Category Archives: Local News

Farragut West Metro station, Washington, D.C. Caroline Tucker WMAL.com Metro’s general manager says the system is “fast approaching” a breaking point when it comes to finances. Durin...

John Matthews WMAL.com WEST PALM BEACH, FL — (WMAL) The Washington Nationals have a new starting catcher – one who won’t have to move very far. Matt Wieters, a four-time All Star as ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Would you want to take a 3-year-old on a 16-hour flight? Luckily for the National Zoo and FedEx, they’re dealing with a panda, not a toddler. And Bao Bao will be traveli...

https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2017/02/mon-am-stv-deathwdig-1.mp3 Steve Burns WMAL.com WASHINGTON – (WMAL) Congress’ 30-day review period to review local District laws e...

Steve Burns WMAL.com https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2017/02/mon-pm-stv-howell-1.mp3 RICHMOND – (WMAL) Virginia’s second-longest serving House Speaker will be retiring at...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comFAIRFAX, VA — (CNN) A local Pastor is at an ICE field office in Fairfax Friday morning looking to talk to someone about the arrest of about half a dozen Latino men outside ...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2017/02/Heather-Curtis-for-web-strike-.mp3 WASHINGTON – Thursday, immigrants walked out on work to show what a day witho...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Washington felt the pinch of the nationwide “Day Without Immigrants” demonstrations Thursday, with government institutions, including the Capitol and Pentagon, aff...

WASHINGTON — (AP) District of Columbia officials say more than 400 pregnant women who tested negative for the Zika virus are being retested because of a math error during the testing process. Ci...

WASHINGTON (AP) – More than a half-million workers in the nation’s capital will get up to eight weeks of paid family leave under a law that Mayor Muriel Bowser has allowed to take effect w...