Loudoun’s new Pikes Peak Lemonade announces soft opening
The new Pikes Peak Lemonade Company retail shop in downtown Leesburg has announced it will officially start its soft opening this week. The big day is tomorrow – Thursday, May 28. Hours will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Burn first reported that the lemonade shop brand...
One of Virginia’s Most Beautiful Botanical Gardens, And Hardly Anyone Knows It Exists
Botanical gardens are usually crowded. You pay for parking, wait in line, and shuffle through with hundreds of other visitors. But this Virginia garden is different. It is one of the most beautiful in the state, and hardly anyone knows it exists. The paths are quiet, the benches are empty,...
Traffic Stop Leads To Crack Cocaine, Gun And DUI Arrest
The Gaithersburg Police Department announced that patrol officers arrested a 36-year-old driver during a recent traffic stop after allegedly discovering a loaded Smith & Wesson .38 Special revolver and suspected crack cocaine inside the vehicle. According to police, the driver was stopped for a traffic violation and wa
Patients evacuated after vehicle hits liquid oxygen tank at Maryland nursing facility
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Emergency crews responded to a hazardous incident after a vehicle crashed into an exterior liquid oxygen tank at a nursing facility in Maryland's Montgomery County area on Wednesday morning. The Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) said the crash happened around 9:25 a.m. on.
Eastern Shore sheriffs join federal lawsuit over Maryland ICE restrictions
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - All of Maryland’s Eastern Shore sheriffs are now part of a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s newly passed immigration enforcement restrictions, escalating a fight that has drawn sharp reaction from local law enforcement for months. The lawsuit, filed on May 26 in U.S. District Court,...
Virginia American Water worker dies after falling into Dale City service pond
A 35-year-old Virginia American Water employee died May 22 after falling off a boat in a service pond at the company's facility in Dale City. The worker, who was not publicly identified, fell from a boat on May 19 around 11 a.m. while in a pond in the 14400 block of Delaney Road, Prince William County police Lt. Jonat
New bullet-resistant speed cameras installed at Burtonsville intersections, among 140 new speed cams across...
On Tuesday, MCPD installed two bright blue, bullet-resistant speed cameras at high-risk intersections in Burtonsville. The bright colors are meant to give drivers extra visibility and brake distance before passing through the monitored zone. Countywide, 140 new battery-operated speed cameras have been installed at busy
Suspect Charged With Murder in Deadly Marriott Hotel Shooting
Montgomery County police have arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting that occurred earlier this month outside the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in North Bethesda. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, 41-year-old Terrance Brainell Williams of Silver Spring was
Chesapeake Bay blue crab populations indicate healthier watershed
The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population is seeing some positive signs after hitting near-record lows last year, according to a Chesapeake Bay Foundation survey done in Virginia and Maryland. Central Pennsylvania is part of the watershed, and the Susquehanna River is the largest source of freshwater to feed into...
Virginia man once freed in abuse case remains jailed on abduction charge
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Ronnie Reel, who Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano’s office let walk free on a plea deal after confessing to sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy, is now charged with abducting a minor. On Tuesday, Reel had a hearing in Prince William...

















