Multiple schools in Maryland announce closures for Tuesday
MARYLAND — Following a significant winter storm that brought snow, freezing rain and icy conditions across the state, many Maryland school systems have announced closures and changes to normal schedules for Tuesday, Jan. 27. Widespread District Closures Multiple large public school districts in Maryland have...
Ice on the sidewalk? Hold the salt, please, urges CBF
After the weekend’s storm, it can be tempting to go heavy on the road salt to keep our sidewalks and driveways free of ice and snow during the current deep freeze. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) warns against excessive road salt use, however, because the excess washes into rivers and streams, threatening...
Maryland Family Loses Everything In House Fire While Newborn Fights In Nicu
Less than two weeks after welcoming a newborn into the world, Genna and Dylan Drew were already living inside every parent’s nightmare. Their baby girl, Vienna, born Tuesday, Jan. 13, remains in the NICU, fighting and growing stronger each day. Her mother has been by her side, while her...
Maryland lawmakers consider fines for drivers with snow-covered cars
House Bill 474, the 'Clear Before You Drive' Act, would require Maryland drivers to remove snow and ice from all exposed vehicle surfaces or face fines.
“hoping other educators, families and community members can help us call on DCPS to...
I’m a DCPS educator in Columbia Heights, where the side streets, alleys, and sidewalks are still icy and largely uncleared from yesterday’s storm. As per usual, there’s no word on what tomorrow will hold for teachers and students. I’m hoping other educators, families and community members can...
Report: Washington Post may cut sports section amid massive layoffs
The Washington Post’s sports department “could be shuttered entirely” with “massive layoffs coming” to the newspaper, according to Dylan Byers of PUCK. The “expectation is that *hundreds* will be affected” by the potential layoffs (X, 1/24). SEMAFOR’s Max Tani reported that some Post editors have “quietly been...
‘Landover OG’ Killed In Hyattsville Shooting After Argument Turns Deadly, Police Say
White Plains resident John Michael Brand, 43, has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 60-year-old Constance Miller earlier this month, authorities announced on Monday. Officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, to...
Family can’t find mom’s grave after Maryland cemetery left abandoned
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md (7News) — When you first arrive at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens in Clinton, Maryland, it looks like an overgrown but quiet city park. Look more closely, and you’ll find headstones hidden in the tall grass and brush, sunken graves and a cemetery falling into disrepair.
‘Squating isn’t a crime’: TikTok squatter who took over a 2.3M home for viral...
Gary Collins of WBFF FOX45 Baltimore’s Spotlight on Maryland walked viewers back into a case that, on paper, sounds like a strange internet stunt, but in real life turned into months of fear, angry neighbors, and a courtroom fight over a $2.3 million home in Bethesda.
Wonder Food Hall Targeting March Opening for First Montgomery County Location
Wonder, a modern food hall concept that blends dine in, takeout, and delivery, is aiming for a March opening at its upcoming Rockville location (listed as Wonder North Bethesda). The new Wonder location is under construction at 12240 Rockville Pike, in the space previously occupied by Stephen Anthony Salon, next...

















