Silver Spring MD

The moment you walk through the doors of the Crab Bag in Ocean City, your senses are immediately assaulted by the heavenly aroma of Old Bay seasoning and steaming seafood. It’s the kind of smell that makes your stomach growl in anticipation, even if you’ve just eaten an hour ago.

Invasive spotted lanternflies emerged in overwhelming numbers at the beginning of summer and now flourish across Montgomery County. The colorful Asian invader preys on crops and common plants. Due to the threat they pose to agriculture, the Department of Agriculture imposed a quarantine on spotted lanternflies across...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A Maryland man allegedly took part in several robberies in 2024 and 2025 that targeted Fairfax County, Virginia plumbing supply stores on 14 separate instances, according to Fairfax County police on Tuesday. Officials arrested 29-year-old Brian Serious in Clinton, Md., on 25 felony...

An inmate at the D.C. jail was sentenced to 3 1/2 years on Monday after stabbing another inmate in October 2024.

Some neighbors in the District feel under attack -- not just by crime, but also rats.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A local woman is issuing a warning to always be aware of your surroundings—for all of us—after she says she found a hidden camera in a Target fitting room. It’s a cautionary tale and could happen anywhere, really. In this case, it happened at...

When Andrea Geller got a job working in the mailroom at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda at age 21, she was ecstatic. For 31 years, the federal agency was her happy place. “I loved the mailroom, and I loved making friends and getting to talk to them...

Nadine’s has grown in popularity as fast, affordable and efficient. A woman from Cameroon, Africa is being celebrated for providing opportunities for African hair braiders as her 24/7 braiding shop in Bowie, Maryland goes viral. Nadine’s Braiding Shop was showcased on TikTok by travel and lifestyle influencer Kemoy...

LAUREL, Md. – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Friday night. The victim is 33-year-old William Denard Askew of Greenbelt. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - A Florida man is facing multiple charges after police say he defrauded an elderly Maryland woman out of $20,000 in a tech support scam. Charles Horlesen, 31, of Kissimmee, allegedly met with the victim on July 21, convincing her to withdraw the money believing that there was a problem with...