Former Maryland corrections employee, business owner plead guilty to fraud
A former employee with the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) and a business owner both pleaded guilty this week to procurement fraud, according to Attorney General Anthony Brown.
Frederick Health Introduces Blood Test to Detect Over 50 Cancers Early for Local Residents
Frederick Health now offers the Galleri® multi-cancer early detection test. This blood test can screen for more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. Frederick Health is the second location in Maryland to provide this test. The test works by detecting DNA fragments from cancer cells in the blood.
Governor Moore Sparks Debate with Announcement of Free Transit for Federal Workers Amid Shutdown
This post features an OpenAI-powered summary derived from the NewsBreak users' discussions on Governor Moore announces free transit for federal workers during shutdown. Governor Moore announces free transit for federal workers during shutdown.
Man uses numbers from a license plate to win $50,000 lottery prize
A Washington, D.C., man transformed a set of familiar numbers he spotted on a license plate into a $50,000 prize from a Maryland Lottery Pick 5 drawing.
Man confesses to cold case murder: “A serial killer who’s only killed once”
Stephan Smerk, a married father in Niskayuna, New York, turns himself in for the cold case murder of artist and mother Robin Lawrence in Springfield, Virginia.
Man accused of identity, credit card theft arrested in Fairfax County
SPRINGFIELD, Va. (7News) — A man who had more than 20 outstanding warrants in Virginia for numerous crimes, including identity theft, has been arrested. Soloman Reed, 30, was caught on Oct. 21 when a Neighborhood Patrol Unit (NPU) in Springfield received a tip on his whereabouts. The Fairfax County...
New Affordable Apartments Approved Near Ashburn Metro to Support Local Residents
On October 21, 2025, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved a $19.3 million loan to SCG Development Partners LLC. The loan will support the construction of Moorefield Station Apartments in Ashburn. The project is intended to increase affordable, multi-family rental housing within a quarter mile of the...
Roundabout project to keep commuters moving begins in Loudoun Co.
The four-way stoplight at the intersection of Virginia Routes 9 and 287 in northern Loudoun County has long been a chokepoint for commuters, including some traveling from Frederick County, Maryland, and Jefferson County, West Virginia. A major road project — construction of a roundabout to keep future commuters on...
Supervisors Approve Affordable Housing Loan, Send Another Back for Revisions
One loan for an affordable housing project in Loudoun was approved by county supervisors this week, while a second application was sent back to be revised before a final decision is on it. The approved loan is for $19.3 million to be used to build 236 affordable housing units in...
Two accused of robbing Exxon gas station in Prince William County
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A second person has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery earlier this month at an Exxon gas station in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police said James Anthony Davis Jr., 18, of Woodbridge, turned himself in to...
