Category Archives: Local News
Senate Set to Pass Billion-Dollar Defense Bill, Keeping Guantanamo Bay Open
Isbella Diaz WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) The Senate is expected to give final passage to a $607 billion defense policy bill on Tuesday. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would ban P...
Nov 10, 2015
WATCH: Four Killed, 14 Others Injured In Hyattsville Car Crash
HYATTSVILLE — (CNN) A fiery wreck involving a church van and two other vehicles killed four people in Maryland over the weekend, authorities said. Fatalities in the Sunday crash in Hyattsville i...
Nov 09, 2015
FBI Times Square Billboard Aims to Catch Man Wanted for Killing His Wife at Maryland Dunkin Donuts
Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON — (WMAL) Among billboards in Times Square for Cup of Noodles and Broadway shows, there’s a large wanted poster for a Hanover man police say killed his wife...
Nov 06, 2015
Montgomery County Residents Headed to El Salvador
Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) People in El Salvador are getting some help from Montgomery County. A delegation of nearly 40 county residents, including County Council President Geo...
Nov 06, 2015
Redskins’ Best Shot At Beating New England – Perfection, Passing… And Prayer?
John Matthews WMAL.com ASHBURN, VA — (WMAL) The Washington Redskins enter Sunday’s game against the defending World Champion New England Patriots as 14-point underdogs, and there are many ...
Nov 06, 2015
Guilty Plea Expected for Capitol Gyrocopter Pilot
Daniela BersonWMAL.comWASHINGTON — (WMAL) Douglas Hughes, the man who flew a gyrocopter from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to the U.S. Capitol in April, will plead guilty at his next court appearance...
Nov 06, 2015
LISTEN: McLean Gun Shop Near School Works with Community on Resolution NOT Involving Relocation
https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2015/11/Bill-Thompson-for-web-NOVA.mp3 Isbella Diaz WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL)The debate continues in McLean over what to do about a gun shop ...
Nov 05, 2015
Will WMATA Start Letting Riders Eat on the Metro?
Isbella Diaz WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Declining ridership has meant low revenue for WMATA, and the transit authority is trying to find new ways to make money. A committee of the Metro Board ...
Nov 05, 2015
Anne Arundel County is Getting Rid of Final Exams in Schools
Isbella Diaz WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) It turns out it’s not just Montgomery County that wants to get rid of final exams. Following the Montgomery County board’s lead, the school ...
Nov 05, 2015
D.C. Man Accused of Throwing Baby Daughter Down Staircase
https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2015/11/WED-PM-DBag-Wanted-Wrap1-Update1.mp3 Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Prince William County Police have arrested a suspect in...
Nov 04, 2015
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