Residents question governor’s stance as Baltimore crime rate exceeds D.C.’s ninefold
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Governor Wes Moore recently declared, "Together we have broken the back of violent crime and the last time the homicide rate was this low I was not born yet." However, his rejection of National Guard assistance has sparked debate as crime rates in Baltimore remain alarmingly high.
Annapolis Police Seize $100,000 in Drugs and $69,000 in Cash After Lengthy Investigation
The Annapolis Police Department, working with the DEA Task Force, seized more than $100,000 worth of illegal drugs and over $69,000 in cash following a seven-month investigation into drug activity in the Oaklawn Avenue and Carver Street area. The operation culminated on August 14 when police executed a coordinated...
Concern for Missing 42-Year-Old Woman
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 5th District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Ada Droe, a missing 42-year-old. Droe was last seen on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at an unknown time. She is 5 feet 6 inches tall, 190 lbs.,...
Gunman on the loose after shooting sends four school into lockdown on first day
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - The search is on for a shooter in Montgomery County after two people were shot, sending four schools into lockdown on the first day back for Montgomery County students. What we know:. Two people were shot Tuesday morning at the Hamptons Apartments near Seneca Valley High...
Gov. Moore Announces Tax-Related Incentives To Spur Economic Development Through Arts And Entertainment
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Governor Wes Moore today announced the redesignation of Berlin, Chestertown, Denton, and Grantsville as Arts and Entertainment Districts, allowing for the continuation of tax incentives that encourage economic development through arts and tourism. In FY 2024, visitor spending in these districts...
Bethesda doctor sentenced to prison for distributing controlled substances
The U.S. Attorney's Office said that the doctor would sometimes prescribe dangerous combinations of controlled substances and not inform patients of the risks. She would also call prescriptions in without meeting with the patient first, then take cash payments in exchange for the prescription.
7 People indicted for trafficking drugs from California to DC, 5 others arrested
WASHINGTON (7News) — Twelve people from around the U.S. connected to a drug trafficking ring in D.C. are now facing federal charges after recent arrests in D.C., Maryland, and Los Angeles, according to U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro's office. Pirro touted the arrests on Tuesday in an update...
Teenager Arrested For Armed Robbery In Clarksburg
Police say he stabbed one of his victims. Clarksburg, Md (KM) A Silver Spring teenager was arrested on Monday for an armed robbery in Clarksburg.. Alexis Alfaro, 16, was taken into custody following the incident in the 22700 block of Clarksburg Road. Montgomery County Police say on Monday at around...
‘Like a kidnapping’ | Man gets married four days before ICE arrest in Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The stepson of a man recently arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Alexandria is speaking out, saying his stepfather was racially profiled and wrongly detained. Family identified Alberto Ortiz Martinez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, as one of the people taken into...
Lawyer charged with spitting on two National Guardsmen at Union Station
WASHINGTON — A Maryland lawyer faces a felony assault charge for allegedly spitting on two members of the National Guard at Union Station last week. Just after 4:40 p.m. Friday, two South Carolina National Guard members were patrolling in uniform outside Union Station when a man, identified in charging documents as...