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WASHINGTON (WMAL) – Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed an executive order on Tuesday declaring a state of emergency for the Commonwealth.The order is meant to address gasoline supply disruptions...

NEW YORK (AP) - The voice on the phone is steady and clear. "It is unnatural to kill anything," the man says. "But once you've done it the first time, it becomes easier each time."That chilling insigh...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced a $25 million project on Thursday to help youths recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.Project Bounce Back is a public-private partnership that i...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia could lift capacity limits and relax rules for social distancing next month if the rate of coronavirus infections continues to fall in the state, Gov. Ralph Northam said ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced steps on Tuesday to encourage nursing home residents and staff to get vaccinated against COVID-19.Hogan said the state is launching a new data...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Republican candidate for Virginia lieutenant governor is going to court in an effort to find out who is responsible for an anonymous attack that called him "a Gay Democrat" whil...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Thursday updated the state's mask mandate to align it with newly relaxed guidelines issued earlier this week by the federal government.For most of t...

NEW YORK (AP/WMAL) - English rock band Genesis is returning to the U.S. for their first tour in 14 years.Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford announced The Last Domino? Tour on Thursday, which...

Missing out on Thin Mints in the pandemic? A Google affiliate is using drones to deliver Girl Scout cookies to people's doorsteps in a Virginia community.The town of Christiansburg has been a testing ...

Preliminary data from 2020 reveals a dramatic increase in deaths linked with opioids in Maryland, particularly fentanyl; health officials blame the pandemic.The number of unintentional intoxication ov...