Maryland Teachers See More Students Using Cannabis After Legalization
BALTIMORE — It’s been two years since recreational cannabis became legal in Maryland. While revenue has increased and arrests for cannabis possession have decreased, health experts and school officials say there’s an often-overlooked impact — many kids don’t see the drug as risky. Marijuana legalization...
4,900 MCPS hires have not been submitted for CPS background checks
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A new report from the Montgomery County Inspector General just revealed that almost 5,000 of the district's hires have not been checked out for past violations with the state's Child Protective Services (CPS) division. So, who's spending time with your kids in schools?. Montgomery...
Video shows first responders save children from underwater car amid Maryland flooding
Police body camera video shows how first responders rescued a woman and two children trapped inside an SUV submerged during flooding in Maryland. A Montgomery County police officer found the SUV fully underwater, with children inside screaming. District 2 officers entered raging floodwaters near Bradley Boulevard in...
Fairfax County Public School to get weapons detectors for its middle schools
More weapons detectors are being installed in Fairfax County Public Schools to improve safety.
Cameron Teach Took Troopers On 100+ MPH Chase In Virginia
A Virginia man is facing charges after a high-speed police chase ended in a violent crash that left two innocent people seriously hurt, authorities said. Cameron D. Teach, 22, of Henrico, is facing multiple charges after taking Virginia State Police troopers on a wild chase that started on I-95 and ended with a fiery...
The History of Maryland’s Lost City
The now-lost city of Triadelphia (“three brothers”) was founded in 1809 by brothers-in-law Thomas Moore, Isaac Briggs, and Caleb Bentley. The three men were married to the Brooke sisters, who were descendants of Robert Brooke– the founder of nearby Brookeville in Montgomery County. According to the Sandy...
Fairfax Co. schools superintendent to have up to four-person security detail
FAIRFAX, Va. (7News) — Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid will soon have a security detail that will include up to four full-time security staffers, offering her day and night coverage, according to internal emails reviewed by the 7News I-Team and a source, who is assigned to the district's...
Two seriously injured in crash following high-speed chase on I-95
Two people were seriously injured and a driver is facing charges after a Wednesday night high-speed police chase on Interstate 95 from Prince William into Fairfax. Just before 10:30 p.m., a trooper spotted a Honda sedan traveling "at a high rate of speed" near the exit for Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge,...
Montgomery Co. braces for spotted lanternfly surge
Montgomery County, Maryland, is staring down a population boom in Maryland — not of people, but of pests. County transportation officials say residents should expect a dramatic increase in spotted lanternflies over the next three to five years. Originally from Southeast Asia, the invasive insects were first spotted...
Maryland Bartender, Dad Paulie Smith Suffers Heart Attack
Smith, a "beloved friend, teammate, brother, father, and bartender," is facing an arduous road to recovery after suffering a massive heart attack and heart failure. Now, his loved ones are rallying to support him and his family following the unexpected medical emergency for the man with a "large heart, loving (and)...
