New butcher shop with huge sandwich menu headed to Loudoun
A Maryland-based butcher shop known for its amazing line up of sandwiches is getting ready to open a second location – this time in Loudoun County. SOKO Butcher Shop & Market has announced the are coming to Leesburg. SOKO will be taking over the building at 15 Loudoun Street...
PGPD investigating fatal wrong-way crash in Oxon Hill
Bryans Road man killed after another driver traveled the wrong
DC, Virginia among hardest working cities in US, according to new study
The average U.S. employee logs more hours working than workers in several industrialized nations, with the typical American putting in 1,796 hours per year, which is 179 more than in Japan, 284 more than in the U.K., and 465 more than in Germany.
DC man sentenced to 7 years for string of burglaries
A D.C. man was sentenced to seven years in prison for a string of burglaries in June 2025, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
» Gas Station Shooter Sentenced to 48 Months Under the Youth Act
Despite DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz declaring that “this was a very dangerous and serious offense,” he felt a sentence moderated by the Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA) was warranted in a shooting case. In a Feb. 27 hearing, Judge Kravitz told Antwon Lake, 24, that he must...
Maryland–Washington, D.C. Weather Alert Today: 35°F Start in Baltimore Before Rain and Wintry Mix...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Maryland – Crisp air greets Baltimore this morning with temperatures near 35 degrees and bright sunshine reflecting off the Inner Harbor. The chill bites early, but a quick warmup is already underway. Highs...
» Judge Finds Probable Cause in Nightclub Mass Shooting That Killed 1
DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson found probable cause that a defendant was involved in a murder stemming from a mass shooting at a nightclub during a hearing on Feb. 25. Frank Johnson, 44, is charged with first-degree felony murder for his alleged involvement in the fatal shooting of Blake Bozeman, 31, at CRU...
A Moo Thru Is Opening in Burke This Summer
This will be the award-winning ice cream shop’s third Northern Virginia location. There’s good news for NoVA ice cream lovers. Last year, Moo Thru was voted the best ice cream in Northern Virginia. And now, a new Moo Thru location is set to open in Burke this summer.
24-Year-Old Bryans Road Man Dies In Wrong-Way Crash
OXON HILL, Md. – The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred early Friday morning in Oxon Hill. The deceased driver is 24-year-old Alex Rodriquez Hines of Bryans Road. On February 27, 2026, at approximately 4:30 am, officers responded to a two-vehicle collision in...
Staff Sgt. Wolfe meets first responders who helped save his life
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOWK) – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew “Andy” Wolfe met Wednesday with some of the first responders who helped save his life in November. Andy, 25, of Martinsburg, and a West Virginia National Guard member, met with some of the crew members of Engine 16 from D.C. Fire and EMS who rushed […]
