Category Archives: Local News

FEDERALSBURG, MD — Thirteen bald eagles found dead last month in Maryland didn’t die of natural causes. Authorities hint that humans may be to blame.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rele...

https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2016/03/the-pm-metro-grace-period-wrap-.mp3 Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL)– Metro usually doesn’t give refunds, but the transit...

Bridget Reed Morawski WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) — Maryland bee advocates are buzzing with delight following a legislative step forward that will combat declining bee populations. The Maryland S...

Kendra Yoshinaga WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL)– Home sales in the Washington region rebounded in February after a small “hiccup” in January, according to data from the real estate resea...

Bridget Reed MorawskiWASHINGTON (WMAL) — After a weak holiday shopping season and a flurry of snow storms, the state of Maryland won’t be generating as much tax revenue as it had anticipat...

Steve BurnsWASHINGTON – (WMAL) As Metro tries to get its own house in order, local elected officials are now trying to figure out their places in the turnaround effort.“We’re all in ...

Heather Curtis WASHINGTON (WMAL) — Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has withdrawn his name from consideration for the state Supreme Court. The move comes a day after a state Senat...

LOVETTSVILLE (WMAL) — Officials in Lovettsville have finally found an unlikely solution to their vulture problem. After almost three weeks of the vultures ominously keeping watch from atop the l...

Caroline Tucker ARLINGTON – (WMAL) Warmer weather is catching some businesses off guard. At the ice skating rink at Pentagon Row in Arlington, staff are working to keep the ice frozen. “Mo...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The Secret Service arrested a suspect in the shooting of an Idaho pastor after the man threw several items over the White House fence, authorities said.Kyle Andrew Odom, 30, w...