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Driver crashes into tree in Montgomery County, dies
DARNESTOWN, Md. — A man has died after crashing his car into a tree in Darnestown early Friday. Officials with the Montgomery County Police, as well as Fire and Rescue, responded just after 12:30 a.m. to the intersection of River Road and Seneca Road after a report of a single-vehicle collision. Upon arrival, they found an orange Honda Element had crashed into a tree.
Maryland college students have sympathy for protests of Israel-Hamas war
College students in Maryland have sympathy for others protesting the Israel-Hamas war. People in support of Palestine are protesting on college campuses across the U.S. as the war continues in Gaza. They're calling on universities to disclose any investments and divest from any companies connected to Israel. Groups of students...
Military veteran charged with attempting to make ricin to remain jailed
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered a Marine Corps veteran and former militia member to remain jailed pending trial on charges he attempted to make ricin, a biological toxin. Russell Vane, 42, of Vienna, Virginia, was arrested two weeks ago after authorities searched his house and...
State Police Issue Gold Alert for Missing Maryland Woman
Delaware State Police Troop 5 has issued a Gold Alert for 85-year-old Joanna Kellogg of Severna Park, Maryland, after she left her residence on April 26, 2024, to go to […] The post State Police Issue Gold Alert for Missing Maryland Woman appeared first on Delaware State Police - State of Delaware.
Meet The Smith Sisters, Three Siblings Making History As Maryland’s Youngest CEOs!
5-year-old Tatiyana, 8-year-old Danyelle, and 10-year-old Jyniah. In a groundbreaking achievement, three African American siblings from Maryland are poised to rewrite the record books as possibly the youngest CEOs ever in the state’s history. Meet the Smith sisters — 5-year-old Tatiyana, 8-year-old Danyelle, and 10-year-old Jyniah — who are...
'We knew it was an issue that could not wait': Moore signs multiple housing bills into law
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed the Renters’ Rights and Stabilization Act and other housing legislation into law during a bill signing ceremony at the State House in Annapolis on Thursday. Del. Chris Adams, R-Wicomico/Caroline/Dorchester/Talbot, a landlord, was not there, and thus did not participate in the smiling and celebratory...
Four MCPS teachers reinstated but reassigned following investigations into alleged antisemitic views
Four Montgomery County Public Schools teachers who were placed on administrative leave last year and were under investigation for publicly expressing pro-Palestinian views–which some members of the county’s Jewish and Israeli communities considered antisemitic–have returned to teaching but at different schools, according to MCPS officials. In a...
Schools get new trees for Arbor Day
Two Annandale elementary schools celebrated Arbor Day by planting trees. On April 26, the Fairfax County Urban Forest Management Division helped students plant 12 trees at Annandale Terrace Elementary School. Supervisors Andres Jimenez (Mason) and James Walkinshaw (Braddock), Fairfax County Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid, and school board member Ryan McElveen...
Robert "Glass" Frazier Jr. Admits To Dealing Fentanyl In MD
Baltimore resident Robert "Glass" Frazier, Jr., 42, pleaded guilty this week conspiracy to possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana after putting police through their paces when he attempted to avoid an eviction. According to his plea agreement, police conducted an eviction at Frazier's apartment in 2021,...
Maryland lawmaker’s bill would help track fentanyl trafficking
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — Fentanyl has been a serious concern for law enforcement and health officials throughout the Hagerstown region. That concern brought Maryland Del. Joe Vogel (D-Montgomery County) to Hagerstown Friday to meet with the women at Brooke’s House, a women’s addiction recovery center. The lawmaker explained that his legislation would monitor […]
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