Mansion at Strathmore to Be Renamed Following Historic Donation
The historic Mansion at Strathmore in North Bethesda will now be known as the Trawick Mansion at Strathmore following a major donation from longtime supporter, philanthropist, and former Strathmore board chair Carol Trawick. According to Strathmore, the donation is the largest individual gift in the organization’s history and will establish...
Maryland woman barred from backyard feeding of hundreds of vultures loses appeal
This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, The Banner Montgomery, and republished with permission. Subscribe to The Banner Montgomery here. Three months have passed since Feng Sun last left raw, bone-in chicken in her backyard, but she asked Howard County’s highest court Tuesday to strike down an injunction and allow her to resume feeding the hundreds of vultures that have flocked to her cul-de-sac.
Mid-Atlantic Weather Alert: Heavy Rain Arrives Oct. 15–16
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and neighboring states face several rounds of rain through October 16.
Brenda Frese has spent 25 years at Maryland. Here are 25 ways it has...
Brenda Frese is entering her 25th season coaching Maryland women's basketball — but first, she'll enter the school's Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday. Why it matters: Frese runs one of the area's most consistent programs, reaching three Final Fours and winning a national title in 2006. Her tenure also offers a measuring stick for how much women's basketball has changed. So, 25 years, 25 changes: Maryland 1. The Terps were rebuilding. Maryland reached just two NCAA tournaments in the nine years b
Woman dies after being hit by vehicle in Montgomery County
Police noted that an officer "discovered the collision" minutes after 7 a.m. Wednesday.
Construction Underway on New Supermarket at Former Big Lots
Construction is progressing on Triveni Supermarket’s upcoming Germantown location, with the Indian and South Asian grocery store still hoping to open by the end of the year. Triveni signed a lease earlier this year for the former Big Lots space at 20926 Frederick Rd in Germantown’s Milestone Shopping Center. The location will mark the chain’s first store in Montgomery County. The supermarket offers a large selection of Indian and South Asian groceries, spices, halal meat, fresh produce, househol
Baltimore Could Break Daily Record With 87 Degrees Wednesday as 58 Potential Heat Records...
BALTIMORE — Summer-like heat is building across the Mid-Atlantic, and Baltimore could break a daily record high on Wednesday, October 14. On Tuesday afternoon, BWI Marshall Airport hit 83 degrees. Wednesday’s forecast high of 87 degrees would beat the record of 86 degrees set on October 14, 1975. Across the eastern United States, 58 potential records could be tied or broken.
French bulldog stolen from car at Prince George’s County gas station
CAMP SPRINGS, Md. - Prince George’s County police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 2-year-old French bulldog that was stolen from inside a car Thursday, Oct. 8 at a Camp Springs gas station. What we know:. The dog, named Brain, was taken from a vehicle...
No License, No Plate, No Limit: The E-Bike Boom Is Outrunning the Law
HAGERSTOWN, Md. — E-bikes, e-scooters and a new breed of high-powered “e-motos” are sending more Americans to the emergency room than ever. In West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland, the laws on the books were largely written with ordinary bicycles in mind. Federal regulators estimate emergency rooms treated...
DC police violent crime statistics contradict Pirro’s statements
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro recently said violent crime is down in Washington, D.C., however, police say one category of violent crime is up considerably. “You all know that the president decided that he wanted to make D.C. safe and beautiful and I have been talking about the reduction in homicides, in violent crimes and car theft and everything else," Pirro said in a video posted on Instagram on Sept. 29.

















