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Two Maryland men spent years in prison as prosecutors withheld evidence that could have cleared them, costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. Eric Lynn spent 4,115 days behind bars for a Montgomery County murder he didn’t commit, costing about $679,000, before a jury acquitted him in 2007. Key’ Marion Ennals lost 631 days to a wrongful Dorchester County murder charge that cost roughly...

The man accused of acting as the getaway driver in three area bank robberies failed to appear in court today. Arrest warrants have been issued. Paul Peter Gerardi Jr. is charged with robbery and robbery with serious injury in connection with the armed bank robbery of the Truist Bank in Middleburg on March 24 and is facing robbery charges in Fairfax and Prince William...

Fairfax County leaders have joined their Fairfax City counterparts in backing an overhaul of their adjacent health and community facilities. The county’s Board of Supervisors ratified an agreement yesterday (Tuesday) with the Fairfax City Council to move forward with construction of a new $127.2 million Willard-Sherwood Health and Community Center in the 3700 block of Blenheim Road in the City of Fairfax.

Walter Johnson High School Athletic Director Larry Hurd Jr. has announced that he will retire from Montgomery County Public Schools effective October 1, 2026. Hurd shared the news in a letter to colleagues, students, and the Walter Johnson community, reflecting on a career that spanned multiple schools and decades in Montgomery County athletics.

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McLean Day is always highly anticipated by local residents, drawing more than 10,000 attendees annually. But this year, the celebration will take on an extra-patriotic tenor with nods to the U.S.’s 250th birthday. Set to return to Lewinsville Park (1659 Chain Bridge Road) on Saturday, May 16, from 11...

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) investigators have arrested a suspect in connection with a commercial fire that occurred on April 29, 2026, at a Jiffy Lube in the 3200 block of Automobile Boulevard near Briggs Chaney Road in the Fairland area. According to MCFRS Spokesperson Pete Piringer, 57-year-old...

A serious two-vehicle crash shut down Dickerson Rd./Rt. 28 Tuesday night, prompting a large emergency response from both Frederick and Montgomery counties and resulting in multiple trauma transports, including several by helicopter. According to emergency officials, crews were dispatched around 8:02pm to the 6000 block of Dickerson Rd./Rt. 28, between...

MARYLAND — A 37-year-old man was killed Tuesday night following a crash involving a dirt bike and an SUV in northwest Baltimore, according to police. Officers responded around 8:49 p.m. on May 5 to the 3000 block of Liberty Heights Avenue in the Ashburton neighborhood for reports of a crash. When they arrived, they found […] The post One person dead following dirt...

It’s ironic that January’s 243-million-gallon Potomac River sewage overflow came from a break in the 54-mile-long Potomac Interceptor system. That pipe feeds wastewater into DC Water’s Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, arguably the finest wastewater treatment plant in the United States. That plant has played the major role in bringing The Nation’s River around Washington back to life, as...