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‘A step in the right direction’: Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) – Jacques Price, 27, was hit and killed by a car along Veirs Mill Road on Monday, April 8. The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) said it arrested a suspect in the case last Thursday. Price’s father, Marcus Glivings, says it feels like he’s been trapped in a […]
State Police investigate unidentified shooting on Interstate 83
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Police say passengers of a Maryland-registered Dodge Durango are lucky to be alive after a bullet passed through the car’s rear window while a family of three sat inside. “One of those people was a one-and-half-year-old baby in the backseat in a car seat,...
7 hurt in two-car crash in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Multiple people were hurt in a two-car crash in Montgomery County on Sunday afternoon. Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) officers responded to the crash in the area of Laytonsville Road and Hawkins Creamery Road just before 1:40 p.m. One of the two cars involved was a 15-passenger van. […]
Da’quan Shaheim Smith Hit-Run Driver Killed Soon Ja Chung
Baltimore resident Da'quan Shaheim Smith, 22, has been arrested and faces charges in connection to the fatal crash that took the life of Soon Ja Chung in Ellicott City on Saturday, Jan. 20. The Ellicott City resident was walking shortly before 5 p.m. on the day of the crash when...
Weekend of violence: DC police investigating 2 shootings, 1 fatal stabbing
D.C. police are still investigating after three violent incidents in crowded areas over the weekend. They include a shooting outside a busy nightclub at 11:15 Friday night in DuPont Circle, which left 6 people wounded. Two hours later, a shooting inside a bar on U Street left a man dead, and a fatal stabbing Saturday night happened near Audi Field. FOX 5’s David Kaplan covered these incidents over the weekend and has the latest details from police.
When do pools open in Maryland?
MARYLAND (DC News Now) — Summer is just around the corner and that means pool season! Here are the dates of when the outdoor pools are opening in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County. MONTGOMERY COUNTY: The outdoors pools are going to open for the summer starting on May 25. There are seven outdoor swimming […]
CityCenter residents revolt over plan to pull doormen
Shelling out big bucks for a CityCenter apartment gets you a lot: a rooftop pool, proximity to luxury shops, and what the website calls "carte blanche for exceptional living." But when management announced residents would lose their doormen, all hell broke loose. The big picture: Tenants of 875 10th Street...
A rough road: Students see bad choice consequences in mock crash
A statewide initiative to curb road fatalities continues to send a sobering message to Maryland’s newest drivers. What began nationwide decades ago as a lesson in the dangers of blending alcohol with driving now includes in its scenario the sad consequences of not wearing seatbelts or allowing diversions such as cellphones and conversations to take a driver’s attention away from the road. Public high schools in Calvert County have annually...
Rockville man charged in connection with stabbing of rideshare driver on Beltway
A 38-year-old Rockville resident was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed a rideshare driver early Friday as the driver swerved across Beltway lanes to shake him off. [NBC4]. Our Lady of Good Counsel High grad drafted by Bengals. Kris Jenkins, a 2020 graduate of Our Lady of Good...
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