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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;...

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....

WASHINGTON — Two people are in custody after a shooting on Massachusetts Avenue, Northeast that caused a calamity around Union Station Friday afternoon. DC police haven't released any information about the people arrested, nor have they identified the victim. Police stressed on social media that the shooting did not...

From the headquarters of Marriott International in downtown Bethesda to the hospital corridors of Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, the Marriott family’s philanthropy is helping to shape the future of American health care, according to the family and the clinic. The Bill and Donna Marriott Foundation, in...

Residents of Baltimore and the surrounding regions are bracing for a fierce bout of winter weather, as reports from the National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC indicate Near-Blizzard conditions and severe wind chills set to thrash the area through the weekend. According to the latest weather bulletin, the...

Officers with ICE Baltimore arrested Rafael Aguilar, a criminal illegal alien from Honduras, on Jan. 13, after Prince George’s County released him from custody despite a lodged immigration detainer, according to ICE on Friday. Aguilar was charged with attempted murder and later convicted of second-degree assault...

50K scratch off win puts new home dream within reach for Montgomery County man Boyds, MD – A casual stop for gas and a last-minute change in lottery choice turned into a major financial boost for a Montgomery County mechanic who says a $50,000 scratch-off win has put a new…

One person was killed and multiple people, including a police officer, were injured in a four-vehicle crash near the George Mason University campus in Fairfax, Virginia, on Friday afternoon. Police responded around 1:09 p.m. to a multivehicle crash at the intersection of Braddock Road and Campus Drive. The crash...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Western Maryland and Eastern West Virginia – Heavy snow and powerful winds are expected to create near blizzard conditions late tonight into early Saturday, prompting a Winter Storm Warning across the...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A bipartisan bill aimed at changing how young people are charged in Maryland is advancing through the 2026 General Assembly, drawing both support and criticism as lawmakers, advocates and law enforcement officials weigh in on juvenile justice reform. Known as the Youth Charging Reform Act, Senate...