DALLAS (AP) — Despite inflation and memories of past holiday travel meltdowns, millions of people are expected to hit airports and highways in record numbers over the Thanksgiving break. The busiest days to fly will be Tuesday and Wednesday as well as the Sunday after Thanksgiving. The Transportation Security Administration expects to screen 2.6 million…
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2 children struck and killed outside Prince George’s Co. school
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | November 21, 2023 Two children were struck and killed by a vehicle as they were walking to their elementary school in Riverdale Park, Md. Monday morning. The two children, Sky Sosa, 5, and Shalom Mbah, 10, were walking in the crosswalk accompanied by one of the children’s adult male…
Former College Park, Md. mayor sentenced to 30 years in prison
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | August 28, 2023 Patrick Wojahn, former mayor of College Park, Md., was sentenced to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to 140 child pornography-related charges. Wojahn was arrested in March and shortly after resigned from his mayoral position which he served for seven years. The charges include…
6 teens critically injured in Fairfax Co. crash
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | November 20, 2023 Six teenagers are in the hospital with “critical and could be considered life-threatening” injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Merrifield, Virginia, Monday morning. Officials say just before 5 a.m. the young driver, who was not licensed, lost control of the vehicle. “The driver of this Lincoln…
Defeated Virginia candidate whose explicit videos surfaced says she may not be done with politics
HENRICO, Va. (AP) — Susanna Gibson lost her Virginia legislative race this month, but she may not be done with politics. Gibson, a Democrat whose House of Delegates campaign and personal life were rocked by news reports that she had livestreamed sex acts with her husband on a pornographic website, isn’t ruling out another run for office…
Could America’s giant panda exodus be reversed? The Chinese president’s comments spark optimism
WASHINGTON (AP) — Panda lovers in America received a much-needed injection of hope when Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that his government was “ready to continue” lending the black and white icons to American zoos. But it wasn’t certain when or where the pandas might be coming, although Xi gave a hint that California zoogoers, especially…
Virginia Democrats look to legalize marijuana sales
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | November 17, 2023 Incoming Democratic majorities in Virginia’s House and Senate bring renewed hope to revive plans to legalize recreational pot sales in Virginia. This comes more than two years after recreational marijuana was legalized in the state but the plans to allow recreational sale went up in smoke…
The National Zoo’s giant pandas depart for China
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | November 8, 2023 It’s a bittersweet day in the nation’s capital as the beloved giant pandas take off for China. Smithsonian National Zoo officials have announced that Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and Xioa Qi Ji will board a FedEx Panda Express plane on Wednesday. This comes after the zoo…
Virginia school board races lean liberal after Tuesday’s election
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | November 8, 2023 School board races have increasingly become a priority for some voters in recent cycles with mounting pressures from education culture wars. While school board candidates are meant to be nonpartisan, nearly all the candidates on the ballot were endorsed by a local political party. The most…
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves won a second term Tuesday in the conservative state where his party dominates.
Northern Virginia Board of Supervisors races trend blue
Julia Eisen – WMAL News | November 8, 2023 No matter how you slice it – it was a blue night for Virginia, including the Board of Supervisors races in Fairfax, Prince William and Loudoun counties. In Fairfax, Democrat Jeff McKay was re-elected as chair with 67 percent of the vote. Democrat Phyllis Randall won…
Democrats win in several states on abortion rights and other highlights from Tuesday’s elections
Democrats had plenty of good news to celebrate in Tuesday’s off-year elections and more evidence that they can win races centered on the national debate over abortion.
Voters in Virginia’s capital city again reject ballot measure on proposed casino
Despite a high-dollar lobbying push, Richmond voters on Tuesday rejected for a second time a ballot measure that would have opened the door to a proposed casino resort in Virginia’s capital city.
Abortion debate has dominated this election year. Here are Tuesday’s races to watch
The most-watched races in Tuesday’s off-year general election have all been dominated by the ongoing debate over abortion rights.
‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden touts $16 billion for passenger rail projects near his home in Delaware
President Joe Biden — perhaps the nation’s biggest Amtrak fan — headed to Delaware on Monday to tout new federal investments for trains on the heavily trafficked Northeast Corridor.
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