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In Maryland courtrooms, defendants facing charges often endure prolonged confinement while awaiting evaluations that could determine their fitness to stand trial. The backlog has drawn scrutiny from advocates and officials alike, highlighting how psychiatric care delays undermine both public safety and individual right

BOWIE, Md. (7News) — A woman is in critical condition after a domestic-related shooting in Bowie, Maryland, on Thursday, according to officials. Officials were called to the 8500 block of Myrtle Avenue at around 4:20 p.m. after learning about the shooting. "Bowie police officers located the victim in a...

A Maryland cop who helped turn police reports into props for an insurance fraud scheme is trading his badge for a prison jumpsuit. Michael Anthony Owen Jr., 37, of Accokeek, was sentenced on Wednesday, Aug. 19, in Greenbelt to six months in federal prison for falsifying records while serving as a Pr…

CAPE CHARLES, Va. - Lightning struck two people in Cape Charles, Virginia, Thursday, leaving a man dead and a woman injured, according to FOX Weather. 4 Factors That Impact Your Retirement Healthcare CostsFisher Investments |. What we know:. The incident, reported around 3:40 p.m., happened as severe storms moved throu

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) and Gaithersburg City Police responded to a dirt bike crash Wednesday, Aug. 19 at Extra Space Storage on W. Diamond Avenue in Gaithersburg. According to MCFRS, the dirt bike’s sole rider crashed into a wrought iron fence. The rider was transported to an...

SOL of Potomac is set to open its new cannabis dispensary, The Penthouse, on Monday, August 24 at 350 Fortune Terrace, Suite 210 in the Potomac Woods Shopping Center, next to Park Potomac. The family-owned dispensary is designed to offer a different take on the traditional cannabis retail experience, with...

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake centered in New Jersey has been linked to the recently discovered Mountainville Fault in the Garden State’s Hunterdon County. Research published Aug. 11 in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth describes the Mountainville Fault and its connection to the 2024 earthquake, previously

D.C. police arrested a teenage boy for a shooting that happened in Northwest D.C. in April.

A Southeast D.C. couple is facing federal charges after agents say they found 322 grams of suspected fentanyl, loaded firearms, and three children inside their Congress Heights apartment. Katie Shameka Williams, 33, and Kenneth Darnell Smith Jr., 32, were arrested Tuesday when a federal search warrant was executed at t

WASHINGTON - The family of the "Godfather of Go-Go," Chuck Brown, has pulled their support for this weekend’s "Chuck Brown Day," one of D.C.’s biggest celebrations of Go-Go music. What we know:. The family says their decision is about protecting Brown’s legacy. They are accusing event organizers of...