Category Archives: Local News
Youngkin Celebrates Early Childhood Public-Private Choice System
By WMAL.comOn Thursday, Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne Youngkin celebrated the state's privately run preschool system that is supported by the publicly funded childcare subsidy program...
May 06, 2022
MD Gov. Hogan Vetoes Proposal to Expand Abortion Training
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan won't grant a request by the state's comptroller on Wednesday to immediately make $3.5 million available to pay for training to prepare medical professi...
May 05, 2022
Youngkin Leading the Way on Address Food Supply Chain Issues
By WMAL.comVirginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is leading the charge to address supply chain issues that have left grocery store shelves empty by encouraging more commercial driver's license applicants.Y...
May 05, 2022
Gov. Hogan on Trump Running Again: “I Want to go in a Completely Different Direction”
By WMAL.comGovernor Larry Hogan said he envisions a crowded field of challengers competing for the 2024 Republican presidential nod in a recent interview with Axios. Most notably, Hogan said that he w...
May 03, 2022
Leesburg Man Charged With Murder in Father’s Death
LEESBURG, VA. (AP) – A young adult has been charged with murder and other counts after his father was found dead inside a northern Virginia home this weekend, police said on Sunday.Schuyler Lake...
May 02, 2022
Self-Harm on the Rise Amongst Virginia’s Youth Following Pandemic Lockdowns, Report Finds
By WMAL.comNew data released last week by the Virginia Department of Health found that cases of self-harm were on the rise for children and teens in the Commonwealth following the COVID-19 pandemic. T...
May 02, 2022
Governor Youngkin Celebrates Ryan Zimmerman Day
By WMAL.comVirginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issues a proclamation on Friday celebrating one of the state most beloved athletes Ryan Zimmerman. Zimmerman, who was the first draft pick selected by the N...
May 02, 2022
Virginia Democrats Give Party Leader the Boot
By WMAL.comTensions finally reached a boiling point amongst Virginia House Democrats on Wednesday, as they moved to remove Speaker of the House Eileen Filler-Corn via secret-ballot in a closed-door me...
Apr 28, 2022
SCOTUS Allows Admissions Policy at Prestigious Fairfax County High School to Continue
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has turned away a plea from parents to block a new admissions policy at a prestigious high school in northern Virginia that a lower court has found discriminates ag...
Apr 26, 2022
Governor Hogan and Cal Ripken Jr. Join Forces to Build Youth Development Park
By WMAL.comIn a ribbon cutting ceremony held last week, Governor Hogan joined Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. in unveiling a new youth development park that was built on the Prince George's County polic...
Apr 25, 2022
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