Fork & Kitchen Opening Soon
Fork & Kitchen is set to open at 150 Gibbs Street in Rockville Town Square, taking over the 6,500-square-foot space previously occupied by Ekó House and Bar Louie. The restaurant is scheduled to open on Friday, February 13, and is described as a new American concept with Southern influences.
Maryland Bay Bridge Alert: Severe Winds, Traffic Holds Possible, Saturday
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Motorists traveling across Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) bridges, including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, should prepare for significant high wind impacts on Saturday, as strong northwest winds move...
Wes Moore warns Noem ‘federal occupation’ of new ICE compound now under state investigation
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called a DHS warehouse purchase "federal occupation," threatening legal action over reported immigration detention center plans.
Dispute between drivers ends with man down in middle of East Falls Church intersection
A fender bender and subsequent dispute between drivers ended with one of them down and injured in the middle of a busy intersection at rush hour. The incident happened around 5:15 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Washington Blvd and Langston Blvd in Arlington’s East Falls Church neighborhood. Police...
7-Year-Old Injured After Accidental Firearm Discharge in Maryland Classroom
A 7-year-old student was injured Wednesday when a firearm accidentally discharged inside a classroom at Freetown Elementary School in Maryland, according to authorities. According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, the second-grade student who was holding the firearm hurt his hand when it discharged. Other...
Las Vegas Feds Sound Alarm Over D.C. ‘Hotel Rapist’ Still at Large
On Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, the FBI's Las Vegas field office resurfaced a Most Wanted bulletin. It urged the public to help identify a man linked by DNA to a series of violent sexual assaults targeting hotel housekeepers in the Washington, D.C., area between 1998 and 2006. The bulletin states that the FBI is offering up...
» Parking Dispute Escalates to Gunfire in Shooting Case
Prosecutors say a parking dispute between neighbors led to a non-fatal shooting in opening statements of a jury trial before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Salerno on Feb. 2. Juwan Russell, 29, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, endangerment with...
2 juveniles detained after injuring man in shooting at Springfield home: police
SPRINGFIELD, VA - A shooting happened inside a home Friday afternoon in Springfield, Virginia, leaving one victim in life-threatening condition, officials say. What we know: — Fairfax County Police are on the scene of a shooting on 7600 block of Cork Glen Way just after 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 6.
DC Councilmember Charles Allen visits Museum Square Apartments after tenants say they have no...
WASHINGTON — Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen toured the Museum Square Apartments Wednesday after residents in the 8-story building said they’ve been without a working elevator for months. According to Allen, the building has five total elevators, and two are currently bolted shut because they were deemed unsafe;...
Raising the Stakes: MGM National Harbor Expands High Limit Gaming
Washington-area high rollers will have a little more breathing room after MGM National Harbor expanded the casino’s high-limit gaming area. The Oxon Hill casino, just across the Potomac River from Alexandria, has raised the stakes for top-tier gamblers, upping the high-limit space by 40 percent to 14,000 square feet....
