Capital Crackdown: DC Shutters 50 Cannabis Shops in Sweeping Enforcement Surge
Washington, DC is witnessing an unprecedented crackdown on unlicensed cannabis shops, as city officials accelerate enforcement efforts and padlock storefronts across the District. Over the past year, at least 50 cannabis businesses—most known as unlicensed “gifting” shops—have been ordered closed, marking a dramatic...
Ticks Carrying Deadly Babesiosis Spreading Into Mid-Atlantic, Experts Warn
EDGEWOOD, Md. — A potentially fatal tick-borne disease, once largely confined to New England, is now spreading into new territory. Babesiosis, caused by the parasite Babesia microti, has made its way south into the Mid-Atlantic states, including Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Washington D.C., and West Virginia,...
Hit-and-run on I-295 leaves one dead; police search for fled driver
WASHINGTON (7News) — A hit-and-run car crash on Interstate 295 left someone dead early Saturday morning, police said. Officers found a person unconscious and not breathing at the I-295 and Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast intersection. The person was pronounced dead, according to the Metropolitan Police Department...
Fatal Hit-And-Run: Police Seek Driver Of Dark Honda Civic In Prince George’s County
TEMPLE HILLS, Md. – The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is seeking the community’s assistance in identifying the driver and vehicle involved in a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run that occurred early Friday morning in Temple Hills. The identity of the pedestrian, a male, will be released once his family is...
Openings, Closings, and Coming Soon to Montgomery Mall (August 2025)
Below is a list of retail and restaurant updates at Westfield Montgomery Mall (7101 Democracy Blvd) in Bethesda:. Garage – Montreal-based fashion brand Garage opened earlier this summer in the former Aeropostale space. Popular among young women, Garage offers trendy casual wear including denim, dresses, loungewear,...
$50,000 Winning Lottery Ticket Sold at Safeway
A Potomac man won $50,000 playing the $5 FAST PLAY Double Win game after purchasing a ticket at the Safeway on River Road, following a friend’s suggestion. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery:. “Playing lottery was not on even on the agenda for a Potomac man, but a friend’s...
MD Fentanyl Dealer Heading To Prison
GREENBELT, MD.- A 48-year-old Laurel, Maryland, man, and a counterfeit pill trafficker, will be spending nearly the next six years in federal prison, after he was sentenced yesterday in Federal Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, for selling over 1,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills to a confidential informant in Laurel,...
Maryland’s Best Pizza in Each Style Crowned By The Washington Post (Eight Winners)
Last fall, The Washington Post conducted an analysis of 7.5 million Yelp reviews and developed a formula to identify the best regional style pizza in each state. Absent from the post’s rankings is Maryland Style Pizza, which we have explained here. Naturally, any such list is likely to spark debate, but according to...
Woman’s onboard tantrum at airport forces passengers off Atlanta flight
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — A woman threw a fit after being kicked off a Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Atlanta on Monday, according to court documents obtained this week. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Moira Fanny Madjou, 27, of Laurel, Maryland, on a felony...
31 year old man stabbed to death on V Street
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A man was killed in a stabbing early Wednesday on V Street in Northwest, police said. Officers responded around 12:20 a.m. to the 700 block of V… The post 31 year old man stabbed to death on V Street first appeared on Shore News Network .