Silver Spring MD

Parts of Maryland just east of Montgomery County were included in the National Weather Service Prediction Center’s “heavy snow” hazard outlook for February 22 and 23, Sunday into Monday. Overnight forecast models have since trended weaker, pushing the potential storm farther out to sea, but forecasters say it remains...

A large seabird with a hook stuck in its beak sought medical attention by pecking at the window of a German hospital's emergency room.

After more than 240 million gallons of sewage spilled into the Potomac River following a pipe bursting last month, politicians are both launching cleanups and playing the blame game. The pipe in question, known as the Potomac Interceptor, is a sewer line for DC Water, a water and wastewater utility that serves...

Sewer Pipe Failure Unleashes Massive Spill (Image Credits: Upload.wikimedia.org) Washington, D.C. – A ruptured sewer line dumped vast quantities of untreated wastewater into the Potomac River, exposing millions to heightened health risks after authorities dramatically understated bacterial contamination levels. Sewer...

Rain arrives as we end the workweek, ahead of a chance of more wintry weather late in the weekend.

Reverend Jesse Jackson passed away today at the age of 84, prompting former students from Montgomery Village Junior High (now middle school) to reflect on a visit many still remember more than four decades later. Jackson visited Montgomery Village Junior High in 1984, speaking to students during an assembly that...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A child is dead after a shooting that police in Montgomery County, Maryland, said was accidental, according to a statement on Tuesday. Officials said the 6-year-old boy was found inside a residence along the 10100 block of Maple Leaf Drive in Montgomery Village, after learning of an...

A popular Baltimore brunch concept is officially headed to downtown Silver Spring. Central Apartments at 8455 Fenton Street announced last week that Easy Like Sunday is coming soon to the building’s ground-floor retail space. According to Source of the Spring, the restaurant will take over the space previously...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Washington, District of Columbia – A developing winter system could bring accumulating snow to the densely populated I-95 corridor beginning Sunday and continuing into Monday, potentially impacting millions...

BALTIMORE, MD—A former Maryland state employee and a general contractor have been sentenced for their roles in a multi-year scheme to rig government contracts at state correctional facilities. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the sentencing of Martin K. Obi, 59, and Joseph Chimah, 67, in the Baltimore...