Lynching Commission says Maryland complicit in ‘racial terror’
That's the number of unresolved murder cases Maryland’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has documented in its final report. Lawmakers created the commission six years ago to research Maryland’s history of racial terror through lynching between 1854 and 1933. The work is now complete, and the board has sent...
14 Brutal Reasons Why People Are Fleeing Maryland in 2026
Maryland has coastline, culture, and proximity to major cities that should make it a no-brainer. But in 2026, many residents are realizing convenience comes with a hefty price tag. When costs keep climbing and quality-of-life stress piles up, the urge to cross state lines gets stronger. 1. Housing Prices Feel...
‘Criminals Over Victims’: Harford County Sheriff Blasts Move To End ICE Jail Ties
A sheriff in Maryland is warning lawmakers in Annapolis that proposed legislation cutting off local partnerships with federal immigration officials could put criminals ahead of victims and would make Maryland less safe. Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey R. Gahler and members of the Maryland Sheriffs' Association met...
Silver Spring Breathes Sigh of Relief as Missing Teenager Abigail Sosa Found Safe
In a brief but intense period of worry that gripped the Montgomery County community, relief has come as Abigail Sosa, the 16-year-old from Silver Spring reported missing, has been found safe. The Montgomery County Department of Police had issued a plea for public assistance when the teenager vanished, leaving family...
Latest Forecast Models Show 12–18 Inches of Snow Across Maryland and Virginia
Confidence continues to build around the potential for a significant winter storm across the DC region later this week into the weekend, according to updates from two of the area’s most-followed meteorologists. NBC4 Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer shared the latest run of the European weather model, showing a...
Man arrested in DC robbery escapes from psychiatric facility
WAHINGTON (7News) — Police in Washington, D.C., are searching for a psychiatric patient who escaped from a treatment facility Monday evening. According to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the Psychiatric Institute of Washington (PIW) told officers around 6:38 p.m. that 25-year-old Kevin Gudiel had escaped...
DC’s growing rat problem spurs unusual solution: Dogs hunting rodents in city alleys
In the Adams Morgan neighborhood, as crowds poured out of restaurants and into nearby bars, something else was stirring in the shadows.
Man Hospitalized After Shooting at McDonald’s Monday Evening
Officers from the Gaithersburg Police Department are investigating a shooting that occurred Monday evening at the McDonald’s in the 400 block of North Frederick Avenue. At approximately 7:08pm on January 19, 2026, Gaithersburg Police and Montgomery County Police 6th District officers responded to the location for a...
Maryland’s crackdown on “historic” plates blindsides 2000s car owners
Maryland drivers who thought their early 2000s sedans and sports cars had safely aged into low-cost “historic” status are discovering that the rules have shifted under their wheels. A quiet change to the state’s registration law is stripping that label from many vehicles built after 1999, forcing owners back into...
‘No income coming in’: Federal retirement backlog leaves thousands in financial limbo
WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — A historic wave of federal retirements is straining the system meant to support longtime public servants — leaving thousands of retirees without income for months after their final day on the job. Howard County, Maryland resident Felicia Jones is among them. “Scary, nerve-wracking —...

















