Three indicted in alleged $600,000 SNAP benefits fraud scheme
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A Maryland resident and two Washington, D.C., residents were indicted in an alleged scheme to obtain more than $600,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Antonio William McCracken, 32, of District Heights, Maryland; Ricco Coley Young, 34; and Kimberly Lady Howard, 47,...
Virginia Cop Charged in Magic Card Shoplifting Case
A Virginia cop allegedly walked into Target in full uniform, tampered with a barcode, and left with Magic: The Gathering cards he had not fully paid for. That alone would have been a bizarre end to Scott Abram's 20-plus-year law enforcement career, but investigators say the 44-year-old then surfaced at another Target just four hours later in connection with a second suspected theft.
Allan Tucker’s mother sues two Alexandria officers and the city over his death in...
The federal lawsuit, filed on what would have been his 34th birthday, alleges officers drove past a hospital as he asked to go there, then left him in a patrol car outside the jail until he stopped moving.
After residents’ pushback, changes expected along MD-108 in Olney
After years of community members calling for safety upgrades along a busy stretch of Olney-Sandy Spring Road in Montgomery County, the Maryland State Highway Administration said it’s planning a series of changes. The step comes nearly two weeks after a fiery crash near the Olney Village Shopping Center sent...
Our Mom Eugenia Moves Closer to Opening First Maryland Restaurant
Coming soon signage has been installed at the future home of Our Mom Eugenia at Westbard Square in Bethesda, marking another step toward the family-owned Greek restaurant’s first Maryland location. The restaurant currently operates three locations in Northern Virginia, including Great Falls, Fairfax’s Mosaic District and Shirlington in Arlington....
Maryland Gas Station Restaurant Ranked Fourth Best in the Nation
168 Asian Burrito, located inside the Exxon gas station at 18000 Georgia Avenue in Olney, has been ranked the fourth-best gas station restaurant in the United States, according to a new study by car rental company SIXT. The study ranked 20 gas station restaurants nationwide using TikTok views and Google...
Bhatt Trial Day 10: Videos show murder suspect carrying trash bags of suspected remains...
Day 10 in the murder trial against Naresh Bhatt included the unveiling of videos from 2024 that show him disposing of trash bags that the prosecution believed held his wife's remains.
Brian Kelly Emerges as Candidate to Land Big Ten Coaching Job
Former LSU coach Brian Kelly emerges as a candidate to land the vacant Maryland Terrapins head coaching job.
» Judge Suppresses Evidence From Stop Based on ‘Clothing Alone’ in 2022 Murder Case
DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted a defense motion to suppress evidence against a defendant accused of a 2022 fatal shooting in a hearing on Oct. 15. Howard Fritts, 60, is charged with first-degree felony murder while armed and attempting to commit robbery for his alleged involvement in the May 29, 2022 fatal shooting of 46-year-old Charlie Miller on the 900 block of 9th Street, NW. According to court documents, Fritts allegedly grabbed Miller’s cell phone from his hands before the t
Sidwell Friends Lists Bethesda Campus After 60-Plus Years, Eyes Full DC Move
Sidwell Friends School has put its 5.5-acre Lower School campus at 5100 Edgemoor Lane in Bethesda up for sale, a move that will end more than six decades of the private Quaker institution's presence in the Edgemoor neighborhood. The school is consolidating all of its divisions onto its Washington, D.C. campus, bringing Lower, Middle and Upper schools together under one roof for the first time in generations.

















