Silver Spring MD

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — A D.C. man faces up to 60 years in prison after he was convicted of killing 6-year-old Ahsan Payton during a Fourth of July block party in Temple Hills last year. His sentencing is scheduled for Friday afternoon. Rakeem Gilgeours, 34, was convicted of...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A man was rushed to the hospital on Thursday afternoon after being stabbed in Northeast D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). MPD officials said Fifth District officers responded around 3:04 p.m. on Dec. 18 to the 800 block of Rhode Island Avenue, NE, for a reported assault.

BALTIMORE, Md. (7News) — Two local men have pleaded guilty to conspiring in a money laundering conspiracy, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced. Yahya “Cash” Sowe, 42, of Silver Spring, Maryland, and Yahya “Cash” Sowe32, of Hyattsville, entered their pleas in a scheme that...

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore on Thursday announced two significant additions to his cabinet, appointing veteran federal and private-sector executives to lead the state’s energy and transportation agendas. Kelly Speakes-Backman has been named the new Director of the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), while...

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Gov. Patrick Morrisey indicated members of the West Virginia National Guard will continue to rotate in and out of duty in Washington, D.C. “I know that some of our kids will be coming home, and I think that’s great, and no timeline about how many will stay into the next quarter,” Morrisey said on MetroNews Talkline.

Were Maryland and Montgomery County even courting global aerospace firm Avio S.p.A in its search for a site to build a $500 million solid rocket motor manufacturing facility? We may never know. But we do know that the Italian firm has selected Virginia as the winner for the high-tech factory. The 860,000-square-foot...

MARYLAND (WBFF) — A recent poll conducted by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) surveyed 800 Marylanders, revealing that 41% believe the state's $1.4 billion budget deficit should be addressed "only or mostly with spending cuts to state government programs." Meanwhile, 40% support a combination of...

The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) is investigating after hundreds of Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) customers raised concerns about their bills and getting in touch with the company's call center.

Maryland – In a deeply disturbing case in Maryland that left residents shocked, a 53‑year‑old son, identified as R. English, has been sentenced to prison in the fatal stabbing of his 72‑year‑old mother, identified as L. Royster, following a bitter dispute over her car. English was convicted of first‑degree murder and...