Silver Spring MD

A stretch of Kennedy Street NW turned into a crime scene on Sunday after a 16-year-old was shot outside a store on the 700 block, according to police. The teen was taken to a hospital in conscious and breathing condition while officers briefly locked down the block so medics and detectives could work the scene.

A former police officer in Maryland has been convicted of rape, officials in Prince George's County confirmed. Jonathan Monge, a former corporal with the Hyattsville City Police Department, faced multiple counts of second-degree rape and sexual abuse of a minor, according to officials. He was convicted of all...

A GoFundMe has been launched to support Raphaela Weinsweig, who was critically injured in a crash earlier this month near Laytonsville. According to her family, Weinsweig remains in a coma after being struck head-on by a drunk driver and has already undergone multiple surgeries, with additional procedures expected as...

James Lewis Jr., of Sandy Springs, was named Monday, March 30, as the person killed during the encounter in Chillum, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. The officer who fired the fatal shot was also identified as Lt. Charles Cooper, an 11-year veteran of the Prince George’s County Police Department...

First responders were called shortly before 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, to the 6000 block of Bellview Drive in Bailey's Crossroads, where there were reports of a stabbing, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Inside, officers found a man suffering from multiple stab wounds to his upper body,...

A new independent bookstore has officially opened its doors in Gaithersburg, bringing a fresh literary space to the Kentlands community. The Paper Heart Bookstore is now open on the second floor at 200 Main Street, with its entrance located next to Grilled Oyster Co.. The shop recently celebrated its soft opening and...

This Maryland food stop grabs your attention right away. The smell of fresh-baked bread and hot comfort food pulls you in before you even reach the door. It is the kind of place that gets people thinking about what they want to eat before they even reach the counter. Locals know exactly why it stays busy.

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (7NEWS) — A scratch-off lottery ticket with a $1 million prize was purchased at a gas station in Upper Marlboro this past week, Maryland Lottery officials announced. According to officials, the 100X Cash ticket was purchased at the 301 Travel Plaza at 3511 Crain Highway. The...

A York County man and his girlfriend have been charged in the 2025 death of her 3-year-old child. In a news release, police in Howard County Maryland said that Dale Brown Jr., 25, of Hanover, and Kathleen Amesbury, 28, of Columbia, Maryland, were charged with second-degree murder, neglect of a minor, child abuse in...

COLUMBIA, MD. (WBFF) — The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General on Monday released the body-worn camera footage from the deadly police-involved shooting in Columbia on March 1. In that shooting, 25-year-old Alexander LaMorie, died from his injuries. On March 1 just...