McCormick Names Black Currant As 2026’s Flavor Of The Year
McCormick revealed black currant as its 2026 Flavor of the Year on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The Hunt Valley, Maryland, company released its annual Flavor Forecast, a global culinary report shaping food trends for more than two decades. Grown in northern Asia and Europe, black currants are known for earthy, herbal,...
Ashburn family competes nationally with dazzling Christmas lights display
The family's Rosetta Place residence will be featured on an episode of “Great Christmas Light Fight,” where they’ll compete against two other homes for the best Christmas lights display.
HOA fines Germantown family for Christmas display
During last week’s snowfall, one family’s home on Knights Court turned into a winter wonderland that many neighbors said they enjoyed.
CT Has Most Expensive Power Bills Over Holidays, New Data Shows
According to new data from Payless Power, Connecticut has the nation's most expensive December electric bill at an average of $228.55. Maryland ($205.22), Virginia ($180.36), Massachusetts ($180.00), and Pennsylvania ($167.81) were also among the study's top 10 for high costs. Some states see dramatic spikes as more...
Maryland Mother and Daughter Sentenced in $3.6 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that Tasha Saunders of Parkville was sentenced to 10 years in prison and her daughter, Tamyra Jordan, received five years of supervised probation for participating in a scheme that defrauded Medicaid of more than $3.6 million. Investigators say Saunders, who had a...
ICE raids in Hybla Valley condemned at candlelight vigil
Dozens of protestors last night (Thursday) held a candlelight vigil to protest recent apprehensions of multiple Fairfax County residents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the Hybla Valley area. Three unidentified men along the Richmond Highway (Route 1) corridor were detained by ICE on Nov. 22,...
Acting Maryland DJS secretary highlights efforts taken to drop juvenile crime numbers
Betsy Fox Tolentino, the acting secretary of Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services (DJS), says juvenile crime is down despite residents saying they still feel unsafe and more needs to be done to address the violence.
Maryland adds 200 private sector jobs in September as federal employment decline continues
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Maryland eked out modest private sector job growth in September 2025, adding an estimated 200 positions even as the state continued to experience sizable federal employment losses, according to new data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Revised figures also show that August’s...
Jury finds man guilty of killing two women, one of whom was pregnant
MANASSAS, Va. — A jury found a man guilty Friday of aggravated murder and other charges stemming from the 2024 killing of two women in Manassas. Edward Jackson Bland, 38, will be sentenced on June 4, 2026, according to the Prince William County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office. On April 2,...
1 dead after fire in Baltimore’s Station North neighborhood
A person died after a fire in Baltimore's Station North neighborhood, according to fire officials.
