MLK Day concert leaving Kennedy Center after 23 years: new home revealed
The long-running Let Freedom Ring concert honoring Martin Luther King Jr. is leaving its familiar home at the John F. Kennedy Center this year. Organizers say the show will take place at the historic Howard Theatre, a move driven by budget decisions and shifts in leadership at the Kennedy Center. The change has...
‘It’s a big family’: Amazon Fresh workers in Montgomery Co. say final goodbye
Sunday, a majority of Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go locations across Maryland’s Montgomery Country will close their doors for the final time. Amazon announced they would focus on food delivery and their grocery chain, Whole Foods, on Tuesday. Amazon Fresh customers such as Sooyon and her family were some...
Mother of Andrew Wolfe provides update on his progress after November D.C. attack
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Andrew Wolfe, one of two West Virginia National Guard members who were shot in Washington, D.C. in November, continues to recover from his injuries, his mother said on Saturday. Wolfe has been making progress over the last six weeks in an in-patient rehab facility and...
School closings, delays in DC, Maryland, Virginia for Monday, February 2
WASHINGTON - Last weekend's winter storm, which brought five to 12 inches of snow across the DMV, has left many roads across the area still in need of shoveling out, or covered in ice. As a result, several school districts in the area have either canceled school or will have...
Men Sentenced To 5 Years For Calvert Convenience Store Robbery
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. – On January 30, 2026, Samuel Giles, 55, of Washington, D.C., entered a guilty plea to robbery in Calvert County Circuit Court and received a sentence of 5 years incarceration in the Maryland Division of Corrections. A co-defendant, Darnell Marquis Atchison, also of D.C., previously pleaded...
Maryland–Virginia Weather Alert Today: Baltimore–DC Region Faces Arctic Cold, Snow Risk Returns by Tuesday
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Maryland – Flags snap in stiff northwest winds, the air feels razor sharp, and exposed skin burns quickly across the Baltimore–Washington corridor this morning. Even in full sun, the cold refuses to ease,...
14 Washington, D.C. Fried Fish Stops Worth Standing In Line For
In Washington, D.C., fried fish is more than a quick meal, it is a trusted comfort locals grow... Keep Reading this Post Here → 14 Washington, D.C. Fried Fish Stops Worth Standing In Line For
Storm Day + 7 Checking on plowing, alleys and a couple crazy vids of...
Our street, the 1600 block of Underwood St. NW, hasn’t been plowed a single time since the storm a week ago. In the last day alone my teenage son has helped at least three cars stuck in the street spinning their wheels on the ice. We have elderly and disabled residents restricted to their homes, unable to get to the...
Mighty Mount Pleasant cont. My Goodness, Look at the People Digging Out the ENTIRE...
Photos don’t do it justice: “But an Epic labor of love is happening to dig out Lamont plaza! It’s just neighbors from various groups (the mt p library friends, mt p clean up crew, farmers market, neighbors et al!) The farmers market is ON tomorrow!”. “I know...
Multiple Trapped And Injured After Overnight Serious Crash In Waldorf, Four Hospitalized
WALDORF, Md. — Four people were taken to area hospitals following a serious crash on Sunday that required multiple vehicle extrications and shut down a portion of Crain Highway near Vernon Road. The crash was reported at approximately 12:09 a.m. Feb. 1, 2026, and involved at least two vehicles,...
