6 States Enforcing Strict New “Idling” Fines for Parked Cars
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Extreme Cold Alert Issued Through Monday Afternoon
An Extreme Cold Alert has been issued for Montgomery County from Sunday, January 4, at 3 pm until Monday, January 5 at 1pm. Wind chills are expected to fall below 32°F, and residents are advised to dress in layers and take precautions if spending extended time outdoors. An Extreme...
Churchill High School student dies in vacation fishing accident, school says
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — A Montgomery County boy died while on vacation in Mexico, Winston Churchill High School confirmed in a letter to families. Levi Shum was a senior at the school. Local reports indicate the incident may have been a shark attack, but Churchill principal John Taylor only called it a fishing...
Police Release Identity of 18-Year-Old Who Was Shot and Killed Friday Night
Montgomery County police continue to investigate the homicide of an 18-year-old Gaithersburg man, Taeyon Malachi Prather, whose body was found Friday evening in a parking lot near Damascus. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, officers were called to the 23600 block of Rolling Fork Way at...
West Virginia National Guard members extinguish fire, evacuate residents from apartment building in DC
WASHINGTON D.C. (WOWK) — Members of the West Virginia National Guard are being credited with stopping a fire in an apartment building while on patrol in Washington D.C. According to a joint taskforce report, the guard members were on a routine patrol when they smelled smoke coming from an apartment building. When...
U-Haul: Maryland ranks near the bottom in attracting new residents
Rankings are compiled by tracking well over 2.5 million customers who rented a one-way truck or trailer, moving from one state to another.
Secret service race to JD Vance’s home with suspect taken into custody
Police have responded to JD Vance's Cincinnati home, as footage shows multiple smashed windows while authorities say at least one person has been taken into custody over the incident
‘Not fit for a dog’: Maryland reformatory boys died through years of disease, neglect
A 10-year-old dead of exhaustion. More than a dozen dead from pneumonia. About 100 youths succumbed to tuberculosis. These are some of the main findings from a new Capital News Service analysis of death records for Black youths who died at the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children in southern...
14 U.S. Cities Where Driving Is Most Risky, According to Recent Reports
Driving can be stressful, but in some American cities, it becomes downright dangerous. Recent studies from Allstate and Forbes Advisor reveal which places have the highest collision rates and worst driving conditions. Whether you live in one of these cities or plan to visit, knowing where the roads are riskiest can...
Truck Collides with Plane on Dulles Airport Runway
A food service truck collided with an aircraft on a runway at Dulles Airport on Friday afternoon. Around 3:50 p.m. Jan. 2, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Fire and Rescue crews responded to the report of the accident. The crash occurred while the plane, United Airlines Express Flight 4471, was parked at...
