Category Archives: Local News

Cruz blames Trump for tabloid’s extramarital affair allegations
Dave Sweet WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Texas Senator and GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz responded Friday to a tabloid’s allegations that he has recently been involved in multiple ext...
Syndicated Author Mar 25, 2016
Arlington Fire Confirms Electrical Fire at Clarendon
Bridget Reed Morawski ARLINGTON, VA (WMAL) - Metro has suspended service between Rosslyn and Ballston stations in Arlington after a reported track fire. The Arlington Fire Department is tweetin...
Syndicated Author Mar 25, 2016

MARC Service Disrupted by Brushfires Thursday Morning
John Matthews MARC rail service on the Camden line was extremely limited Thursday morning because firefighters were continuing to put out hot spots from a series of brush fires along the CSX tr...
Syndicated Author Mar 24, 2016

Capitol Building in Final Phase of Restoration
Bridget Reed Morawski WASHINGTON (WMAL) — Next time you take the out-of-town relatives on the obligatory trip through the National Mall, make sure to bring your camera. You might finally get a p...
Syndicated Author Mar 24, 2016

Fire Destroys Four Townhomes In Prince George’s County
John Matthews BRANDYWINE, MD — (WMAL) Four townhomes were destroyed when fire ripped through an entire row of them in a neighborhood on Chaddsford Drive in Brandywine early Thursda...
Syndicated Author Mar 24, 2016

Pepco-Exelon Merger Approved
Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL)– The D.C. Public Service Commission approved the nearly $7 billion Pepco-Exelon merger Wednesday with a 2 to 1 vote and little discussion. The sole dissen...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2016

Metro Shutdown Cost More Than $2 Million
https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2016/03/caroline-metro.mp3 Caroline Tucker WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL)– Metro has released documents revealing a loss of more than $2 million in ...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2016

FINALLY? DC Regulators Set To Make ‘Final’ Ruling On Proposed Pepco/Exelon Merger
John Matthews WASHINGTON — (WMAL) This should be the end. Unless it’s not. The D.C. Public Service Commission has added the $6.8 Billion dollar Pepco/Exelon merger to it’s Wednesday ...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2016

Cherry Blossom Tourist Crowd Brings Aggravation to Some DC Locals
https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2016/03/WED-AM-DC-Tourism-Raz2a.mp3 Nicole Raz WASHINGTON (WMAL) — Today marks peak bloom for DC’s iconic cherry blossoms. For loca...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2016

D.C. High Schooler Wins Google Doodle Contest
Kendra Yoshinaga WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL)– On Google’s homepage today, one D.C. high schooler is in the spotlight. 10th-grader Akilah Johnson won Google’s annual “Doodle 4 Go...
Syndicated Author Mar 22, 2016
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