Silver Spring MD

Howard County leaders hit the brakes on a controversial round of library staffing cuts this week, reinstating 55 support workers just days after they were told their jobs were gone. County officials and union representatives said the reversal, backed by emergency cash from the county executive’s office, keeps the...

All lanes of University Boulevard in Silver Spring have reopened Thursday afternoon after closing due to a natural gas leak resulting from a ruptured line at the construction site of Northwood High School in Silver Spring, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) officials. MCFRS spokesperson...

CALVERTON, Md. - One person was injured Friday night after a gas leak led to a home explosion in Calverton, Prince George's County Fire and Rescue says. Officials say the explosion happened in the area of Powder Mill Road and Cherry Hill Road. According to the Prince George's County Fire...

The Montgomery County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35 is calling on lawmakers to create stricter penalties for people involved in illegal street takeovers, following a chaotic incident in Silver Spring that left two police cruisers vandalized.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A man linked to the death of a woman at a Fairfax County, Virginia, bus stop had reportedly lived in the U.S. illegally, according to Department of Homeland Security officials. The man, Abdul Jalloh, 32, of no fixed address, was arrested on Monday after...

Let’s address the elephant in the room: most retirement destinations are either unaffordable or unbearable. Chestertown, Maryland manages to be neither, offering a quality of life that doesn’t require a massive nest egg or a willingness to spend your golden years in a place that makes you question all your life...

OXON HILL, Md. – The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred early Friday morning in Oxon Hill. The deceased driver is 24-year-old Alex Rodriquez Hines of Bryans Road. On February 27, 2026, at approximately 4:30 am, officers responded to a two-vehicle collision in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOWK) – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew “Andy” Wolfe met Wednesday with some of the first responders who helped save his life in November. Andy, 25, of Martinsburg, and a West Virginia National Guard member, met with some of the crew members of Engine 16 from D.C. Fire and EMS who rushed […]

A Washington, D.C., mother says she is “devastated” after a stranger allegedly attempted to take her two children from their school earlier this week, raising fresh concerns about student safety protocols. The incident occurred Monday afternoon at Center City Public Charter School’s Petworth campus, according to...

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A man is in critical condition after police said he was found shot outside Morningside Town Hall on Friday evening. The shooting was reported around 5:30 p.m. at 6901 Ames St., police said. The address is also home to the town’s police department.