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Cars drive through funnel cloud as tornado whips up debris in Maryland
A driver caught a funnel cloud on camera as it whipped up debris as a tornado passed through Maryland on Wednesday, 5 June.Multiple tornadoes swept across the state, hitting Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, where there were reports of three collapsed structures with people trapped inside according to firefighters.Mark Monis, who was inside his vehicle in Gaithersburg as the storm started passing through, recorded footage video of a funnel cloud in the distance.A tornado also hit Michigan, killing a two-year-old child on Wednesday after a tree fell into a home in the city of Livonia.
"That is on the ground!" Maryland tornado carves path of destruction as FOX 5 meteorologists watch
GAITHERSBURG, Md. - FOX 5 cameras captured the moment a tornado crossed a major interstate in Maryland as meteorologists watched it create a path of destruction. It all happened Wednesday evening while FOX 5’s Mike Thomas and Caitlin Roth were tracking the severe weather moving across the Washington, D.C. region.
Growing concerns over homelessness in Hyattsville: How the city is responding
“I see myself hanging on, never giving up, holding on to faith and knowing things will go the right way. Even if it takes longer than I expect.”. “I see myself sitting in my own home and visiting Six Flags Park. I have never been and would like to.”. “If...
In Washington, D.C., the city’s ‘forgotten river’ cleans up, slowly
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bruce Holmes, 65, grew up fishing on the Anacostia River, a 9-mile (14-kilometer) urban waterway that flows through Washington, D.C. and parts of Maryland, and has long been defined by pollution and neglect. Back then, Holmes would keep what he caught with his family — usually...
Tornado traps five in Gaithersburg home
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - A violent tornado ripped through Gaithersburg on Wednesday evening, toppling a tree onto a house and trapping five people inside. The incident occurred in the 400 block of Dogwood Drive, with the tree crashing through the center of the home, appearing to strike a bedroom, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer.
‘It was terrifying’: County deals with aftermath of tornadoes
Tornadoes ripped through Montgomery County on Wednesday night, leaving at least three collapsed homes, fallen trees and downed power lines in their wake, after first touching down in Poolesville before moving through Germantown, Gaithersburg and Olney, according to authorities. “It was terrifying,” Gaithersburg resident Nikia Smith told MoCo360 after the...
Giant IUD inserted in front of DC Union Station
WASHINGTON - A 20-foot inflatable IUD stands tall in front of Union Station in D.C. The inflatable will be unveiled on Wednesday by the Americans for Contraception (AFC), ahead of the Right to Contraception Act going before the U.S. Senate. The giant IUD was inserted to help raise awareness of the need to protect and codify the right to contraception.
Federal bankruptcy judge authorizes sale of W.F. Delauter & Son, Delauter Leasing assets
A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday authorized W.F. Delauter & Son and the affiliated Delauter Leasing LLC to sell off their physical assets and use the proceeds to begin paying off millions of dollars in debts. Judge Maria Ellena Chavez-Ruark, who sits on the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District...
Maryland school faces scrutiny over ignored records request on anti-Israel walkout
WASHINGTON (TND) — A school district in Maryland faces mounting questions and criticism after ignoring reportedly a public records request from the Maryland Jewish Alliance and parental rights organization Parents Defending Education. The request was about an anti-Israel student walkout at a high school and comes as some parents...
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...
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