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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Maryland – Rain taps rooftops and darkens pavement across central Maryland this morning as a steady system moves through, keeping streets slick and visibility muted. The air feels mild for January, but...

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a house fire in the 3000 block of Miles Road in Burtonsville on Friday afternoon. According to MCFRS spokesperson David Pazos, the occupants were not home at the time of the fire. One dog was rescued and reunited with the homeowners, while a second dog...

Maryland overpaid $807.4 million in unemployment benefits since the COVID-19 pandemic and missed the opportunity to recover $760 million of that amount because it took too long do to so, state auditors said.

ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Freedom Caucus has announced a formal push for accountability and federal intervention following allegations of a major fraud scandal within the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS).

A beloved photographer was killed in downtown D.C. this week at the young age of 26. Marckell Williams, a graduate of the University of Miami, was a photojournalist for the Washington Informer. According to NBC Washington, he would take photos of elected leaders, local festivals and so much more ...

Meow Claw has officially opened its new, expanded location in Rockville, moving just a few doors down from its original space and adding more to the experience. The new Meow Claw Café is located at 1701 Rockville Pike, Suite B6, in The Shops at Congressional Village. The move gives the business a larger footprint and...

Imagine you are cruising down New York Avenue on a sunny Tuesday afternoon when suddenly your phone buzzes. Not a text, not an email, but a camera-issued speeding ticket for a blink-and-you-miss-it moment over the limit. Now imagine a heated debate where more than half of the people say those...

Colleagues described him as a respected visual storyteller whose death has sent shockwaves through the DMV community.

A defendant accepted a plea deal for two drive-by shootings that occurred minutes apart, killing one person, before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan on Jan. 8. Jose Hernandez, 19, was originally charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed in connection with two drive-by shootings in the Petworth...

Montgomery County is currently facing a significant increase in respiratory illnesses, with health officials warning that 2026 is on track to be a record-breaking year for flu infections. “We are seeing numbers that we probably haven’t seen since before COVID,” said Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Kisha Davis in...