Category Archives: WMAL News Now

April the giraffe at the Animal Adventure Park is finally giving birth!

BLACKSBURG, VA — (AP) Ten years after he nearly died in a mass shooting at Virginia Tech, Kevin Sterne grapples with the knowledge that one day he must tell his son about the horror he worked so...

WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Trent Murphy, outside linebacker for the Washington Redskins has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the season. The team announced the disciplinary move i...

BOSTON (AP/WMAL) Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has wept quietly in court after a jury announcement acquitting him of a Boston double slaying. The jury announced its verdict Fri...

UPDATE: 4:40PM A suspect in custody. Here’s the statement from Fairfax County Police:Fair Oaks Police District - Detectives have a man in custody for striking and killing a 75-year-old woman tod...

[van id=”politics/2017/04/14/moab-blast-video-newday.cnn”]AFGHANISTAN — (CNN) In its second major display of military might in one week, the US dropped its most powerful non-nuclear ...

 MILWAUKEE — (AP) Authorities arrested 32-year-old Joseph Jakubowski at 6 a.m. Friday near Readstown, Wisconsin. The Vernon County and Richland County sheriff offices say multiple law enfor...

BOWIE, Md (WMAL/AP) — Twenty riders are stuck in mid-air on the Joker’s Jinx roller coaster at Six Flags America. No one is reported as being injured. Prince George’s County Fire is ...

A new report says Uber used a secret program dubbed “Hell” to track Lyft drivers to see if they were driving for both ride-hailing services and otherwise stifle competition. It’s the...

CHICAGO — (AP) United Airlines has issued another apology to the man who was forcibly removed from a full flight, saying “we remain steadfast in our commitment to make this right.” T...