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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...

Fire and rescue crews are on the scene of townhouse fire on Sunset Course Terrace in Leesburg. Nearby roads are closed and the public is asked to avoid the area. Crews were called to the scene in the Exeter neighborhood just before 12:30 p.m. A second alarm was issued, bringing more firefighters and equipment to the scene.

Update: MCPS has lifted the HOLD status and Walt Whitman HS is back to normal operation. Officers are still on scene. Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) officers were dispatched Tuesday at 12:11pm to Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda for what appears to be a swatting call. Montgomery County...

Several people are without a home after a fire broke out Tuesday morning in Gaithersburg, according to officials.

Everyone was safely evacuated, and firefighters put out the apartment fire.

A Gaithersburg man has claimed his second $50,000 prize in just over two weeks. According to MD Lottery, the Montgomery County resident visited Lottery headquarters on May 4 to collect winnings from the $20 “$50,000 Cash” scratch-off game, after previously claiming a $50,000 prize on April 20 from a different $20 game, “Lucky 777.”