Silver Spring MD

An investigation found that a Department of Housing and Community Affairs manager hired a relative without disclosing the relationship, according to a new report by Montgomery County’s Office of the Inspector General. Nepotism in hiring is a violation of county personnel regulations. “Both the manager and their...

Officials said that a teenager was found "safe and sound at home" after entering a storm drain at Evans Parkway Park and going missing briefly.

Montgomery County police are investigating a shooting that occurred Friday night at a grocery store in Germantown. According to police, 5th District officers were dispatched at approximately 8:45 pm to the Giant Food store in the 18300 block of Leaman Farm Road for the report of a shooting. Officers located...

Many in Montgomery County are already well aware of the burgers coming out of Sunshine General Store in Brookeville. Now, that local favorite is getting statewide recognition. This past summer, Tasting Table named the Sunshine Burger the “Absolute Best Burger” in Maryland, putting a spotlight on the longtime staple...

D.C. police were on the scene of a barricade situation in Northeast.

Hair braiding is big business. The global industry generates billions of dollars in annual revenue. And a quick search on Google Maps shows just about a dozen places to get your hair braided within a half-mile of our radio station near Charles Village. But Black women have typically faced long wait times for this...

WASHINGTON — America 250 celebrations are approaching, and to bring in more energy, larger-than-life bronze American bison will be installed on the National Mall Friday between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. with a 100-foot-tall crane. The bison first arrived on Thursday afternoon outside the Smithsonian National Museum of...

As Manassas inches toward its first commercial passenger flights, city leaders are getting ready to argue over something that will be on every ticket, every ad and every airport sign: what to call the place. Manassas City Council is set to consider a new name for Manassas Regional Airport this...

U.S. Parks police confirmed the park has been closed for an investigation. A person was shot Friday afternoon at a national park in Washington, D.C., local police confirmed. U.S. Park Police responded around 1:15 p.m. to reports of gunfire and an unconfirmed victim near the Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion. Officers...

Standing alongside his son in front of a D.C. Superior Court judge probably was not how Vincent Orange Sr. wanted to spend his Thursday. But that’s where the lawyer and mayoral hopeful found himself, answering for his son’s alleged possession of an firearm that police say he is not legally allowed to carry in the...