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WASHINGTON (AP/WMAL) - President Donald Trump delighted supporters gathered near the White House on Saturday with a slow motorcade drive-by through downtown Washington on the way to his Virginia golf ...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com New COVID-19 restrictions will go in places in Virginia starting Sunday at midnight. Gov. Ralph Northam announced the restrictions in a video posted to Twitter Friday. They are...

 Heather CurtisWMAL.comBad news for Prince George's County residents who are sick of COVID-19. Masks will be required outside starting at 5 p.m. Sunday, and other restrictions will go into effect...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A state panel is soliciting recommendations on what should replace Virginia's Robert E. Lee statue at the U.S. Capitol. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that a virtual hearing by ...

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) - A sword from the defense of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812. A stopped wristwatch recovered from the wrecked E-Ring of the Pentagon on the Sept. 11 attacks. The Sherman tank t...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Virginia and across the country, Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday announced plans to significantly increase statewide testing capacity and to l...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland will reduce indoor operations for bars and restaurants from 75% to 50% in response to rising coronavirus cases and increased hospitalizations, Gov. Larry Hogan announced...

WMAL NewsWASHINGTON - This year’s 98th National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony is going virtual due to COVID-19.The National Park Service has announced that this year’s ceremony will not...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - More than 700 people in Maryland were hospitalized with the coronavirus as of Monday morning, an increase of 52 in a 24-hour period and the highest since mid-June, the state repo...

BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland restaurants will receive $50 million in state aid as they continue to struggle with devastating financial losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.State officials released d...