One dead, one injured following single-car crash on Indian Head Highway
FORT WASHINGTON, Md. — One person has died and another is injured after a crash on Indian Head Highway in Fort Washington. Prince George's County Police say a vehicle crashed around 10:10 p.m. Wednesday by Palmer Road. The male driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene....
Who Owns Royal Farms Gas Stations?
Mid-Atlantic gas station chain Royal Farms is famous for its fried chicken, but its origins (and current ownership) are much less well-known.
UMD to cut 150 jobs, enact hiring freeze due to state’s budget restraints
The University of Maryland College Park plans to eliminate 150 jobs and enact a hiring a freeze due to the state's budget restraints.
DC felon gets 40 months behind bars for possessing semiautomatic Glock
WASHINGTON (7News) — A 23-year-old D.C. man will spend more than three years in prison after he was caught with a loaded gun despite being a felon. According to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, Kiyel Kearney was sentenced to 40 months in prison and two years of supervised release after pleading guilty in January to unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a...
Mall armed robbery suspect assaults officers during arrest
A man assaulted officers as he was arrested for an armed robbery over the weekend at Westfield Montgomery mall, according to police. Kilbert Rosales, 34, is charged with armed robbery, theft, resisting arrest, assault, destruction of property and related charges. He has no fixed address, according to online case records.
Repeat offender with dozens of prior charges arrested for burglarizing church in Soros-backed DA’s...
A 30-year-old man with a long prior rap sheet was arrested on charges of burglarizing a Virginia church last week in a county judicial system led by one of the country’s most high-profile George Soros-backed prosecutors, who is now under congressional scrutiny. The suspect, Akuamoa Boateng, had a slew...
Man pleads guilty after beating 55-year-old to death in Southeast DC
A man is facing a possible maximum of 15 years behind bars after he beat a person to death in Southeast D.C. four years ago.
Four arrested in drug raid at Fairfax County Red Carpet Inn motel
Fairfax County police arrested four people after executing a search warrant tied to what investigators described as a narcotics distribution ring operating out of a Mount Vernon motel earlier this month. Police said officers, with assistance from SWAT, K-9 officers, drones, narcotics investigators and multiple patrol and intelligence units served the warrant at the Red Carpet Inn in the 8200 block of Richmond...
Silver Spring woman becomes first Montgomery County resident to receive rare stem cell therapy...
The state of Maryland leads the nation as the fifth most populous area for people living with sickle cell, an autoimmune disease that prevents oxygen from flowing properly throughout the body. It is described as debilitatingly painful by patients like Jessica Ceja, a 41-year-old Silver Spring wife and mother of...
1 shot, 1 in custody after fight in Montgomery Co. high school’s parking lot
The shooting reportedly happened after a fight broke out outside Blake High School in Silver Spring just before 11:30 a.m., according to Montgomery County police. “MCPS security staff noticed several young males in the parking lot who were engaged in an argument that quickly was escalating into a fight,” police chief Marc Yamada said at a news conference outside the school.
