Virtual forum set to outline Key Bridge rebuild contracting approach
Maryland Transportation Authority will host a virtual industry forum to outline the contracting approach for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
‘We never forget’: Fallen U.S. Army soldier missing since WWII returns home to Maryland
On Thursday evening at BWI Airport, Private First-Class James Roosevelt Heigh returned to American soil for the first time in more than 80 years. 'We never forget': Fallen U.S. Army soldier missing since WWII returns home to Maryland. The Calvert County native enlisted in the United States Army in 1942...
People Drive From All Over Maryland To Try The Handmade Mole At This Tiny...
There are people in Maryland who plan their entire weekend around a sauce. Not just any sauce, mind you, but the handmade mole at Restaurant La Jarochita in Manchester, a dish so complex and flavorful that it’s inspired road trips from Baltimore, Annapolis, and even the Eastern Shore. If...
16-year-old boy accused of stabbing man to death near apartments in Fairfax County
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A teenage boy is facing murder charges after police said he stabbed a man to death near some apartment buildings in Fairfax County, Virginia. The fatal stabbing occurred in the 2200 block of Farrington Avenue in Huntington on May 9. The Fairfax County Police...
Fairfax Co. parents concerned about students accessing ‘Five Nights at Epstein’s’ game at school
A few years ago, Erin Dyal reviewed a list of websites her son visited on his Fairfax County school-issued device. She flipped her phone horizontally to see the entire URLs, and noticed one had the phrase “history tutor.” Initially, she was confused. History was her son’s best subject, so it didn’t seem clear why he ma
Battle over high school crossing guards divides Fairfax County leaders
Crossing guards will no longer be assigned to Fairfax County high schools starting in the fall, a shift that has some parents and elected officials in the Northern Virginia suburb concerned about student safety. The guards will continue to work at the county’s three secondary schools and at the district’s...
Fairfax County board chair calls official derogatory term in screenshotted text
The head of Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors called a school board member a derogatory term in a text message and was called out by every member of the county’s General Assembly delegation. Jeff McKay referred to Melanie Meren as a bimbo, which the delegation called offensive and...
New Guapo’s restaurant in the works for Reston
It looks like plans are afoot to bring the latest location for the Guapo’s restaurant brand to Reston. The landlord at The Spectrum at Reston Town Center added Guapo’s to a list of upcoming tenants. The Spectrum is the retail area north of the main RTC with a...
Loudoun’s new Restaurant Foraged sets grand opening event
Some exciting news for Loudoun County foodies – the farm-to-table Restaurant Foraged is officially open and a grand opening celebration date has been announced. As we told readers back in December, Restaurant Foraged (stylized as “foraged.”) has taken over the former Restaurant at Patowmack Farm property in rural Loudo
Maryland historian retracing Harriet Tubman’s Underground RR path for America’s 250th
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Reporter's Notebook: History is literally repeating itself thanks to famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman of Maryland. Thirty years ago this month, local historian Tony Cohen walked from Maryland to Canada to celebrate Tubman’s story of resilience - leading the enslaved to freedom along th
