Silver Spring MD

The Maryland Public Service Commission has established a plan to provide bill credits to residential electricity customers under the Next Generation Energy Act (Senate Bill 937/House Bill 1035) that authorized the creation of the Legislative Energy Relief Refund, was passed by the General Assembly in the 2025...

First it was Anne Arundel County Public Schools, who changed their cell phone policy last August. Howard County Public Schools followed suit in February. Now it's Baltimore City's turn.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A family was left without a place to go after their home went up in flames on Sunday in Montgomery County, Maryland. The fire erupted around 7 a.m. on the rear deck of the home, which sits on Pepper Ridge Way in the Mineral Springs Village neighborhood, according to the Montgomery...

A man charged by Lancaster police with attempted homicide and other offenses was found and arrested Sunday in Prince William County, Maryland. Police say David Porter Jr., 29, of Maryland, fired multiple shots in the direction of a woman sitting in a car in the first block of Caroline Street in Lancaster.

Dear neighbors, here’s a reminder that Montgomery County’s ban on gas-powered leaf blowers goes into effect July 1. These loud and inefficient machines release dangerous toxic and carcinogenic emissions. As a favor to your ears, your lungs, and especially your musician neighbors, please inform your landscapers about...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Metro's "Better Bus Network" is officially in action across the DMV. It's the biggest overhaul to the system in 50 years, according to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) officials. Longtime Metrobus riders like 78-year-old Catherine Hawkins are flexing a new muscle, figuring...

A man was hospitalized after accidentally shooting himself in a Rockville gun range, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.

Police asked residents to avoid the area in Southeast during the response.

ROCKVILLE, Md. (7News) — A person was rushed to the hospital after a weapon was accidentally discharged at a Maryland gun range on Sunday. It happened at the Gilbert Indoor Range on Rothgeb Drive in Rockville, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS). According to the...

A liquidation sale is ongoing at the now-closed Hotel Silver Spring and will continue until all items are sold, according to an employee working on-site this morning. The hotel located at 8727 Colesville Road permanently closed on May 29. It previously operated under the DoubleTree by Hilton brand before being...