Category Archives: Local News

  VIRGINIA — (AP) Jeffrey Lacker, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, has resigned after acknowledging improper discussions with a financial analyst. Lacker said that in 2012...

CULPEPER, Va. (AP) – Teenagers have been arrested after authorities say they admitted to starting multiple fires in two northern Virginia counties.News outlets report a 17-year-old and 18-year-o...

Steve Burns WMAL.com WASHINGTON – (WMAL) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is set to hand over her latest budget proposal to the Council Tuesday, the start of a long, meticulous process of hearings and e...

Wyn Delano WMAL.com LEESBURG, VA — (WMAL) FC Barcelona, one of the most successful soccer franchises in history, is coming to Northern Virginia. The Evergreen Sportsplex in Leesburg will be hold...

WASHINGTON — (AP) Georgetown has hired Patrick Ewing to be its men’s basketball coach, bringing the Hoyas legend back to the school he helped build into a national power as a player in the...

John Matthews WMAL.com https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2017/04/03121113/WEB-MON-PM-BODY-CAMS-BRITT-2.mp3 ROCKVILLE, MD — (WMAL) By all accounts, Montgomery County’s effort to use body...

CLARKSBURG, Md. (AP) – Investigators say a school shooting threat posted on social media posed no credible danger for Clarksburg High School in Montgomery County, Maryland. Media outlets report ...

WASHINGTON — (AP) Right-handed starter Joe Ross was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse and right-hander Jeremy Guthrie was reassigned to minor league camp as the Washington Nationals finalized their ...

John Matthews WMAL News GAITHERSBURG, MD — (WMAL) A woman was killed, three persons were injured and as many as 20 people lost their homes in a towhouse fire in Gaothersburg Sunday night. Firefi...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The FBI has released a series of never-before-seen photos that document the horrific terror attack at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, which left 184 people dead. The 27 ne...