Silver Spring MD

Esidents from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the sprawling suburbs of Fairfax County are on high alert this winter following a series of brazen predator sightings in residential neighborhoods. While Virginia has always been home to black bears and coyotes, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) and local...

From the first day of 2025 to mid-December, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tracked over 8,000 people in the Washington, D.C. area using technology for "alternatives to detention," according to the agency's data.

Crews were busy on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway in Maryland on Saturday after a rollover crash shut down lanes and caused traffic delays for drivers. The crash was reported shortly after 10:50 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27, on the Inner Loop of I-495 near Georgia Avenue, where multiple lanes were blocked as...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Annapolis, Maryland – Above-normal precipitation combined with near-normal temperatures may increase snow chances across Maryland from Jan. 3–9. According to the NOAA Climate Prediction Center’s 8–14 Day...

You came for pure lump crab and zero filler drama, and Maryland still delivers the classics that live up to the legend. These counters and taverns serve cakes so plush and briny you can taste the Bay in every bite. Bring an appetite, a squeeze of lemon, and a dash of Old Bay, because the line moves fast and the cakes...

Beginning in 2026, Maryland will require barbers and cosmetology professionals to complete domestic violence awareness training as part of the licensing and renewal process under House Bill 1547. Under the new law, all applicants for an original license and all licensees renewing a license in barbering or cosmetology...

Rising above Montgomery College’s Germantown Campus is one of Montgomery County’s most recognizable and unusual landmarks, a massive water tank painted to resemble the Earth and known locally as the “Earthoid.”. The Earthoid is not just decorative. It is a fully functional water storage tank with a...

Arlington County police are investigating gunfire near Courthouse earlier this afternoon. The shots rang out around 12:40 p.m. Saturday in the area of 13th Street N. and N. Taft Street, across from the Taft Towers condo complex in the Radnor/Fort Myer Heights neighborhood. Police rushed to the scene but no...

BETHESDA, Md. — For many, a trip to the salon or barber shop is more than just a haircut — it’s a rare moment of vulnerability and connection. Now, the state of Maryland is tapping into that unique "chair-side manner" to help combat domestic abuse. Starting January...

Tucked between the bustling corridors of Laurel, Maryland sits a bargain hunter’s nirvana so legendary that shoppers willingly cross county lines just to browse its aisles. 2nd Ave Thrift Superstore isn’t merely a secondhand shop – it’s a retail phenomenon where savvy Marylanders flock to transform modest budgets...