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Charges are pending for a driver who fled from police but ultimately struck a tree, inuring his passenger in Loudoun County, authorities said.A Virginia State Police trooper attempted to stop on a Honda SUV heading west on Route 7 near the Loudoun County Parkway around 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 2…

Authorities from the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) responded to a reported shooting incident on Friday night around 9:58 pm in the 11400 block of Stewart Lane. Upon arrival at the scene, officers discovered several shell casings scattered across the parking lot. The shooting had resulted in damage to three vehicles and an apartment building.

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Loudoun County Animal Services took more than 100 animals into its care after humane law enforcement officers said they found a home used as part of animal rescue in terrible conditions. Loudoun County said after a months-long investigation, three people who worked as part of Luck of the […]

In the mid-1970s, an unidentified serial killer, later named the Freeway Phantom, cast dread over Washington, D.C. The Phantom's rule of fear spanned from April 1971 to September 1972, during which he is accepted to have ruthlessly killed six young African-American girls and a woman. The casualties' bodies were found in different areas across the District of Columbia and Prince George's County, Maryland, frequently close to roads, thus the killer's moniker. Regardless of the passing of more than fifty years, the character of the Road Ghost remains a secret, making him quite possibly one of the most perplexing figures in the chronicles of American crime.

A case of measles has been confirmed in a Montgomery County resident, and members of the public may have been exposed on two occasions, health officials said. This is Maryland’s first confirmed case of measles since 2019, the Montgomery County Health Department said in a release Friday. The infected...

The postal worker told police the suspect took out a knife and demanded their keys. The postal worker complied, handing over their USPS mailbox key to the suspect, who then pepper-sprayed the postal worker before running away. The postal worker was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The operators of a western Loudoun animal rescue organization face more than a dozen criminal charges after Loudoun County humane law enforcement officers seized more than 100 animals found to be held in squalid conditions. According to the Department of Animal Services, the charges resulted from a months-long investigation into...

BALTIMORE, Md. (WBFF) — A member of the violent MS-13 gang was sentenced to 26 years in prison for a racketeering conspiracy involving the murder of a person wearing the wrong shoes. Jose Lopez Rivera, 27, is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador and was a member of the...

Two juveniles were taken into custody after crashing a stolen vehicle around 2am on Friday, June 2 in Montgomery Village. According to MCPD, “Officers responded to the 19200 block of Watkins Mill Road for the report of a suspicious situation. A vehicle was observed leaving the area. The vehicle began to drive erratically. Officers initiated a traffic stop. The vehicle was involved in a collision before it was determined to be stolen. Two juveniles were taken into custody and transported to area hospitals.”

Capitol Police stop a youth performance of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’. Videos of a children’s choir singing the national anthem in the U.S. Capitol spread across social media Friday, with the claim that they showed the group being unceremoniously cut off by federal authorities because the performance was deemed offensive. (June 2)(AP video by Farnoush Amiri)

Have you ever wondered about the origins of the beloved Tysons Galleria in McLean, VA? It’s hard to imagine McLean without the Galleria, a beacon of high-end shopping and a testament to the area’s evolution. The Galleria’s journey began as a project of the Gudelsky-Lerner partnership. The property,...

Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 4th District Patrol Investigations (PIU) are investigating a theft that occurred in Bethesda on Saturday, January 7, 2023. Detectives have released surveillance video of the suspects and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying them. The...

The contents of the recently closed Boston Market at 494 N Frederick Ave Unit B in Gaithersburg Square are currently up for auction through Capital Online Auctions. Items include kitchen equipment, signage, furniture, fixtures, and POS computers. Capital Online will also be auctioning the contents of Lakeforest Mall later this month.

Bond hearing held for Prince George's County man accused of helping steal over 50 guns. A judge decided Friday that a Prince George’s County man will remain behind bars in Fairfax County for allegedly helping three other people steal over 50 guns from a store in Springfield. According to...

A man in Arlington, Mario Tellez, was arrested for damaging two residences with a shovel and a post hole digger. The first incident was reported on June 1st when a caller reported an unknown male attempting to break into their residence using a shovel, which was caught on Ring doorbell footage. Tellez was quickly detained and charged with felony destruction of property and breaking and entering. The victim's residence had a shattered window, destroyed lock, and scattered paving bricks. Tellez was held at Rappahannock Regional Jail without bond.Visit here for more details.

A number of events will take place across the month of June commemorating LGBTQ+ Pride across DC, Maryland and Virginia. The largest event will of course be Capital Pride on Saturday, June 11th and the Festival on Sunday, June 12th but there will be some more local events in areas across our community this weekend.

A 14-year-old Fairfax County girl took home $250,000 and second place in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.Charlotte Walsh — a black belt in Tae Kwon Do from Merrifield — last year tied for 32nd and in 2019 tied for 51st.The word that stumped her this year? Daviely: A Scottish-rooted word meaning l…

BETHESDA, MD – The Montgomery County Department of Police – 2nd District Patrol Investigations Unit is probing a series of inappropriate touching incidents along the Trolley Trail between Edson Lane and Tuckerman Lane. The suspect, who was caught on video, reportedly harassed women in the neighborhood adjacent to the trail. The first known incident occurred on Sunday, May 21, 2023, when the suspect knocked a female victim to the ground and groped her near the Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center on Nicholson Lane. Two days later, on Tuesday, May 23, the suspect, riding an electric scooter, accosted two women walking on The post Police investigating after man harassed, groped women on Trolley Trail appeared first on Shore News Network.

District Made Spirits, handcrafted in Washington, DC, from locally-sourced heirloom grains, is proud to release its Vodka, Gin, Rye, and Bourbon in Montgomery County, Maryland. The bottles can be found at county stores in Muddy Branch, Kensington, Seneca Meadows, Darnestown, Hampden Lane, Downtown Rockville, Goshen Crossing, Kingview, Silver Spring, Aspen Hill, Walnut Hill, and Clarksburg Village.

A State Trooper, Josh Quase, who is also a native of Montgomery County and graduate of Watkins Mill High School has adopted a 12-year old golden retriever who was taken to a clinic to be put to sleep by her original owner who simply didn’t want her anymore. “Lola is my world. She has helped my whole family. She comes everywhere with me. My mother has stage 4 cancer and currently going through chemo. Lola is her comfort.” he commented on the Bedford County Human Society’s social media post about the situation. The full story can be seen below: