Silver Spring MD

On a routine patrol in Anacostia, Ronald Stevenson Richardson, 29, found himself on the other side of the law after Metropolitan Police Department officers noted him at a bus stop, container in hand, with something much more significant tucked under his waistband. As reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office,...

State's Attorney Tara Jackson said Amir Johnson, of Bowie, Md., was indicted on 18 counts, including sexual abuse of a minor and rape.

WASHINGTON (7News) — A D.C. man was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison on Wednesday for his role in a Maryland pawn shop robbery that netted dozens of firearms. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Washington Field Division of the...

More than 30 arrests were made after a protest was held inside the Russell Senate Office Building.

A Missouri father has been reunited with his two young daughters in Maryland, three years after they vanished, Montgomery County Police confirmed. Officers were called just after 7:25 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, to the Residence Inn by Marriott on Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, where they found two c…

The Montgomery County Office of Animal Services (OAS) executed a search warrant on Tuesday, June 24, at a suspected unlicensed animal boarding facility on the 500 block of Sligo Avenue in Silver Spring, officials said Wednesday. The investigation began after a complaint about the home-based business, which OAS says...

BETHESDA, Md. (7News) — A New York man was sentenced to a maximum of 10 years and six months in prison after targeting an elderly couple with a gold bar scam, according to Montgomery County Police. Yongxian Huang, a 23-year-old man from Brooklyn, was arrested on Nov. 22, 2024,...

The Stand Your Ground law is a legal principle that allows individuals to use force in self-defense without the obligation to retreat, as long as they are in a place where they have a legal right to be. While many states have adopted “Stand Your Ground” laws, Maryland follows a different approach regarding...

Man Faces 16 Years in Prison for Fatal Shooting of Victim in D.C. Apartment. A Maryland man, Keyon Slaughter, 28, pleaded guilty to the December 2022 murder of Dana Bailey, Jr. The plea agreement, which is subject to court approval, recommends a 16-year prison sentence. Sentencing is scheduled for August...

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information Starting Tuesday, July 1, Maryland will increase the sales tax on recreational marijuana purchases from 9% to 12%, a change expected to generate tens of millions in additional revenue annually. The new rate will apply to all adult-use marijuana transactions....