Dolphin sightings surge in Maryland
Tamanend bottlenose dolphins can be spotted across the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay each summer.
Former district court judge accused of official misconduct
SNOW HILL, MD - The former Administrative Judge for Maryland’s District Two, which includes Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties, has been accused of allowing a law clerk to earn a full-time salary for nearly a decade while the employee worked only part-time. According to court documents obtained...
Man to be sentenced for 2023 murder of Maryland mother Rachel Morin
The man convicted of killing Rachel Morin will be sentenced Monday morning in Harford County Circuit Court in Bel Air.
Victims, lawmakers, and law enforcement express concerns about Fairfax’s top prosecutor
FAIRFAX, Va. (7News) — After a stunning video went viral of a man with a lengthy criminal history allegedly attempting to kidnap a toddler at Fair Oaks Mall, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin called on Attorney General Jason Miyares to investigate Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano for what the governor...
Police Spent 53 Years Trying to Identify a Deceased Boy — They Learned a...
A cold case that perplexed Virginia detectives for over five decades has finally been solved—though the resolution comes too late for justice to be served. On Monday, August 4, the Fairfax County Police Department announced it had identified a young boy found dead in Massey Creek under a bridge in Lorton, Virginia,...
Heartbreaking: Assateague Island pony killed by hit and run driver
On Assateague Island in Maryland, a pony was hit and killed by a vehicle on Saturday evening, along Bayberry Drive where the speed limit is posted at 25 miles per hour. The pony, a 16-year-old mare Gizmo, known by authorities as T3HT-H was struck in a developed zone. The spokesperson...
Maryland DNR said fish native to Texas, Gulf States found in Bush River
HARFORD COUNTY, MD. (WBFF) — The Maryland Department of Nature Resources Fisheries said that two bow fishermen shot a fish that is normally found in Texas and the Gulf States. According to the Maryland DNR Fisheries Facebook post, the bow fisherman were on the Bush River when they shot...
New Loco Lion Brewery is headed to Loudoun County
A new brewery is in the works for western Loudoun County and it’s named in honor of a couple of large jungle cats that once lived there. The Burn does love an interesting backstory. The brewery will be called Loco Lion – meaning both “Crazy Lion,” but also the...
West Falls Church siblings with rare immune disorder seek donor
West Falls Church siblings Noelle and Lucca Thompson have more in common than just their last name and love for music. Both children – 4-year-old Noelle and 1-year-old Lucca – inherited an extremely rare, immune-related condition called Chediak-Higashi Syndrome , or CHS, a disorder that puts them at high risk for...
Maryland Renaissance Festival fans find long waitlists trying to get tickets
Maryland Renaissance Festival fans swarmed to the internet as soon as tickets were available, only to find extremely long wait times.