Category Archives: Local News

Daniela BersonWMAL.comALEXANDRIA — (WMAL) The Fairfax County School Board is considering cutting sports programs from public schools, but Board Member Elizabeth Schultz thinks there are plenty o...

 https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2015/08/thu-am-stv-hoggle-1.mp3Steve BurnsWMAL.comWASHINGTON — (WMAL) Eleven months after Sarah and Jacob Hoggle disappeared, search effor...

John Matthews WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) A derailed train is causing major problems downtown for Metrorail Thursday morning, and passengers are being warned to find ways to get around. The tra...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) The Jan. 19 fire that killed Don and Sandra Pyle along with four of their grandchildren and burned the couple’s Annapolis mansion to the ground ...

https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2015/08/WED-AM-VA-Nurse-Shortage-Raz2.mp3 Nicole Raz WMAL WASHINGTON — (WMAL)Like many states across the country, Virginia is facing a shortage ...

Daniela Berson WMAL.com ALEXANDRIA — (WMAL) Fairfax county Public Schools need to cut almost $100 million from their budget, and school sports programs might pay the price. 187,000 students will...

https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2015/08/Steve-Burns-for-web-Ledecky-.mp3 Steve Burns WMAL.com BETHESDA (WMAL) — There is now a new world record in the 1500-meter freestyle swim...

Daniela BersonWMAL.comWASHINGTON — (WMAL) A snake found its way into the Naylor Road Metro station Tuesday morning.It didn’t cause any delays, but it was a distraction to commuters at the ...

https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2015/08/Nikki-Raz-for-web-Amazon-.mp3Nicole RazWMALWASHINGTON (WMAL) — Dominion Power is considering five routes for a 6 mile, 230 Killowatt lin...

BALTIMORE — (CNN) Baltimore is turning to the federal government for help in stemming a dramatic uptick in violence over the last several months.Ten federal agents from the Federal Bureau of Inv...