Loudoun County, VA – Traffic Alert: Route 7 Shut Down in Both Directions; Heavy...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Sterling, VA – Drivers across Loudoun County are facing significant delays today after a crash shut down Route 7 in both directions in Sterling, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies...
Dulles police officers out after criminal, administrative investigations
Many police officers at Dulles International Airport suddenly were fired or resigned after what the airport calls administrative and criminal investigations. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has its own police department with 225 officers. Weeks ago, eight officers left. MWAA said in a statement that...
My First Call For Light Snow On Friday Afternoon And Evening And Model Total...
A little bit of snow can be a big problem, especially when the timing is for a commute, and the temperatures will be cold enough to stick. I have heard other parts of the country were laughing at Maryland for closing schools when it rained. After nearly 30 years in this region, I still feel the need to emphasize how...
Montgomery County Public Schools issues apology following Tuesday’s two-hour delay
The head of a school district in Maryland is apologizing to families after a decision to delay the opening of schools just hours before the day was set to start.
MCPS is Code Green — Normal Operations for Friday, Dec. 5. Schools and Offices...
MCPS has announced that it will be “Code Green”, which means “Normal Operations for Friday, Dec. 5. Schools and Offices Opening On Time.”. Per MCPS: “The National Weather Service is predicting a slight chance of light snow during the morning commute today, Dec. 5, with minimal accumulation possible on untreated...
After Years-Long Preservation Effort, Gilbert’s Corner Gas Station Razed
On Tuesday, the last remnants of the gas station and restaurant that William Gilbert opened in 1927 were demolished following a years-long effort to salvage the structure. When the station opened, the intersection was just a corner—today’s Rt. 15, built as the post-Civil War toll road, did not extend south of Rt. 50...
Man arrested after allegedly telling BWI employee he had an explosive device
A 58-year-old Florida man was arrested for allegedly telling a BWI Thurgood-Marshall Airport employee that he had an explosive device in his bag, which elicited an evacuation of hundreds of travelers.
Who Where The Native Peoples of Maryland?
MARYLAND - The territory now known as Maryland, particularly the vast waterways of the Chesapeake Bay, has been home to diverse Indigenous communities for over 10,000 years. At the time of European contact in the early 17th century, the landscape was primarily populated by peoples of the Algonquian language family,...
Jose Martinez Facing New Charges For VA Ambulance Crash
Nokesville resident Jose Lopez Martinez, 23, has been charged in connection with the late November crash that claimed the life of his front passenger, 35-year-old Irvin Escobar Lujuan. The violent wreck was reported shortly after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25, when a driver failed to yield the right of...
Maryland Emergency Room Wait Times Are Still Among The Worst In The Country
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Over a year since creating the Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission in July 2024, wait times in Maryland’s hospitals have remained well above average. However, an interim report says that the differences in wait times narrow substantially when controlling for hospital size,...
