Locals Only News

Our members are our newest reporters. Snap a photo, dictate what you saw, and we’ll help turn it into a story.

Sending a story is a Locals Only membership perk. Stories we publish are on the site for everyone to read.

How it works

You report from where you are. We review it in the newsroom before anything goes live.

Open Locals Only News on your phone

Sign in with your membership, then start a story. You can add it to your home screen for one-tap access.
Add photos and tell us what happened

Take or upload pictures, then dictate a voice note or type it out. We’ll transcribe the audio and tidy the wording — without inventing facts.
We review it, then it can run

Every submission arrives as a draft. If we publish it, it appears on the site under your name, and we’ll email you when it’s live.

Member-reported stories we’ve published. This is just getting started.

Who can send in a story?

Anyone with an active Potomac Local membership — Locals Only, monthly, lifetime, or a regional plan. It’s a member perk, not an open tip line.

Will my story go up immediately?

No. Everything comes in as a draft for the newsroom to review. Nothing is published until we put it on the site.

Do I have to be a writer?

No. Take a photo and tell us what you saw, even as a voice note. We’ll help turn it into a clear, short story, staying close to your own words.

Will my name be on it?

Yes. Published stories are attributed to you. Your email and phone stay private in the newsroom.

Are the published stories only for members?

No. Sending a story in is a membership perk. Once we publish it, it’s on the site for everyone to read.

Join Locals Only and you can report from around town. Most of our news is free to read; none of it is free to produce.