Category Archives: Local News

Joelle Fredman WMAL.com https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2017/03/web-mon-pm-stv-rville-xplo-1.mp3   ROCKVILLE — (WMAL) Montgomery County Police report that the victim of a ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Maryland lawmakers will have a busy day voting on legislation. That’s because Monday marks the General Assembly’s crossover day. It’s a day on the legisla...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2017/03/heather-for-web-DC-water-.mp3 WASHINGTON — (WMAL) If you live in D.C. or Arlington – or in a small part of...

Steve Burns WMAL.com https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2017/03/Steve-For-web-Metro-.mp3 WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Backing up a case made by Metro leaders for decades, a new study by th...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Gov. Larry Hogan says he supports banning hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in Maryland.Hogan’s announcement Friday afternoon gives a strong boost to legislation t...

FREDERICK — (AP) A statue of the U.S. Supreme Court justice who wrote the 1857 Dred Scott decision affirming slavery will be removed from a City Hall courtyard in western Maryland this weekend.F...

ANNAPOLIS — (AP) The Maryland House of Delegates has passed the state’s $43.5 billion budget.The House voted 135-6 for the measure Thursday. The bill now goes to the Senate.The House also ...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump unveiled his $1.5 billion budget Thursday, which he has dubbed “America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again," bu...

Maria Leaf WMAL.com ANNAPOLIS — (WMAL) “March Madness” has it’s own meaning in Annapolis, where Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is dealing with issues like paid sick leave and th...

ANNAPOLIS — (AP/WMAL) The Maryland Senate has passed a measure to require paid sick leave for businesses that have 15 or more employees. The Senate voted 29-18 for the bill on Thursday. The vote...