Silver Spring MD

Teachers and union leaders rallied in Rockville last week to demand that the county council fully fund the public schools operating budget. Meanwhile, councilmembers are working to balance resources without increasing taxes. The council is deliberating the county executive’s proposed budget, which does fully fund schools but has increases to...

A 28-year-old Arlington man has been arrested and charged with attempted rape after allegedly assaulting a woman who was waiting for a rideshare in Clarendon over the weekend. Luzvin Garcia Moran is being held without bond at the Arlington County Detention Facility on charges of attempted rape, abduction with intent to defile and assault and battery, according to ACPD.

TEMPLE HILLS, Md. - A man was found dead in his car after crashing on a busy street in Prince George’s County. According to Prince George’s County police, officers responded to the 4700 block of Branch Avenue around 4:45 p.m. on Friday, April 10 for a report of a car crash.

The alert comes as temperatures rise and bears leave their winter dens, prompting increased activity in parts of Maryland, according to the Department of Natural Resources. “After months of not eating or drinking, bears are hungry and in search of easy food,” Jonathan Trudeau, Game Mammal Section Leader for DNR’s Wildlife and Heritage Service, said.

When someone mentions breathtaking views, they usually mean it figuratively, but the vistas from Weverton Cliffs on the Crampton Gap to Harpers Ferry trail will literally leave you gasping. This 10-mile stretch of the Appalachian Trail in Maryland serves up some of the most spectacular overlooks in the entire Mid-Atlantic,...

The Maryland Department of the Environment is investigating a leak of roughly 32,000 gallons of jet fuel at Joint Base Andrews, raising concerns about contamination in nearby waterways and the military base’s reporting practices. The incident has drawn heightened scrutiny because Joint Base Andrews, located in Prince George’s County, is one of the nation’s most […]

Rockville, Md. (DG) – A coordinated crackdown across parts of Maryland shut down multiple illegal car rallies over the weekend, leading to arrests, recovered firearms, and several juveniles detained. Authorities say the Maryland Car Rally Task Force launched the overnight operation Friday at 10 p.m., continuing into early Saturday morning across Prince George’s, Howard, and Montgomery counties.

A man who broke into several houses in Northern Virginia at night while nude has been arrested, police say. Investigators were staking out the 14000 block of Gatwick Square in Centreville early Monday morning in the hopes of catching the suspect who was caught on camera creeping around homes wearing nothing but shoes and a piece of clothing wrapped around his head. He’s suspected...

A person was taken to the hospital after they were rescued from a house fire in Fairfax County overnight.

Advocates are pushing back after Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed cutting the Pay Equity Fund in her latest 2027 budget proposal.