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A bill signed into law Monday requires renters get a two-week notice before being evicted in Montgomery County. Now, landlords have to notify renters 14 days before eviction overriding the six-day minimum mandated by the state. The state allows local jurisdictions increase the six-day requirement up to 14 days. That...

When Joseline Peña-Melnyk took the rostrum for the first time Tuesday as speaker of the House of Delegates, it was a long way from her native Dominican Republic and a childhood of poverty -- but the lessons she learned were still close by.

ANNAPOLIS, MD—In a historic and unanimous vote during a special legislative session on Tuesday, Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-Prince George’s and Anne Arundel) was elected as the 109th Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, becoming the first Afro-Latina, first Latina, and first immigrant to lead the chamber.

A child outfitted in a hot-pink puffer jacket and Santa hat waddled to the back office of Jerry’s Flowers and Gifts to ask owner Raymond McShane to rev up the store’s 10-train model track. Unbeknownst to them, the whimsical holiday production is the culmination of a decade of...

ROCKVILLE, MD. - As the cold weather sets in, the DMV is facing a surge in water main breaks, highlighting the challenges of aging infrastructure. WSSC Water, which serves Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, reports nearly 300 water main breaks since Nov. 26. Lyn Riggins from WSSC Water said,...

A vehicle fire is causing traffic delays on northbound I-270 in Montgomery County on Tuesday afternoon, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer said crews were dispatched around noon to a vehicle fire on northbound I-270 in the area of Falls Road. The vehicle was...

CBP officers at Washington Dulles International Airport seized almost $190,000 in unreported currency from eight groups of travelers.

This past summer, a fire at an electrical substation forced data centers in Loudoun County to rely on backup diesel generators as their power source. Grid failures like this happen often, but this time, shoppers in a nearby Walmart parking lot heard the noisy generators start up and reported smelling diesel fumes....

A Germantown homeowner's association is waging war on one family's Christmas display, doling out $50 daily fines for decorations it considers to be a nuisance.

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information Maryland’s legal marijuana market has generated $1.071 billion in total sales so far in 2025, according to data released today by the Maryland Cannabis Administration. November sales alone came in at $97,994,684, underscoring steady consumer demand even as prices...