Category Archives: Local News

Alicia Abelson WMAL.com RESTON, Va. — (WMAL) Fairfax County Police are asking for the public’s assistance in finding 17-year-old Elliot Byrum. Byrum was called in as a missing person after...

Steve BurnsWMAL.comWASHINGTON – (WMAL) Law enforcement around the D.C. region is hoping for a more peaceful 2017, after what some departments had to go through this past year, between tragic dea...

Steve BurnsWMAL.comWASHINGTON – (WMAL) D.C.’s prodigious delays were the subject of more than a few news stories throughout 2016, as officials on both sides of the Potomac attempted to get...

Steve BurnsWMAL.comWASHINGTON – (WMAL) 2016 marked a year of challenges and changes at Metro, as General Manager Paul Wiedefeld tried to stop the freefall and start turning the system around. WM...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) The Salvation Army National Capital Area Command’s Red Kettle Campaign came up $200,000 short of its $1.4 million goal for the 2016 Christmas se...

gu Alicia Abelson WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Six faith leaders will be participating in the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Michael Pence on Janua...

Grace Palo WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) With Christmas over, many people are in the process of deciding when and how to get rid of their Christmas tree in a safe manner. Due to the trees drying ...

Steve BurnsWMAL.comhttps://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2016/12/tue-pm-stv-metro-wifi.mp3WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Wifi will soon be available in every underground station by the end of 2...

Steve Burns WMAL.com WASHINGTON – (WMAL) D.C. Police say they have a man in custody, Adrian Duane Johnson, 29, following the disappearance and death of Tricia McCauley. Police received a tip aft...

Alicia Abelson WMAL.com MARYLAND — (WMAL) Maryland Governor Larry Hogan mourns the passing of his dog in a post on Facebook today. “They say that a dog is man’s best friend. That sur...