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DroneUp, started by a Navy veteran, launched with high praise – and up to $6 million in incentives – from state and local leaders. But the commercial drone company has failed to rise to expectations.

Reginald Davis of First Baptist Church talks faith and justice after two decades leading the historic Black congregation.

Researchers in Alexandria are uncovering a bit of history from Martin Luther King's time as a civil rights leader.

Scientists at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute's campus in Front Royal work to conserve ecosystems and threatened wildlife species. One of their ongoing projects has been to study a specific population of wood turtles for over 20 years. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

"At CDC, we encourage people to get their measles vaccination. That's the best way to prevent yourself from getting measles.”

Local transportation leaders factored in how technology, sea-level rise and population growth may affect commutes, freight and public transit over the next few decades.

The admiral in charge vows to finish repairs quickly as the Navy tries to clear its maintenance backlog.

Some community members worry the holiday's meaning and its neighborhood roots could be lost.

Two years after a group of pollinator enthusiasts planted a meadow of native plants in Winchester, they returned to weed out invasives and learn about the beneficial species growing there. WMRA's Ayse Pirge reports.

Since a 2024 law went into effect requiring an autopsy after any in-custody death at a state prison facility, the state’s medical examiner has failed to complete the procedure almost half of the time.