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Montgomery County police arrested multiple suspects tied to street takeovers and car rallies, including incidents that damaged police cruisers and blocked traffic. In a separate April incident, a 19-year-old suspect was charged after a shooting at a car rally left two people injured. Several suspects are being held without bond,...

Police are investigating an early morning burglary in Fairfax Station.

Montgomery County police responded to a report of a strong-arm robbery in Rockville yesterday afternoon, April 20, 2026. The assault and robbery took place in the 14900 block of Shady Grove Road at 4:34 PM. Police say the victim was seated inside his vehicle with a takeout order of food. A suspect approached, physically assaulted the victim, grabbed his food and fled...

The team at Bruster’s Real Ice Cream will start “scooping smiles” this week at Loudoun County’s newest ice cream shop – and we have a sneak peek inside. The Burn first broke the news back in November that Bruster’s would be opening in the Cascades Overlook Town Center in Sterling.

Reflection Park in Silver Spring is the latest green burial cemetery to open in Maryland. It is also home to the first Little Wind Phone in the state.

A Loudoun County man has filed a $9 million lawsuit against Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman and former deputy Justin Denton alleging malicious prosecution and false arrest. In the complaint, attorney Jessica McCollum said her client, Andy Portillo, was arrested on April 8, 2024, for several counts of vehicle theft...

Three people were forced out of their homes last week by an apartment fire in the Herndon area that investigators say resulted from improperly discarded smoking materials. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched at 12:42 p.m. last Wednesday (April 15) for reports of an outdoor fire that was spreading to the Kendrick Court Senior Apartments building (13430 Coppermine Road) in...

Maryland has something to wave about — and it’s been waving it all along. In a viral bracket-style poll on the popular Reddit community r/RemoveOneThingEachDay, Maryland’s state flag was voted the best flag in the entire country, besting all 49 other states to claim the top spot. The contest — which drew hundreds of votes and significant national engagement — worked by eliminating one state...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A teen and two men face charges after a February car rally in Montgomery County, where two marked cruisers were damaged. Police arrested Ayden Joseph Cline, 18, of Pennsylvania and Novorriya Gregory Smith Jr., 20, of Lusby, along with a 17-year-old from Laurel. Investigators...

A local sushi and Thai restaurant brand is going through some interesting changes as we speak – and The Burn has all the details. First things first – the Red Bar Sushi and Best Thai Kitchen restaurant on East Market Street in Leesburg has closed temporarily. It had a 3,400 s.f. space in the Bellewood Commons retail plaza.