Category Archives: Local News

Nicole RazWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) — Distracted walking, distracted driving and more congestion at school drop offs in Montgomery County means more fatal accidents. Several council members want...

Bridget Reed Morawski WASHINGTON — (WMAL) A baby owl was discovered earlier this week under a tree opposite the Rapley Preserve Circle in Potomac. A local wildlife rehabilitation center had hope...

Bridget Reed MorawskiWASHINGTON — (WMAL) Roy Spooner, the general manager of DC Yellow Cab, only has one concern for the new taxi cab panic button regulations, but it’s a major one.Anyone ...

Steve BurnsWASHINGTON – (WMAL) Citing a record number of assaults against bus operators, station agents, and other transit employees, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, representing most of WM...

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) A new Washington Post/University of Maryland poll shows Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton leading among Maryland voters, three weeks before the state...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL)– Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett cut what had been a proposed 8.6 percent property tax hike for the fiscal year 2017. He announced on WMAL’...

Dave Sweet WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) The speed limit on I-70 increased from 65 mph to 70 mph on Tuesday. The change is the result of a law passed in the Maryland General Assembly last year al...

Dave Sweet WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Recently departed Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III’s house is on sale according to a listing on the website Zillow. “Gorgeous farmhouse...

Grace PaloWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) — Montgomery County will now consider continuing to gradually increase it to $15/hour by 2020, it is currently in the process of slowly raising its minimum wa...

Nicole RazWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) — The Redskins have yet to publicly announce a site for their new stadium, and local jurisdictions are doing what they can to attract the team. The DC governm...