Category Archives: Local News

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's administration issued a universal mask mandate for K-12 schools Thursday.The move came after a handful of school districts in recent days ...

McLEAN, Va. (AP) - It came as a surprise to Mottrom Drive resident Beau Fitzpatrick that he lives on a street named for a Confederate soldier."Really? I always assumed it was named for an apple, or ap...

Heather CurtisWMALRoughly two weeks before the first day of classes in Frederick County Public Schools, residents urged the board of education to reconsider the school system's new mask mandate first ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia House gave initial approval Wednesday to a spending plan for billions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief money, a day after the Democratic majority flatly rejec...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The party for the nation's 44th president will go on, but only for family and close friends.Former President Barack Obama has scaled back his 60th birthday bash set for this weekend ...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Star defensive tackle Jonathan Allen was held out of Washington's practice Monday because of a tight hamstring.Allen worked on a side field with trainers while the rest of the team...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The entire General Assembly returned to the state Capitol for the first time in over a year Monday, kicking off a short special session to elect judges and adjust the state budget...

BOSTON (AP) - Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked after a Vatican investigation confirmed he had sexually molested adults as well as children, has been charged with sexually assaulti...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland's governor honored deaf and blind swimmer Becca Meyers on Monday for courage in championing the disabled, after the three-time gold medalist withdrew from the Paralympic...

Maria LeafWMAL.comWASHINGTON– Of the close to 500 children that have come to Montgomery County, Md from the US-Mexico border so far this year, only a fraction have been registered for classes in...