Robert Burton joins FOX 5 family
BETHESDA, Md. - We’re welcoming a new addition to the FOX 5 family - Robert Burton!. The Emmy award winning news anchor joined the team on Wednesday - just in time for the holidays!. Robert has worked in local news for over a decade and is married to former...
Kiss, Kiss, Hooray! DC Sets World Record for Most Couples Under the Mistletoe
It’s a holiday miracle, Washington! The DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) has officially smooched its way into the history books with the National Kiss Under the National Mistletoe event, shattering a Guinness World Record for the most couples kissing simultaneously beneath the mistletoe. On Saturday,...
Woman sentenced to 94 days in prison for abusing, neglecting vulnerable adult
MARYLAND (WBFF) — Taibat Fola Suenu, of Lanham, was found guilty and sentenced for abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult, Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Tuesday. Suenu worked as a direct support professional, providing direct help to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “This defendant...
Joseline Peña-Melnyk elected unanimously as Speaker of Maryland House of Delegates
ANNAPOLIS, MD—In a historic and unanimous vote during a special legislative session on Tuesday, Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-Prince George’s and Anne Arundel) was elected as the 109th Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, becoming the first Afro-Latina, first Latina, and first immigrant to lead the chamber.
Inmate pleads guilty to murdering cellmate at Jessup Correctional Institution
An Anne Arundel County inmate serving a life sentence admits to murdering his 61-year-old cellmate, prosecutors say.
Maryland HOA is fining a family $50 a day for Christmas decorations
A Germantown homeowner's association is waging war on one family's Christmas display, doling out $50 daily fines for decorations it considers to be a nuisance.
Maryland Cannabis Market Hits $1.07 Billion in Sales in 2025
The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information Maryland’s legal marijuana market has generated $1.071 billion in total sales so far in 2025, according to data released today by the Maryland Cannabis Administration. November sales alone came in at $97,994,684, underscoring steady consumer demand even as prices...
Pirro Won’t Charge Metro D.C. Police Over ‘Manipulated’ Data
Pirro Won't Charge Metro D.C. Police Over 'Manipulated' Data
Unemployment numbers for Black adults jumps to nearly double national jobless rate
WASHINGTON (7News) — Unemployment is at a four-year high, hitting 4.6 percent, according to new numbers released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data comes after the BLS missed the monthly jobs report for October due to the government shutdown. Virginia and Maryland's unemployment rates are lower...
Bearcat attacks 2 zoo employees, sending them to the hospital
Two employees at a Washington, D.C., zoo were reportedly attacked by a mammal commonly known as a bearcat last week and had to be transported to the hospital.
