Category Archives: Local News

A bill banning firearms at polling sites in Maryland is advancing in the state Legislature, and advocates say it is necessary to stop voter intimidation."Everyone should be able to vote free from fear...

Roger Mudd, the longtime political correspondent and anchor for NBC and CBS who once stumped Sen. Edward Kennedy by simply asking why he wanted to be president, has died. He was 93. CBS News says Mudd...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland will ease restrictions on restaurants and other businesses later this week, Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday, citing improving COVID-19 health metrics and increasing vaccin...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History has acquired the vial that contained the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine administered in the United States as part of its plans t...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia GOP appears to be headed back to the drawing board in its ongoing struggle to sort out how to choose its nominees for this year's statewide contests.After months of d...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - From higher fines for littering to a ban on releasing nonbiodegradable balloons, Virginia's General Assembly has approved a collection of bills that will impact consumers. Some of...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Standardized tests for students in Maryland have been scaled back and pushed until this fall.The Washington Post reports that the tests had been planned for this spring.The decis...

Washington has informed Alex Smith the team is releasing the veteran quarterback, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of a...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was fined $5,000 by the NHL on Thursday for spearing Boston Bruins rookie Trent Frederic, an amount that is the maximum allowable under the collective bargain...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has thrown his support to Democratic Del. Jay Jones, who is challenging two-term incumbent Attorney General Mark Herring in this year's election. Jones...