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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - A stricter cell phone policy is coming to Montgomery County schools this year. The aim is to reduce screen time and boost student focus and engagement by limiting distractions. What we know:. Several school districts across the DMV have already introduced cell phone policies — and...

ISAAC’s Poultry Market, which won the Restaurant Association of Maryland’s best sandwich category in 2023 for its fried chicken sandwich, recently earned another major accolade: its Honey Butter Chicken Sandwich was named the best chicken sandwich in Maryland by Chowhound. “Some taste combinations intuitively just go...

For seniors across Maryland, a driver’s license is more than a document—it is key to independence, social connection, and everyday convenience. As 2025 brings in some adjustments to the license renewal process, especially for drivers aged forty and above, it’s important for aging residents of Baltimore, Annapolis,...

Ronald Silver II was a Baltimore sanitation worker who died on the job in August 2024. The family of Ronald Silver II, a Baltimore sanitation worker who died in August 2024, is preparing a civil rights lawsuit against Baltimore, the city’s Department of Public Works, and city officials over the city’s alleged policy...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A massive shootout between two groups in Northeast D.C. put innocent families, kids, churches and homes in danger earlier this week. On Tuesday, bullets hit every corner of the community near 15th and Benning Road and the impacts are costing local victimized families financially and personally.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A 23-year-old inmate from Washington, D.C., Da’Quan Tucker, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison following a violent and unprovoked assault on a fellow inmate at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Otisville in New York. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of...

The Metropolitan Police Department has concluded an extensive search for 73-year-old Frankie Jones Sr. and Prince George’s County Police are now conducting a death investigation after Mr. Jones’ remains were located in Oxon Run Park in Prince George’s County, Maryland. On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Jones was...

A Montgomery County fire engine that was damaged after becoming stranded in flash floodwaters in Silver Spring during Saturday’s thunderstorms is the second new county fire vehicle to be taken out of commission after an incident this year, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) officials....

The Purple Line project is 80% complete, and testing of the light rail trains has begun as the project moves closer to its December 2027 opening date. Ten of 28 vehicles have been delivered and are being tested at a facility in Glenridge. All cars in the fleet should be delivered by the end of this year, according to...

An Annapolis, Maryland, man is said to be recovering after contracting what’s commonly known as “flesh-eating bacteria” earlier this month. It’s believed he came in contact with bacteria called Aeromonas hydrophila when he cut himself on a bait trap that had been in waters that flow into the Chesapeake Bay, according...