Category Archives: Local News

By WMAL.comThe Williamsburg-James City Council voted 4-3 last week to nix the purchase of social studies books for local schools that included elements of Critical Race Theory. The vote followed a num...

By WMAL.comThe Virginia General Assembly is scheduled to reconvene this Wednesday and negotiate the nearly 150 bills that were either amended or vetoed by Governor Glenn Youngkin. While it is expected...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comA 22-year-old man faces charges including assault with intent to kill after D.C. Police say he tied a woman’s hands and feet together and assaulted her. According to a poli...

By WMAL.comOn Monday, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a bipartisan coalition of state attorney generals to urge GoFundMe to adopt better disclosure policies and provide greater clarity ...

By WMAL.comDemocrats desperate to appeal to voters in swing districts are calling on President Biden to reconsider his Administration's position on allowing Title 42 to expire. The Trump-era federal h...

By WMAL.comOn Monday, Amtrak brought an end to mask mandates following Trump nominated U.S. District Judge Kathryn Mizelle's decision to strike down the mandates on federal transportation. Effective i...

By BRIAN WITTEANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A former Maryland mayor who admitted to posting nude photos of his ex-girlfriend on Reddit will not have to spend time behind bars under a plea deal announced by th...

By WMAL.comFormer Vice President Mike Pence was in Charlottesville on Tuesday speaking on the campus of University of Virginia at an event hosted by the Young America's Foundation. Leading up to the s...

By WMAL.comThe Office of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is staying busy after the state legislature adjourned last week. On Tuesday, Hogan signed a measure that would support pro sports stadiums across...

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - A trial over libel allegations by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, will likely turn into a six-week, mudslinging soap opera, Heard's lawyers warned a Virginia jury Tue...