Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

 WASHINGTON — (CNN) Brittney Sparks didn’t plan on telling her young daughter what happened to a silverback gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo.But they were visiting from Kentucky and MacK...

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) The Supreme Court on Monday laid the groundwork for a significant debate on capital punishment next term, announcing it will take up two death penalty cases. The first ...

John Matthews WMAL.com https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2016/06/SteveMaria-for-web-safetrack-.mp3 FALLS CHURCH, VA — (WMAL) And so it begins. Although the program officially kic...

LAS VEGAS — (CNN) An Army Reserve officer and I.T. analyst from the District of Columbia has been crowned Miss U.S.A. 2016 after mounting a strong defense of women in combat roles in the militar...

FALLUJA, IRAQ — (CNN) ISIS is targeting civilians attempting to leave the militant-held city of Falluja, as Iraqi forces and militia attempt to wrest back control of the city, a European non-pro...

NEW YORK — (CNN) It’s not just a Latino judge — Donald Trump says a Muslim judge might be biased against him, too. The presumptive GOP nominee was asked Sunday on CBS’ “F...

CINCINNATI — (CNN) Will the drama surrounding Harambe’s death come to an end, or is this just the beginning?On Monday, the Hamilton County prosecutor may announce whether the parents of a ...

MIAMI — (CNN) Just days after the official start of hurricane season, a tropical storm is churning toward the Florida coast.Officials warned that the cyclone — which was about 410 miles (6...

WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Fort Hood emergency officials are continuing to conduct rescue operations for an overturned Light Medium Tactical Vehicle at the Owl Creek Tactical low-water crossing and Eas...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) An F-16 crashed south of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Thursday after a U.S. Air Force Academy commencement ceremony attended by President Barack Obama. A spokesman for the a...