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Maryland resumed administering Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits with help from state funds, leaders confirmed.

BALTIMORE, MD—Skywatchers in Maryland may get a rare treat Wednesday evening as a powerful series of solar eruptions could push the Northern Lights far south of their usual polar confines, potentially making the aurora borealis visible across the mid-Atlantic region.

An injured hunter in Maryland was airlifted to safety after falling out of a tree stand over the weekend, authorities said. The Maryland State Police Aviation Command said a helicopter crew responded at around 12:30 p.m. Saturday to a report that a hunter had fallen from a tree stand in Greenridge State Forest. “Due...

“That means more families will be separated, more folks are gonna be terrified of going out and doing their daily activities, dropping off their kids at school."

WASHINGTON (7News) — A man was discovered with a gunshot wound in Columbia Heights this evening, prompting an active police investigation. Authorities reported that officers found the victim "conscious and breathing" in the 3000 block of 14th Street NW at Columbia Road. He has been taken to a hospital,...

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Kira Adelle Purdy, a missing 15-year-old. Purdy was last seen on Monday, November 10, 2025, around 12 p.m., in the block of 6400 block of Rock Spring...

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Some Northeast and mid-Atlantic states are among the most charitable in the country, while others lag behind, according to a new study. WalletHub released its 2025 list of the Most Charitable States on Monday, Nov. 10. The personal finance website compared all 50 states across 17 factors, including volunteer rates,...

LANHAM, Md. – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred late Friday night. The deceased pedestrian is 39-year-old Pedro Antonio Joya of no fixed address. On November 7, 2025, at approximately 10:50 pm, officers...

MARYLAND (WBFF) — A new state commission is recommending Maryland end the practice of automatically charging youth as adults for certain crimes. In a new report, the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices argued the policy fails to improve public safety and instead harms young people —...