Category Archives: Local News

WASHINGTON (AP) - That foreboding black fence erected around the U.S. Capitol building has had an unintentional side effect: walling off the local government's ability to enact new laws. Washington D....

WMAL News WASHINGTON – Expect to see periods of light snowfall tonight and tomorrow across the Washington D.C. Metro area. According to Michael Souza, a meteorologist with the National Weather S...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia state senator seeking the Republican nomination for governor filed a federal lawsuit Monday that seeks to undo her legislative colleagues' recent decision to censure he...

WMAL NewsWASHINGTON – Howard County police have increased the reward to up to $30,000 in the shooting of a pregnant woman in Columbia.The shooting on July 31, 2020, resulted in her death and the...

Maria Leaf WMAL.com WASHINGTON– The Head Coach of the Washington Football Team is celebrating an off the field victory: Being Cancer free. The announcement came via twitter from Ron Rivera’...

Juan Herrera WMAL NEWS WASHINGTON - Bars and restaurants in Maryland will no longer be required to close at 10 p.m. starting on Monday. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan made the announcement on Thursday and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia House passed a bill Wednesday that would remove a statue of Harry F. Byrd Sr., a staunch segregationist, from the state Capitol grounds.The measure advanced on a 63-3...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Facing escalating criticism over the state's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam outlined a series of policy changes and initiatives Wednesday that he sai...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia Senate on Wednesday approved a measure rebuking one of its members for a "pattern of unacceptable conduct," including an allegation that she voiced support for those ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The mayor of Richmond, Virginia, has announced that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Mayor Levar M. Stoney said in a statement that he was informed of his positive test...