Category Archives: Local News

By WMAL.comFormer Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's administration was found responsible for not doing enough to mitigate the miles long traffic jam on Interstate 95 during a snowstorm in early Januar...

By WMAL.comMaryland Governor Larry Hogan was in Florida last week, where he criticized Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for his remarks threatening retaliation for Disney's opposition to his Parental Rig...

By WMAL.comGovernor Glenn Youngkin had a busy Friday, signing more than 40 pieces of legislation into law. The bills signed cover issues across the policy spectrum, but most notably included measures ...

By WMAL.comAfter calling state legislators back to Richmond for a special session to pass a state budget, Governor Youngkin's $5.5 billion package of proposed tax cuts remains stuck in gridlock betwee...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly approved a quickly redrawn congressional map on Wednesday, five days after a judge struck down the one lawmakers approved in Dec...

By WMAL.comAttorney General Jason Miyares announced this week that Virginia would be joining 20 other states to legally challenge the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) mask mandate on ...

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - A wealthy stock trader was re-sentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison for his role in the fiery death of a man who was helping him secretly dig tunnels for a nuclear bunker ...

By WMAL.comMaryland Governor Larry Hogan took aim at President Biden on Tuesday night during an interview on Fox News for his consideration of relaxing oil sanctions against Venezuela. Hogan is in Flo...

Maryland Judge Lynne A. Battaglia threw out the new congressional map passed by the Democrat-led Maryland legislature on Friday, claiming the districts were the product of "extreme partisan gerrymande...

John MatthewsWMAL.comHAGERSTOWN, MD   (WMAL)  After spending more than three weeks camped out at the Hagerstown Speedway, the remaining drivers of the Peoples’ Convoy are going ba...