23-Year-Old Woman Charged in Death of 85-Year-Old After Allegedly Driving Twice the Speed Limit
A 23-year-old Silver Spring woman has been charged with manslaughter by vehicle due to gross negligence and related traffic offenses following an August 2025 crash that led to the death of an 85-year-old passenger. The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) says the investigation found the driver was speeding and...
Health advisory issued as flu cases surge in Montgomery County and across Maryland
Montgomery County is currently facing a significant increase in respiratory illnesses, with health officials warning that 2026 is on track to be a record-breaking year for flu infections. “We are seeing numbers that we probably haven’t seen since before COVID,” said Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Kisha Davis in...
MD Dept. of Labor works to collect unemployment overpayments, some residents warn of fraud
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Across the state, Marylanders are receiving letters stating they owe money for overpaid unemployment insurance benefits. However, some residents are responding, saying they are victims of fraud. Cockeysville resident Gina Cross received one of the letters from the Maryland Department of Labor,...
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.
