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Tornado Touchdowns: Survey Teams Assessing Damage Across DMV
Officials confirmed a tornado over Poolesville and Gaithersburg, however, residents across the area shared photos of uprooted trees, downed poles, and all-around wreckage left by the storm. The National Weather Service is deploying four survey teams to investigation the damage in nine counties across West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. While...
School news roundup
The following news items and photos are from Fairfax County Public Schools. Students help refugees – The Fairfax County Public Schools website features a story about two members of the Annandale High School Class of 2024 – Sosan Barakzai and Husna Basiri – who helped found a club to help refugees adjust to life at an American high school.
‘I'm so grateful': Gaithersburg family sees outpouring of support after tree crashes through roof
A young Gaitherburg, Maryland, couple is navigating both the trauma and the expense of recovery after their home was damaged by one of the historic tornadoes that ripped through Montgomery County on Wednesday night. Veronica Contreras Fuentes was moved to tears as she expressed gratitude for the outpouring of love...
Funeral arrangements announced for slain Maryland probation agent Davis Martinez
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Funeral arrangements have been announced for slain Maryland parole and probation agent Davis Martinez. The memorial is scheduled for June 22 at Living Word International Christian Church on New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring. Wake begins at 9:30 and goes until 11am, followed by a...
Construction starts on Dig at One Loudoun
Work has started on a new fast casual restaurant at One Loudoun. Construction crews are inside the future location of the community’s first Dig restaurant. The Burn broke the news that Dig was coming to the Ashburn lifestyle center last December. It’s taking over the space near Trader Joe’s that used to be a Zoës Kitchen.
Maryland credit union employee sentenced to prison in identity theft scheme
BALTIMORE, MD—A former federal credit union employee in Maryland has been sentenced to serve four years and nine months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to stealing identities and using them to open fraudulent bank accounts.
Person killed in hit-and-run in Montgomery County
TAKOMA PARK, Md. (DC News Now) — The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCDP) said it was investigating a deadly hit-and-run incident that happened on Monday. Takoma Park police officers and crews from the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service were in the 1100 block of University Blvd. E. around 1:15 p.m. they received reports […]
Homeowners clean up after tornado moves through Poolesville
POOLESVILLE, Md. (DC News Now) — Neighbors are cleaning up in Poolesville after a tornado moved through the area last night. The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in the area around 7:35 p.m. Wednesday. Tudor Farm on White’s Ferry Road was hit particularly hard by the storm. “I really truthfully didn’t expect […]
Soup and sandwich shop Zoup! closes in Sterling
After nearly eight years in business, Zoup! — a fast casual soup-centric restaurant — has closed its doors in Sterling. Zoup! opened in 2016 in the Cascades Overlook retail development. That’s the same center with the Chuy’s Tex-Mex resturant, the Fireworks Pizza, and the Choolaah Indian restaurant, among others.
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