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Virginia school board races lean liberal after Tuesday’s election

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | November 8, 2023 School board races have increasingly become a priority for some voters in recent cycles with mounting pressures from education culture wars. While school board candidates are meant to be nonpartisan, nearly all the candidates on the ballot were endorsed by a local political party. The most…Read more

Northern Virginia Board of Supervisors races trend blue

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | November 8, 2023 No matter how you slice it – it was a blue night for Virginia, including the Board of Supervisors races in Fairfax, Prince William and Loudoun counties. In Fairfax, Democrat Jeff McKay was re-elected as chair with 67 percent of the vote. Democrat Phyllis Randall won…Read more

Fairfax County Police release sketch of suspected serial flasher

Heather Curtis – WMAL News | November 2, 2023 Fairfax County Police released a sketch Thursday of a man they think exposed himself to multiple people in Bailey’s Crossroad dating back to August 2022. The most recent case happened on Thursday, Oct. 26 when police said he man exposed himself to a minor in the…Read more

Virginia campaign numbers ramp up ahead of election

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | November 2, 2023 Candidates running for seats in the Virginia legislature are raising staggering amounts of money ahead of Tuesday’s election where every seat is up for grabs. Campaign finance reports show candidates raised millions of dollars in October alone. Virginia Political Analyst, Bob Holsworth, tells WMAL News these…Read more

New executive order cracks down on DC government’s sexual harassment policy

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 31, 2023 Mayor Bowser issued an executive order to update DC government’s sexual harassment policy following controversy from earlier this year. The order cracks down on previous provisions from 2017 and reaffirms DC government’s no-tolerance policy towards inappropriate workplace behavior or sexual harassment. “With this Mayor’s Order we…Read more

Body found of suspected killer of Hagerstown judge

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 26, 2023 The body of Pedro Argote, the man who is accused of murdering a Washington County judge last week, was found dead in Williamsport, Md., according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Judge Andrew Wilkinson was shot in the driveway of his Hagerstown home after Wilkinson granted…Read more

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Virginia school board races lean liberal after Tuesday’s election

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | November 8, 2023 School board races have increasingly become a priority for some voters in recent cycles with mounting pressures from education culture wars. While school board candidates are meant to be nonpartisan, nearly all the candidates on the ballot were endorsed by a local political party. The most…Continue Reading

DC official on administrative leave, charges dropped after domestic violence incident

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | November 6, 2023 Charges have been dropped against newly promoted Assistant City Administrator Christopher Rodriguez but the DC government official remains on leave after being arrested late last week. A police report says that Rodriguez pushed his wife to the ground with both hands on Thursday night. In a…Continue Reading

Fairfax County Police release sketch of suspected serial flasher

Heather Curtis – WMAL News | November 2, 2023 Fairfax County Police released a sketch Thursday of a man they think exposed himself to multiple people in Bailey’s Crossroad dating back to August 2022. The most recent case happened on Thursday, Oct. 26 when police said he man exposed himself to a minor in the…Continue Reading

Virginia campaign numbers ramp up ahead of election

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | November 2, 2023 Candidates running for seats in the Virginia legislature are raising staggering amounts of money ahead of Tuesday’s election where every seat is up for grabs. Campaign finance reports show candidates raised millions of dollars in October alone. Virginia Political Analyst, Bob Holsworth, tells WMAL News these…Continue Reading

New executive order cracks down on DC government’s sexual harassment policy

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 31, 2023 Mayor Bowser issued an executive order to update DC government’s sexual harassment policy following controversy from earlier this year. The order cracks down on previous provisions from 2017 and reaffirms DC government’s no-tolerance policy towards inappropriate workplace behavior or sexual harassment. “With this Mayor’s Order we…Continue Reading

Trick or Treat! University of Maryland Children’s Hospital celebrates NICU babies’ first Halloween

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 31, 2023 The University of Maryland Children’s Hospital’s Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) celebrated the spooky holiday in style with it’s annual costume tradition. This year is extra special as a group of triplets dressed up as Batman, Robin and Superman. Additionally, other patients wore fairy, pumpkin and…Continue Reading

Body found of suspected killer of Hagerstown judge

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 26, 2023 The body of Pedro Argote, the man who is accused of murdering a Washington County judge last week, was found dead in Williamsport, Md., according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Judge Andrew Wilkinson was shot in the driveway of his Hagerstown home after Wilkinson granted…Continue Reading

Prince William supervisors approve environmental plan, hypocritical about data centers

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 26, 2023 The Prince William Digital Gateway saga is ruffling feathers again as the Board of Supervisors approves the county’s environmental master plan. The county’s first environmental plan could cost as much as $860 million over the next 25 years. However, money isn’t being shelled out just yet.…Continue Reading

12-year-old boy found responsible for several Montgomery County school fake bomb threats

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 25, 2023 Montgomery County has been plagued in recent weeks with a series of bomb threats at different high schools, including two this morning. Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville was targeted three separate times by email threats this month and police have now identified a suspect. Montgomery…Continue Reading

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