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LISTEN: Apartment Buildings at College Park Metro Station Would Add to County’s Tax Base
Heather Curtis WMAL.com. https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2017/04/14092941/FRI-AM-College-Park-Metro-Wrap-1.wav WASHINGTON — Development is booming in College Park, Maryland, especially by t...
Apr 13, 2017
American Eagle Foundation Holds Campaign to Name Baby Eagles
Wyn Delano WMAL.com WASHINGTON — The public has the chance to submit name ideas for two baby American eagles at the National Arboretum through April 18th. This is the third year of the #NameTheN...
Apr 13, 2017
Police: Basketball Coach Accused of Raping a Student
BALTIMORE (AP) – Authorities in Maryland say a basketball coach has been charged with the second-degree rape of a teenage student. News outlets report 26-year-old Carl Trusty was arrested in his...
Apr 13, 2017
Verdict Coming for Father Charged in Death of 1-Year-Old Son
MANASSAS, Va. (AP) – A judge is set to rule on whether a Virginia father killed his year-old son in an effort to collect on more than $500,000 in life insurance he had taken out on the boy. The ...
Apr 13, 2017
Attorneys for Man Charged in “Pokemon Go” Shooting Seek to Leave Case
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) – Attorneys for a security guard charged with fatally shooting a 60-year-old man in Chesapeake are seeking to withdraw from the case. The Virginian-Pilot reports that defens...
Apr 13, 2017
LISTEN: Volunteers Make Progress Cleaning Up Annandale Church Spraypainted With Swastikas
https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2017/04/12164915/FFX-Police-Vandalism-1.wavHeather CurtisWMAL.com.WASHINGTON – Wednesday members of the Little River United Church of Christ in Annandale and...
Apr 12, 2017
Families Awarded $17M in Fatal Midair Collision Lawsuit
FREDERICK, MD — (AP) A jury has awarded the families of two helicopter pilots killed in a 2014 midair collision with a small plane in Maryland a total of $17 million. The Frederick News-Post rep...
Apr 12, 2017
WATCH: Jewish Community Center and Church Vandalized
UPDATE 3:20PM: The Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia has released a statement regarding last night’s vandalism: The Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia was the target to...
Apr 11, 2017
Surveillance Photo Released in Ride On Bus Sex Assault Incident
Caroline Tucker WMAL.com WHEATON, MD – (WMAL) Montgomery County Police have just released the surveillance photo of a sex assault suspect. They say a 17-year-old girl reported that a man touched...
Apr 11, 2017
Officials: Inmate Stabs Correctional Officer at Prison
CRESAPTOWN, Md. (AP) – Authorities say an inmate stabbed a correctional officer at a maximum-security prison in western Maryland. The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services said i...
Apr 11, 2017
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