Category Archives: Local News

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation Friday that would legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, with retail sales starting several years down th...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said Friday that all schools in the state should make in-person instruction available at least as an option next month, noting the coronavirus pandemic...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia moved another step closer to ending capital punishment on Friday when the state House joined the Senate in voting to abolish the death penalty.Democratic Gov. Ralph North...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Maryland inmates make as little as $0.17 per hour for voluntary prison employment and training, a stipend that one lawmaker compared to "slave labor" in support of legislation...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced a move Thursday to effectively extend the length of this year's legislative session to its customary 46-day length after Republican lawmakers...

ANNAPOLIS , Md. (AP) - Maryland lawmakers announced a package of measures to overhaul the state's unemployment system Thursday, after describing how they have been flooded with complaints during the p...

BALTIMORE (AP) - A U.S. Marshals Service deputy was shot and wounded and a suspect was killed Thursday morning during an exchange of gunfire while law enforcement officers served an arrest warrant in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Vice President Mike Pence has opened a transition office in northern Virginia.Pence announced Wednesday that the Office of the Former Vice President will handle correspondence...

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - The school board in Virginia's largest county has approved a return-to-school plan that phases in limited in-person learning in all grades over the next six weeks. Fairfax County P...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - After a lengthy and impassioned floor debate, the Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would require every local school division to make both virtual and...