Silver Spring MD

Lakeforest Mall closed on March 31, 2023, after nearly 45 years in Gaithersburg. Originally opened on September 12, 1978, the mall featured anchor stores JCPenney, Sears, Woodward & Lothrop, and Hecht’s. It was one of the first malls in the U.S. to include an indoor ice-skating rink, and was the largest indoor...

The Department of Education announced Monday an investigation into Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia over an illegal immigrant from El Salvador charged with groping a dozen girls at Fairfax High School.

Maryland lawmakers are reversing a recent policy change, restoring historic vehicle tag eligibility for drivers with cars 25 years or older.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Two people, including a child, were shot in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Tuesday, the police department said. Officers were called to the 13220 block of Catawba Manor Way around 10:52 a.m. for the shooting. The person and child had serious injuries and were taken to the hospital.

DC Superior Court Judge Errol Arthur sentenced a stabbing defendant to two years in prison with an admonition on March 26. Romel Sawyer, 38, pleaded guilty on Jan. 21 to assault with significant bodily injury, possession of a prohibited weapon, and robbery for his involvement in a non-fatal stabbing on the 6600 block...

UConn head coach Dan Hurley had a bizarre moment with a referee in the aftermath of Braylon Mullins’ game-winning shot against Duke on Sunday. In the chaos following Mullins’ make in the Huskies 73-72 win over Duke at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., officials stopped to make sure the clock was correct and went...

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...