Category Archives: Local News

WASHINGTON — Metro has announced it will NOT allow ANY issue-oriented advertising on buses and trains for the time being.This is a statement just released from WMATA:“Metro’s Board o...

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Secret Service and National Park Service officials are prepping for upgrades to the White House fence after several embarrassing security lapses in recent months.Authorities a...

7:05am UPDATE: All lanes are now reopened on the inner loop. 6:38am UPDATE: The right lane and shoulder are now open, and fire equipment has left the scene. Highway crews continue to clean up spilled ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Police allege Jerez Nehemiah Stone-Coleman, also known as Kidd Cole, made 11 phone calls reporting “bomb threats and/or hostage situations” that spurred responses ...

INTERVIEW – MARYLAND STATE SENATOR CATHERINE PUGH – (Baltimore City) - discussed the crime problem in Baltimore.

Heather CurtisWMAL NewsWASHINGTON (WMAL) — The group that held the “Draw Muhammad” contest in Texas, which led to a shooting, wants to feature the winning drawing in an advertisement...

WASHINGTON (WMAL) — A regular at a D.C. restaurant left staff with a shock, and a $2,000 tip.The anonymous guest visited Blue 44 on Memorial Day because the executive chef James Turner had plann...

Alex BeallWMAL.comSTERLING (WMAL) — A Virginia agency is investigating last Thursday’s rock blast in Sterling, which originated in a quarry. The fly rock from the blast injured one person ...

John MatthewsWMAL.comSILVER SPRING — (WMAL) Score one for “Free-Range Parenting.”A Silver Spring couple under watch for possible child neglect because their children were allowed to ...

WASHINGTON (CNN)–One week after a prominent Washington couple, their son and housekeeper were found dead in a charred mansion, authorities arrested a suspect in the killings after tracking him f...