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Retired DC Police Detective helping first responders, residents address mental health issues
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Jamie Tyler spent 25 years as a D.C. police officer before retiring as a detective in 2022. He is well known for his role in the hit Love & Marriage DC. In May of this year, he started the Jamie Tyler Foundation. A big part of the non-profit is to […]
Maryland Man Sentenced For Killing 18-Year-Old in DC in 2021
A Montgomery County, MD man, 23-year-old Jordan Jones of Silver Spring, was sentenced Friday for voluntary manslaughter while armed for the killing of Noel Nicol, an 18-year-old from Silver Spring, in Southeast D.C. in October, 2021. Jones pleaded guilty on December 5, 2023, to voluntary manslaughter while armed for the...
Assistant Chief Dan Shaw, FCFRD, to retire after 29 Years with the Department.
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue's senior leadership team, along with Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis, recognizes Assistant Chief Dan Shaw as he retires after 29 years with FCFRD. Assistant Chief Dan Shaw, FCFRD, to retire after 29 Years with the Department.
Fairfax County police search for woman who escaped during arrest in Reston
RESTON, Va. (7News) — Fairfax County police are looking for a woman who escaped arrest while she was being handcuffed, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The escape happened Tuesday around 8 p.m. in the block of 11975 Bowman Towne Drive in Reston, Virginia. The woman is not...
Patoka, Pickard make peace following Glen Burnie dustup
The chairs of the Anne Arundel and the Baltimore County Councils have made peace following the “Glen Burnie Burn.”. Back in May, Baltimore County Council Chair Izzy Patoka dissed Glen Burnie during a public meeting. During a debate about a development that Patoka considered unattractive, he said, “Do we...
Baltimore reaches record-tying heat at 104 degrees on Tuesday during hottest stretch in 75 years
BALTIMORE - Baltimore's temperatures have been scorching hot over the past three days, reaching triple digits.But, the heat took another jump on Tuesday, hitting 104 degrees, which tied a record set on this date in 1988.This has been the hottest three-day stretch in Baltimore in 75 years.Temperatures hit 101 degrees on Sunday, 102 on Monday and 104 on Wednesday, which all tied records for that particular date.The last time heat exceeded 101 degrees for three straight days was August 26-28, 1948. It has never happened for four straight days.According to the WJZ First Alert Weather Team, temperatures could climb back to 100 degrees on Wednesday.
Port of Baltimore expansion project to add $1.5 billion to Maryland GDP
(WBFF) — An upcoming addition to the Port of Baltimore will generate 8000 new jobs and add $1.5 billion to Maryland's GDP, the groups behind the project said today. Tradepoint Atlantic and Terminal Investment Limited released the results of an economic impact study showing that the Sparrows Point Container Terminal is projected to hit those economic benchmarks by 2035.
'Hero Cat' alerts Maryland family to house fire, dies from smoke inhalation: officials
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - A cat named Prince is being credited with saving the lives of sleeping occupants of a home that caught fire in Maryland, giving its life to save its owners. The fire happened Sunday on Westside Drive in Gaithersburg, according to a spokesman for the Montgomery County...
Father of three fatally shot by police was experiencing mental health crisis, family and advocates say
The family of Bishop Jones-Daniel did not think calling the Montgomery County police to their Fairland home on the night of May 29 would result in a “death sentence” for the 28-year-old man who relatives say was experiencing a mental health crisis. Jones-Daniel, of Forestville in Prince George’s...
The best feature of ‘College Football 25’ is an unexpected one
It just felt so good to be back. After completing my workload for the Tuesday morning it was time to do something over a decade in the making: Fire up College Football 25 for the first time. As I outlined here earlier in the week the plan was clear, as it has been so many times before, which is to start a new dynasty with Navy.
Assault at Rockville apartment building
Rockville City police were called to investigate an assault at an apartment building on Saturday night, July 13, 2024. The assault was reported in the 500 block of Monroe Street at 8:20 PM. It took place in the parking lot of the apartments.
Group raising money for 6-year-old shot and killed at July Fourth party
TEMPLE HILLS, Md. — Nearly two weeks after someone shot and killed six-year-old Ahsan Payton at a July 4th party in Prince George's County, the community is working to fundraise for his funeral. Prince George's County Police are still "aggressively pursuing their investigation" into who shot Payton and two...
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