Category Archives: Local News

Kerry Picket | April 7, 2025(The Washington Times) - President Trump is expected to have a military parade in the streets of Washington, something he has wanted since his first term in office.The para...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Public safety legislation unveiled Wednesday by local lawmakers in the nation's capital is aimed at bringing down spiraling violent crimes rates that have stoked ...

Heather Curtis – WMAL News | January 11, 2024Add Carroll County Public Schools to the list of districts in Northern Virginia limiting access to books deemed inappropriate because of sexually exp...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Advocates of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's plan to build a new professional sports arena and entertainment district in northern Virginia say the project would be a ge...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - The Washington Commanders fired coach Ron Rivera on Monday, the first move of many expected by new owners as they put their stamp on the NFL franchise they bought last year.The dec...

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | January 4, 2024This week marks two years since the epic backup on I-95 that left some Virginians stranded on the Beltway for 24 hours.“We did have an intense rate...

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | December 12, 2023Drastic cuts could be coming to the DC metrorail system as the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority continues to struggle with its $750 milli...

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | December 11, 2023The U.S. Department of Justice announced charges against a group of teenagers for committing a series of armed carjackings in the nation’s capita...

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | November 28, 2023One of the seven teenagers involved in the early morning SUV crash in Merrifield, Va. last week has died.The crash occurred when the teen driver lost c...

(AP) – Roommates who sued a Maryland county Monday claim police officers illegally entered their apartment without a warrant, detained them at gunpoint without justification and unnecessarily sh...