Category Archives: Local News

  Heather Curtis WMAL.com STERLING, VA — (WMAL) The meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Sterling are used to camping out in their office during major storms, so they were prep...

Daniela BersonWMAL.comWASHINGTON — (WMAL) Mayor Muriel Bowser is urging D.C. residents to stay inside for the rest of the blizzard.Bowser said that over 20 inches of snow has fallen in the Distr...

Dave Sweet WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Crews are ready to repair power lines as necessary in the D.C. area as the blizzard of 2016 continues on into Saturday. “We have commitments from as...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The massive winter storm pummeling the Mid-Atlantic is expected to dump some 2 feet of snow on Washington, D.C. by Saturday night, enough to shut the city down at least throug...

Daniela BersonWMAL.comWASHINGTON — (WMAL) In the next 36 hours, Washington can expect up to two feet of snow.The latest National Weather Service notice estimates 24 inches for the immediate D.C....

Daniela Berson WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) What happens when you let a baby panda play in the snow? Bei Bei the panda cub rolled around in the snow on Thursday afternoon, and it was just as cut...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The next government shutdown is coming soon compliments of a snowstorm. Around noon, federal agencies will shutter ahead of a blizzard headed for Washington. But that’s ...

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2016 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CLOSES AT NOON. UNSCHEDULED LEAVE AND UNSCHEDULED TELEWORK POLICIES ARE IN EFFECT. PUBLIC SCHOOLS DC Public Schools – closed Virginia Alexandria C...

Dave SweetWMAL.comWASHINGTON — (WMAL) WMATA General Manager Paul Wiedefeld announced Thursday the D.C. metro rail system will be shut down for the weekend in anticipation of 20-24 inches of snow...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser apologized Thursday to district residents for the city failing to be prepared for an inch of snowfall that came down on the nation’s capit...