Silver Spring MD

Retailers across the Washington, D.C., region are racing to lock in storefronts as the most coveted shopping centers fill up fast. Chains and independent operators alike report quicker deal timelines and more aggressive offers for a shrinking pool of space, giving landlords the upper hand in walkable, high-traffic...

A Maryland father is now raising his two young sons alone after his wife died in her sleep from an aneurysm. Tragedy struck for Jay Duong in Silver Spring, when his 39-year-old wife unexpectedly passed away, leaving him alone to care for their children and her mother. “Recently, Jay’s beloved...

Metro Transit Police say a Maryland man wanted in connection with unwanted contact aboard Washington Metro trains has been arrested following a days-long search.

One person was displaced after a fire broke out at a row house in Southeast D.C. overnight.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Hazmat teams are on the scene of a crash in Montgomery County after a fuel spill on Tuesday morning, officials said. Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services, posted on X around 6: 10 a.m. about the incident. The crash, involving a...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA — A 41-year-old Fredericksburg woman was found fatally stabbed at a bus stop shelter in Fairfax County on February 23, 2026, in a case that has drawn national attention after authorities confirmed the suspect had more than 30 prior arrests. The victim, identified as Stephanie Minter,...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A woman went to the hospital after a bullet grazed her in Navy Yard Sunday. The shooting broke out in the 600 block of L Street, Southeast, on March 1. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) told DC News Now that officers received a report...

When retired journalist Dorothy Butler Gilliam heard about the mass layoffs at the Washington Post in early February, the news stunned her. The Post hired Gilliam in 1961 as its first Black woman reporter, and the newspaper remains dear to her heart for many reasons. “It made me very sad,...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Hagerstown, Maryland – Ice up to two tenths of an inch is glazing bridges and overpasses across western Maryland and the Potomac Highlands right now, creating slick travel ahead of the Tuesday morning...

(WBFF) — Scammers are using increasingly sophisticated tactics to pressure Maryland residents into handing over money, from phone calls impersonating family members to text messages posing as official court notices. Warnings from the Better Business Bureau have long included the so-called grandparent scam, which...