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On Tuesday, the Montgomery County Council is expected to vote on Expedited Bill 30-25, which would remove the requirement for photographic evidence in complaints about gas-powered leaf blower use and clarify that a single complaint can initiate enforcement of the county’s ban. The legislation aims to address privacy...

WASHINGTON (7News) — The U.S. Attorney's Office in Pennsylvania announced Monday that a Maryland man is facing dozens of federal charges after authorities said he mailed threatening letters to Jewish organizations in several states. Prosecutors said 55-year-old Clift Seferlis of Garrett Park was charged by...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - The Montgomery County police union is calling on officials to address what it describes as deplorable working conditions inside the county’s 4th District police station. What we know:. FOX 5’s Stephanie Ramirez reports more than 100 officers use the station as their base, along with...

Three Montgomery County sisters who were recently featured in Essence Magazine say they are working to reclaim land in Potomac once owned by their great-great-grandfather, William Dove, a formerly enslaved man who purchased 36 acres in the late 1800s. According to a press release announcing their efforts, much of...

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office issued a Final Order against Korey Homes Building Group and its former owners after determining they violated the Consumer Protection Act by taking payments for home building services they did not provide and misusing consumer funds. The order requires repayment to affected...

LANHAM, Md. - A tractor-trailer struck an overpass along I-495 in Prince George’s County early Tuesday, causing debris to scatter across the roadway and disrupting traffic. The crash happened on the inner loop at MD-704, just past Exit 19 in the Lanham area. Metal and scaffolding debris fell onto...

A man and two women were found dead after a house fire in Washington County, Maryland, according to the State Fire Marshal's Office.

Prince George’s County Police said Charles Herbert Flowers High School was placed on lockdown “out of an abundance of caution” at around 9:40 a.m. on Nov. 18, after a gun was located on school grounds. Officers immediately responded, and a student was taken into custody, police said.

The Metropolitan Police Department said that one person was taken to a hospital after an officer was involved in a shooting.

WASHINGTON (7News) — A teenager was accused of a shooting at a Howard University Homecoming event in October. Keavaughn Dudley, 17, of D.C., was arrested on Friday for the Oct. 24 shooting, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro. The incident began around 8:22 p.m. in the 600 block of...