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African American Cemetery Parcel Returned to Descendants

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved the return of a small parcel of land that was an African American cemetery in Cabin John to the descendants of Morningstar Tabernacle No. 88. The action, which was approved on Oct. 22, returns a piece of Maryland state highway land along an...
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Joppatowne Woman Cracks Code, Unlocks Thousands In Lottery Safe Game

Tania Shreve of Brooklyn Park and Sallie Drake of Joppatowne were randomly selected from more than 126,000 entries to play the game at Maryland Lottery headquarters, where each contestant was guaranteed to win between $5,000 and $25,000. In the game, six safes held cash or scratch-off prizes. One by one,...
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Work has started on Loudoun’s first Crimson Coward

The windows are papered over, the permits are in place and work has officially started on Loudoun County’s first Crimson Coward restaurant. As The Burn has been reporting since we first broke the news in May, Crimson Coward is coming to Leeburg’s Bellewood Commons shopping plaza. That’s at...
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DMV Chocolate & Coffee Festival preps for last event at Dulles Expo Center

John and Lindsay Hill, organizers of the DMV Chocolate & Coffee Festival, said this month's event marks the last at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly. The center told vendors last week it will permanently close at the end of the year to make way for a new IKEA store. "The Dulles Expo Center has been home to our...
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The 10 Most Magical Christmas Towns in Maryland

Maryland offers a variety of festive Christmas towns that embrace the holiday spirit with events and beautiful winter landscapes.
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LCPS Faces New Allegations in 2 Federal Lawsuits

Loudoun County Public Schools is facing new allegations of misconduct in two new federal court filings, one related to the March 2025 school locker room incident and one stemming from 2021 sexual assault cover-up allegations. 2021 School Restroom Sexual Assault Victim Files Lawsuit. In the new lawsuit, filed in the...
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Germantown Resident Wins $5 Million Lottery Prize at Local Sunoco Station

A retired federal employee from Germantown, Maryland, won a $5 million top prize from the $5,000,000 Fortune scratch-off game on November 2, 2025. The man, who regularly plays the Maryland Lottery, bought the $50 ticket at Town Center Sunoco on Germantown Road.
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Fairfax Connector Bus Driver Rescued After Route 267 Crash In Virginia

A Fairfax Connector bus driver had to be rescued after crashing and getting trapped inside the mangled front end of the bus during rush hour Tuesday morning, officials said. It happened just before 6:00 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Route 267, right before the Wiehle Avenue exit, when 9-1-1 callers reported the bus...
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Suspect in Loudoun Co. deadly fire was charged in 2002 fraud scheme involving Russian...

Jacob Bogatin, who was charged last week with felony murder and setting fire to an occupied dwelling, in connection to the death of a Sterling, Virginia, woman, has had another serious crime hanging over his head for decades — one in which his co-defendant has been identified as a powerful Russian organized crime boss.
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Skygazers Alert: November brings biggest Supermoon of the year, two meteor showers

BALTIMORE, MD—November is shaping up to be a celestial treat for Maryland skygazers, starting immediately with the biggest and brightest Supermoon of the year on Wednesday, November 5th. The month will also feature the peaks of two notable meteor showers and a close pass by the distant planet Uranus.

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