Maryland resumes administering SNAP benefits with help from state funds
Maryland resumed administering Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits with help from state funds, leaders confirmed.
Rare geomagnetic storm could bring Northern Lights to Maryland on Wednesday evening
BALTIMORE, MD—Skywatchers in Maryland may get a rare treat Wednesday evening as a powerful series of solar eruptions could push the Northern Lights far south of their usual polar confines, potentially making the aurora borealis visible across the mid-Atlantic region.
Injured Hunter Airlifted To Hospital After Falling From Tree Stand In Maryland
An injured hunter in Maryland was airlifted to safety after falling out of a tree stand over the weekend, authorities said. The Maryland State Police Aviation Command said a helicopter crew responded at around 12:30 p.m. Saturday to a report that a hunter had fallen from a tree stand in Greenridge State Forest. “Due...
ICE expanding operations in Maryland
“That means more families will be separated, more folks are gonna be terrified of going out and doing their daily activities, dropping off their kids at school."
Concern for Missing 15-Year-Old Girl
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Kira Adelle Purdy, a missing 15-year-old. Purdy was last seen on Monday, November 10, 2025, around 12 p.m., in the block of 6400 block of Rock Spring...
Maryland prosecutors push back on plan to end automatic adult charges for youth offenders
MARYLAND (WBFF) — A new state commission is recommending Maryland end the practice of automatically charging youth as adults for certain crimes. In a new report, the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices argued the policy fails to improve public safety and instead harms young people —...
Inside Ashburn’s New Mandi Hub: Hashtag India Opens at Broadlands Village Center
This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. A Texas-born fast-casual brand has arrived in Loudoun County. Hashtag India opened its first Virginia location on October 16 at 43150 Broadlands Center Plaza, bringing a mandi-forward menu, counter service, and playful seating to Ashburn.
LCSO arrests Seneca Ridge Middle School teacher assistant
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Seneca Ridge Middle School teacher assistant for Intoxication in Public while at school. Brenda Maxwell, 44, of Chantilly, was charged by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office on Nov. 5. At approximately 12:25 p.m. on Nov. 5, the LCSO School Resource...
LCSO makes arrest in Sterling road rage incident
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest following an investigation into a confrontation on Nov. 5, in Sterling. At approximately 4:34 p.m., deputies responded to the intersection of Arcola Boulevard and Arcola Mills Drive for a report of an assault related to a road rage incident. Deputies found one...
Unburying the segregationist history of Maryland’s youth justice system
A century ago, Black youth who died in state care were buried in unmarked graves. Today in Maryland, they are thrown into adult prisons. The state must do better by those youth, living and dead, write Vincent Schiraldi and Marc Schindler.

















