Category Archives: Local News

By WMAL.comThe Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin announced this morning that Virginia's unemployment rate remained steady at 3.3 percent for the month of February. The unemployment rate in the Commonw...

By WMAL.comThe former EPA Administrator in the Trump Administration Andrew Wheeler will serve as a senior advisor to Governor Glenn Youngkin. The announcement comes after the former Trump official nom...

By WMAL.comDC Police Union Head, Gregg Pemberton joined O'Connor & Company Friday morning to discuss the rising crime rates in DC, and Mayor Muriel Bowser's failure to support the city's police fo...

Thursday, Democrats in the Virginia State Senate voted in favor of blocking Governor Glenn Youngkin's appointees to the state parole board. The move showcases the escalating tensions between Democrats...

By WMAL.comMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan and top legislative leaders agreed Thursday to a 30-day suspension of the state's gas tax amid rising prices at the pump.The agreement was announced after state of...

By WMAL.comGovernor Youngkin has urged state legislators in Richmond to suspend Virginia's gas tax in wake of the soring gas prices over the past month. Gas prices have reached nearly $4 per gallon in...

By John MatthewsWASHINGTON – (WMAL) As COVID case levels continue to fall, more jurisdictions are going mask-optional in the DC area. The Montgomery County Board of Education voted unanimously T...

By WMAL.comThe largest school system in the state represented by the Fairfax County School Board said they believe Governor Youngkin's law prohibiting mask mandates is unconstitutional.What's next: th...

By: WMAL.com The Virginia GOP hopes to build off of the momentum of the historic election of Governor Youngkin in the 2021 elections. After the approval of a new congressional map by the state Supreme...

By Dante Swallow – WMAL.comWASHINGTON, DC – February 23, 2022Mayor Bowser issued an alert on Tuesday regarding the trucker convoy's protest that is planned for the coming week. While the s...