Silver Spring MD

A 28-year-old Montgomery County man is wanted by Metro Transit Police following social media videos that appear to show a man touching multiple women’s hair on Metro trains without their knowledge. Metro Transit Police have identified the suspect as Bryan Betancur, 28, of Silver Spring. Police say he has...

High school by day, trying to help support his family by night. That’s what Mark Briseno, a teen from Germantown, Maryland, says he’s been doing after his dad was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in December. “I think I went through a really bad depression as...

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After hearing from the victim’s family members, a homicide defendant was sentenced to serve a little more than 14 years in prison before DC Superior Court Judge Danya Dayson on Feb. 27 . David Pena, 49 was originally charged with second-degree muder while armed, possession of a firearm during...

WOODBRIDGE, Va. - Two men have been arrested in connection with last month’s fatal shooting in the parking lot of Potomac Mills mall, according to Prince William County police. What we know: — Investigators say Clifton Joseph Douglas, 25, of Chesterfield, and Beau Wade Bishop, 28, of Woodbridge, met...

Diesel buses on order for Montgomery County Public Schools. In 2021, MCPS planned to replace its full fleet with electric buses. But the district exited its contract with an electric bus company in the fall after a school transportation official’s fraud conviction. The county also cited charging challenges and...

A pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene following a crash Sunday at the intersection of Norbeck and Avery roads in Rockville. A 2006 Chevy van was being driven north on Norbeck Road at 6:30 p.m. when the driver struck an adult male, according to Montgomery County Police. The driver remained on the scene.

Melinda Robertson did everything she was supposed to do. She set her thermostat to 68 degrees, sealed out drafts with tape around her balcony door, and religiously turned off lights she didn’t need. But her February electricity bill came back nearly double her usual average, over $700 for the second month in a row.

MCB Real Estate announced today that a new Costco Wholesale store is planned for the VIVA White Oak development. The proposed warehouse will be approximately 162,000 square feet and will serve as the first major retail anchor for the 280-acre mixed-use project. According to MCB, the addition of Costco reflects strong...

Updated to note that PGCPS has retracted the previously called delay and will make a decision in the morning. Snowfall Monday was largely as expected, with up to an inch accumulating mainly on grassy areas. Roads remained mostly just wet, with minimal travel impact through the afternoon and evening. The focus now...