Silver Spring MD

About half a mile off Colton’s Point in St. Mary’s County, a 40-acre island sits alone in the Potomac River. There’s no road in and no bridge out. You reach it only by private boat or a seasonal water taxi, and that’s exactly what keeps it so quiet.

Maryland has no confirmed Buc-ee’s, despite continued questions about whether the chain is coming to the state. Fortunately, Maryland already has restaurants hidden behind bookshelves, built like ships and filled…

An elevated threat for severe storms covers much of the tri-state area Friday afternoon and evening. On a scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high), there is a Level 2 threat for the New York City metro Area, lower Hudson Valley, and north and central New Jersey. The Level 2 threat extends all the way southwest to the Washington,

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has released a new family-friendly calendar for the 2026-2027 school year, replacing the traditional month-view calendar with a simplified format designed to make important dates easier to find and understand (available below). According to MCPS, the redesigned calendar allows fa

A 20-year-old Boyds man has pleaded guilty in connection with a fatal drunk driving crash that killed a 71-year-old woman in Germantown last year. On August 5, Brody Richardson pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court to one count of grossly negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle and one count of homicide by

The Montgomery County Department of Police has released its overview of reported calls for service from Wednesday, Aug. 5. In the 1st District, which covers Rockville, officers investigated the theft of an employee’s vehicle from a business in the 1300 block of E. Gude Dr. They also received a report of a stolen motorc

A homicide investigation is underway in Prince George's County after a man was found shot dead.

Below is a list of new and upcoming restaurants in Olney, MD. Chicken Salad Chick at 18209 Village Center Drive, next to Hallmark, in the space previously occupied by a karate studio, is expected to open sometime in 2026. On July 30, the restaurant shared that work on the interior buildout of the restaurant had begun,

The founder and director of a children’s dance program in Arlington, missing since Sunday, has been found dead in the Potomac River. Susannah Keefe, 52, was located in the river around 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, a spokesperson for D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department told ARLnow. The agency’s Harbor Patrol...

Montgomery County Police say a reported armed individual that prompted a large police response Thursday morning was determined to be a swatting incident. At approximately 10:40 a.m., 2nd District officers responded to the area of Danville Drive in North Bethesda for a report of an armed individual. Following a prelimin