Silver Spring MD

A new agreement made Howard County firefighters the first in the state to be allowed off-duty medical cannabis use, but those firefighters hope momentum builds statewide.

A Metropolitan Police officer is fighting for his life Wednesday after a driver struck the cop on Interstate 695 as the officer was helping a stranded motorist, authorities said.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A new legislative audit has identified $3.42 billion in unsupported federal revenue entries and nearly $1 billion in potential and known unfunded liabilities across multiple Maryland state agencies following the closeout of fiscal year 2025, according to a report released this month by the Office of...

A Washington, D.C. man pleaded guilty Monday in a January 2023 shooting that killed a 3-year-old girl and left four teenagers wounded in Dumfries. Kenyatta Lee Oglesby, 23, entered pleas to second-degree murder with a plea agreement to a 40-year prison term and four counts of aggravated malicious wounding, Prince...

Police are ramping up their search for a suspect following a shooting in Northwest D.C. earlier this month, as the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) reaches out to the public for assistance. The incident took place on the morning of December 7, on the 2000 block of 14th Street, Northwest, where an individual...

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md (7News) — As 7News first reported two weeks ago, there has been no heat in half of the 200 apartments in the Marylander Condo community in Langley Park since the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. This leaves residents like Linda Barber and her son, Chris, with no...

WASHINGTON - A man who transported patients to medical appointments is suing his former employer, alleging he was unlawfully fired after failing a criminal background check despite — he says — years on the job without incident. The backstory:. James Blakney says he was abruptly fired last year...

“Holiday service information for Christmas and New Year’s Eve Fares free; after 8p.m. on New Year’s Eve. Metro will offer free bus and rail fares from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on New Year’s Eve to support safe, responsible travel across the region. Metro will also operate on modified schedules for Christmas Day, New Year’s...

Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on Friday, December 19, in Silver Spring, where 69-year-old Theresa “Terri” Winona Nagle was struck by a 2017 Toyota Corolla while crossing the roadway and later died at a hospital. Detectives are also asking for the public’s help...

An Alexandria man is behind bars after an alleged strong-arm robbery in Del Ray early Saturday morning. The 31-year-old suspect barricaded himself in an apartment at the 1700 block of Dewitt Avenue after allegedly stealing another person’s electronics around 2:15 a.m., according to Alexandria Police Department...