisco Giants Pitcher Hunter Strickland.Here’s the official...
May 30, 2017
UPDATE: Rachel Dolezal Disinvited to Baltimore Book Festival
BALTIMORE (AP) – Organizers of the Baltimore Book Festival say they have decided to disinvite Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who led others to believe she was black. The decision by the Baltimo...
May 30, 2017
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