Category Archives: Local News

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) A new Washington Post/University of Maryland poll shows Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton leading among Maryland voters, three weeks before the state...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL)– Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett cut what had been a proposed 8.6 percent property tax hike for the fiscal year 2017. He announced on WMAL’...

Dave Sweet WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) The speed limit on I-70 increased from 65 mph to 70 mph on Tuesday. The change is the result of a law passed in the Maryland General Assembly last year al...

Dave Sweet WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Recently departed Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III’s house is on sale according to a listing on the website Zillow. “Gorgeous farmhouse...

Grace PaloWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) — Montgomery County will now consider continuing to gradually increase it to $15/hour by 2020, it is currently in the process of slowly raising its minimum wa...

Nicole RazWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) — The Redskins have yet to publicly announce a site for their new stadium, and local jurisdictions are doing what they can to attract the team. The DC governm...

Steve BurnsWMAL.comWASHINGTON – (WMAL) Like San Francisco, Los Angeles and Boston before it, D.C. is now proposing a ban on smokeless tobacco products in its sports venues, Nats Park included. L...

Steve Burns WMAL.com ARLINGTON – (WMAL) Public comments can start rolling in today on what commuters would like out of expanded transit options coming to the I-66 Corridor. Tolls are set to be i...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) For the second time in four days, the Washington Monument is closed following an elevator malfunction. There was an interruption in service at the 490-foot level on Friday aft...

Dave SweetWMAL.comWASHINGTON — (WMAL) The gunman responsible for the murder of Virginia State Trooper Chad Dermyer had 143 unused rounds of ammunition in his possession when state troopers shot ...