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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — The Montgomery County Police Chief Marc Yamada has been forced to retire immediately, according to 7News sources. Sources added Yamada is already cleaning out his office on Friday morning. 7News sources also confirmed the chief has been under investigation for alleged misuse of county..

A former Delaware and Maryland police officer initially arrested on a single rape charge in May is now facing seven counts of second-degree rape following an indictment by a Delaware Superior Court grand jury. William Paskey, 34, of Harrington, was indicted September 7, 2026, on seven counts of second-degree rape....

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded around noon Friday to the 7400 block of Birch Avenue in Takoma Park after a large tree fell onto two houses. According to MCFRS, one occupant was able to get out on their own, while firefighters assisted another occupant from a home. No injuries were reported

Details in this report are disturbing. D.C. resident Antoinette Forbes has now been missing for two weeks. She was last seen near her home in Northwest D.C. on Sept. 4. Her ex-partner Russell Ashford – who pleaded guilty to assaulting Forbes in 2021 – faces gun possession charges in Pennsylvania. Neither he nor anyone

Last year, the Maryland Transportation Authority approved building two new 4 lane spans and remove the existing bridges. The Eastern Shore Land Conservancy is rallying the support of local organizations and counties to bring funding to protect vulnerable areas.

GLEN BURNIE, Md. — Maryland has secured federal recertification of its REAL ID program, allowing federal agencies to continue accepting state-issued REAL ID driver’s licenses and identification cards for purposes including airport security screening. The Transportation Security Administration formally recertified Maryl

The award-winning Kosher Chinese eatery Holy Chow! in the Kemp Mill Shopping Center may permanently close this weekend, amid what owner Ami Schreiber says are declining sales and community support over the past two to three years. Schreiber said in a lengthy announcement posted to Facebook Thursday morning that orders.

MCPS is considering closing and consolidating elementary and middle schools. The district says declining enrollment, its first decline in more than 40 years, has left some schools with more available space than needed, even as other parts of the county continue to grow. Under the plan outlined by MCPS, the...

My water heater died in a July, of course, and the first quote I got taught me more about pricing than the tank did. So when a homeowner in Fairfax County, Virginia posted a $4,800 quote from a regional plumbing chain to replace a 50-gallon tank — a State heater, install and removal, and some expansion-tank work to mee

Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! By depositphotos.com Most people picture deserts or tropical islands when they think about lizards, not the forests and backyards of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Yet the Maryland Department of Natural Resources reports that Understanding the