Category Archives: Local News

Daniela Berson WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker claims that the team needs more black and Latino players because he says they are faster on the bases. “...

Steve BurnsWMAL.comALEXANDRIA — (WMAL) The Commonwealth Transportation Board is set to vote today on a long-controversial plan to add dynamic tolling to Interstate 66 inside the Beltway. The pla...

Nicole RazWMALROCKVILLE — (WMAL) New testing results are in for Maryland public schools. Montgomery County elementary and middle school students are outperforming their peers across the state.Mo...

Daniela BersonWMAL.comWASHINGTON — (WMAL) Catholic University is all clear this morning after a series of security incidents Monday night.Around 11 p.m. last night, a custodian at the university...

Nicole Raz WMAL WASHINGTON — (WMAL) The dream of a high speed rail between DC and Richmond is on its way to becoming a reality. Virginia’s Department of Rail and Public Transportation is h...

(CNN) — The Justice Department plans to announce an investigation of the Chicago Police Department, expanding the ongoing civil rights probe of the death of Laquan McDonald, a person familiar wi...

https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2015/12/Nikki-Raz-for-web-REFUGEES.mp3 Nicole Raz and Dave Sweet WMAL WASHINGTON (WMAL) — The first Syrian refugee families are scheduled to set...

(CNN) — Paul Ryan wants to prove he’s changed things in the House, and that he won’t cut the kind of late night, back room deals that former Speaker John Boehner worked out with Hous...

Nicole Raz and Dave Sweet WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) — The first Syrian refugee families are scheduled to settle in Texas Monday, setting the stage for more to come. “If an Islamic terrori...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The holiday season in Washington finally arrived Thursday with the lighting of the National Christmas Tree. The First Family lit the tree in an annual ceremony in the White Ho...