Category Archives: Local News

Juan Herrera WMAL News WASHINGTON – With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner said residents could soon see additional pandemic-related restrictions implemented in ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Legalized sports betting in Maryland could start in the summer of next year after voters approved it on Election Day, but lawmakers still need to work out the details of how it w...

WMAL NEWS WASHINGTON – Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has proposed changes that would bring back gathering and capacity limits for restaurants and other businesses and facilities in the...

WMAL NEWS WASHINGTON – Virginia Republican Daniel Gade has conceded the senate race to Democrat Mark Warner. Gade is a professor at American University in Washington and a retired Army lieutenan...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - U.S. Reps. Kweisi Mfume and Steny Hoyer won reelection on Tuesday in Maryland, along with the state's six other U.S. House incumbents. Mfume, a Democrat, defeated Republican Kimb...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer won reelection in Maryland on Tuesday. Hoyer defeated Republican Chris Palombi. As the House majority leader, Hoyer is the No. 2 House Democrat. In that pos...

WASHINGTON – Several hundred people have gathered in Black Lives Matter Plaza, just one block from the White House, holding signs and chanting about democracy. It was a generally festive atmosph...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Three competitive U.S. House races vied for Virginia voters' attention Tuesday along with the presidential race and a U.S. Senate seat.Much is different this election, thanks in l...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comAn about face from the chancellor of D.C. Public Schools about when some students will be returning to classrooms. Monday Chancellor Lewis Ferebee said elementary schoolers will ...

WMAL News Heather Curtis WASHINGTON – An 80-year-old man shot his 76-year-old wife to death Friday morning in her hospital room before turning the gun on himself according to the Spotsylvania Co...