Category Archives: Local News

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - A military jury imposed a sentence of 26 years Friday on a former Maryland man who admitted joining al-Qaida and has been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center. But under ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Comptroller Peter Franchot announced Wednesday that Prince George's County Councilwoman Monique Anderson-Walker will be his running mate in his bid to become governor of Maryland...

NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL is not going to issue a report on its 10-month investigation into allegations the Washington Football Team engaged in harassment and abuse because of its promise to protect the...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A Maryland congressman announced Wednesday that he has deactivated his official congressional and campaign Facebook and Instagram accounts until their parent company and Congress...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – Metro riders will have to wait longer for trains until at least Halloween because 7,000 series cars remain out of service after one derailed on Oct. 12....

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - Virginia's new bipartisan redistricting committee all but gave up its effort to draw new congressional maps after committee members could not find consensus on what constitute...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - When Donald Trump rallied Republicans this past week to vote for Glenn Youngkin for governor in Virginia, the former president called in to a gathering of die-hard supporters. Tha...

WMAL NEWSWASHINGTON – Leesburg District School Board member Beth Barts has announced her resignation from the Loudoun County School Board.She made the announcement in a Facebook post and said he...

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) - Republican attorney general candidate Jason Miyares criticized Democratic incumbent Mark Herring for the actions of the state's parole board at a debate Wednesday, while Herring s...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - Democrat Mark Herring is seeking a third term as attorney general, highlighting a progressive record that includes defending gay marriage, gun control and criminal justice ref...