Maryland lowers recreational catch limit for struggling yellow perch
On a frigid, breezy morning in early January, Steve Lay bundled up against the cold and took his boat out from Havre de Grace to the mouth of the Susquehanna River. He dropped a line in the water, hoping to hook his favorite fish — yellow perch. “I like...
22 MCPS employees flagged in background rescreening process
Twenty-two Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) employees were flagged – two with disqualifying criminal charges and 20 with Child Protective Services findings – during a recent rescreening to clear a backlog of nearly 10,600 background checks for school-based staff, MCPS told Bethesda Today on Friday. According...
Man charged after fight outside of Dulles International Airport
A 50-year-old man was charged after a fight broke out outside of Dulles International Airport on Thursday afternoon.
Md. nonprofit receiving $60M in taxpayer funds says it hasn’t completed required audits
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A Maryland nonprofit that has received more than $60 million taxpayer dollars since 2022 stated it has yet to complete a required audit of its services, sparking concerns from some accounting experts, according to a Spotlight on Maryland investigation. Federal regulations require that the...
Two regional hospitals mandate masks in high-risk areas amid flu spike
Two major Virginia health systems, Inova and UVA Health, have reinstated mandatory masking in their emergency departments and urgent care centers as flu and other respiratory illnesses spike across the state. Effective Monday, Dec. 29, Inova began categorizing all its emergency departments and urgent care centers as...
Virginia woman arrested 30 years after newborn was found discarded in a Kentucky landfill
An arrest has been made in the death of a baby whose remains were found in 1991 by a sanitation worker at the former Richmond Landfill in Madison County, near Eastern Kentucky University Google Maps More than three decades after a newborn’s remains were discovered in a Kentucky landfill, investigators say advances in...
Virginia protest against ICE as new video of MN shooting emerges
New video obtained by FOX shows the moments an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis. In Fairfax County, local organizers held a protest against ICE Friday. FOX 5's Julie Donaldson reports.
Maryland Father of 15-Year-Old Son Barred From Men’s Locker Room at YMCA, Told to...
Marvelous Kempamba alleges that he and his 15-year-old son were removed from the men’s locker room to shower after a workout at The YMCA. A patron made a scene, calling out that his son wasn’t 18, and security was called to remove them. The YMCA is a leading...
Maryland lawmaker proposes bill barring certain ICE officers from state law enforcement
A Democratic lawmaker in Maryland plans to introduce legislation that would block certain U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from seeking jobs with state law enforcement agencies. State Delegate Adrian Boafo, who represents Prince George’s County, is sponsoring the “ICE Breaker Act of 2026,” which...
Man dies after being hit by 4 cars while doing ‘push-ups’ on Fairfax County...
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A 34-year-old man died after he was hit by at least four vehicles while allegedly doing push-ups on the road in Fairfax County, according to the police department. Demarko Shamsiddin was in the northbound lanes of Richmond Highway, just north of Mount Eagle Drive...

















