Category Archives: Local News

ROCKVILLE, MD — (CNN/WMAL) Anonymous bomb threats to Jewish institutions have spiked to about 140 incidents across the country since January, according to the Anti-Defamation League. The latest ...

https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2017/03/Maria-for-web-no-school-.mp3UPPER MARLBORO, MD — (CNN) Organizers say it was intended in the same spirit of “love and liberation&#...

Maria LeafWMAL.comThe Prince George’s County Public Schools is the latest district to announce it’ll be closed on Wednesday for “A Day Without A Woman”.Dr. Kevin Maxwell, the C...

Caroline Tucker WMAL.com WARRENTON, Va. (AP) – A man who admitted to wanting to kill the U.S. president is planning to run for the Virginia House of Delegates. Nathan Daniel Larson intends to ru...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) – The U.S. Navy says about 10 percent of the whales it encounters near the Chesapeake Bay have shown signs of impact with ships.That rate is pretty high compared to other areas...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginians will soon be able to buy Everclear and similar high-alcohol content drinks at state-owned stores.Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently approved a bill that would allow th...

https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2017/03/Maria-Leaf-for-web-pnats-.mp3WOODBRIDGE, VA — (WMAL) The Prince William County Board of County Supervisors will formally receive a propo...

Steve Burns WMAL.com ALEXANDRIA – (WMAL) Alexandria Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday, Superintendent Dr. Alvin Crawley announced, thanks to an unprecedented number of staff members req...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is handing a transgender teen’s case back to a lower court without reaching a decision.The justices said Monday they have opted not to decide whether fe...

John MatthewsWMAL.comARLINGTON, VA — (WMAL) One person was killed and another critically injured in a house fire in Arlington Sunday night.The fire in the 2600 block of South Grant Street broke ...