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BALTIMORE — Something unusual is developing high above the Arctic, and it could affect Maryland’s weather heading into winter. The latest European and American models show a significant disruption of the Polar Vortex around November 4 to 6. Normally, the Polar Vortex should be strengthening this time of year. A weaker vortex could eventually help push colder air into eastern North America, possibly supporting an early December snow window for Baltimore.

Photo Credit: iStock Montgomery County, Maryland, Police Officer Austin Fogarty turned an ordinary service call into what his department described as a first-of-its-kind arrest when he found a black snake inside a home in Montgomery Village.Here's what to knowMontgomery Community Media reported that the older resident had called Animal Services about the 2-foot reptile.After hearing about the report, Fogarty went to the location because he was available and did not want the woman to be left wait

SILVER SPRING, Md. - A water main break flooded streets and caused significant traffic delays Friday morning in Montgomery County, authorities said. A water main break flooded streets Friday morning in Montgomery County. The break closed northbound 16th Street at 2nd Avenue in Silver Spring. Drivers are advised to seek...

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman found probable cause and held a homicide defendant on Oct. 19, even thought he was “not impressed” with the lead detective’s testimony. Henry Buchanan, 48, and Tim McCrae, 46, also known as Charles Jenkins, are charged with first-degree murder while armed...

Washington, D.C. gun owners who want to challenge the city's ban on magazines holding more than 10 rounds currently face a daunting choice: risk a felony prosecution first, or stay out of court entirely. The Firearms Policy Coalition is now asking the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to tear down that barrier, filing an en banc petition on October 15 in a case called Wehr-Darroca v. District of Columbia.

Columbia has been ranked among the safest cities in the United States, finishing No. 19 nationally in WalletHub’s 2026 Safest Cities in America rankings. It was the highest rated city in Maryland. Columbia received an overall score of 66.60 and ranked No. 1 in the country for Home &...

BETHESDA, Md. (WBFF) — The U.S. Marshals Service has joined the search for a man accused of carrying out armed carjackings at luxury car dealerships in Maryland and Virginia. Joe Cofer, 38, of Washington D.C. is wanted on felony carjacking charges. According to court documents, on June 29 Cofer,...

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,...

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.

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.