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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Air travelers who show up to airport security without a REAL ID or another accepted form of identification will soon face a new option, and a new cost, under a program rolling out nationwide next month. Beginning Feb. 1, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will launch...

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Prince Parkman, a missing 13-year-old. Parkman was last seen on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at approximately 9:40 am, in the 14340 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver...

Federal transportation officials are advancing a proposal that would effectively wipe out Washington’s automated traffic enforcement system, and with it a major stream of city revenue. If the plan is finalized, the loss of camera tickets would leave a budget gap measured in the hundreds of millions of dollars,...

A chaotic two‑county pursuit that stretched across Northern Virginia ended Friday afternoon with a driver in jail and a Virginia State Police trooper recovering from minor injuries. Matthew Demlein, a spokesman for the Virginia State Police, told WTOP that the incident started at about 3 p.m. Friday, when Fairfax...

Two separate weather systems will bring wintry weather to Maryland this weekend.

Maryland lawmakers will consider new reciprocity agreements with other states around speed camera violations. Right now, out-of-state drivers might get tickets for speed cameras around the state of Maryland, but it’s often hard to get them to pay up. In fact, hundreds of thousands of people ticketed by cameras for...

MARYLAND (WBFF) — Multiple state and federal entities are investigating whistleblower allegations of payment errors in Maryland's food stamp program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). A whistleblower said they’ve been interviewed by the Maryland Office of Legislative Audits and the...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Frederick, Maryland – Central Maryland communities near the Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Delaware borders could see renewed winter impacts as a late-January pattern increases the likelihood of...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A slate of new Maryland laws quietly took effect this month, touching everything from public health and worker training to housing protections and cannabis taxation. While the legislation reflects statewide policy priorities, local governments, small businesses and service providers are now grappling...

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and Secretary of State Susan C. Lee announced settlements that will permanently shut down two nonprofits, Maryland Youth Club of America and Virginia Youth Club of America, and ban their founder and leadership from operating or soliciting for charities in Maryland. The...