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Firefighters in Fairfax County battle two overnight house fires
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Crews with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue were at the scenes of two house fires that broke out in Lorton and Annandale overnight. In a post made on X just after 11:30 p.m., the department said officials were at the scene of a house fire in the 8700 […]
Residents worry 70-foot data center will overshadow community
The application for a 70-foot data center to be located just 50 feet away from an affordable mobile home community in Chantilly faced pushback from nearby residents looking to ensure protections for the neighborhood. Notices on the development were sent to Equity LifeStyle Properties, a Chicago-based landowner, and its majority...
Fairfax City turtles will get new homes ahead of Ashby Pond construction
Turtles in a popular City of Fairfax pond will be safely relocated in the next few days and weeks, ahead of a monthslong dredging and construction project at Ashby Pond. “The community was very concerned about the ecological impacts that the construction activities would have on the pond,” said Satoshi Eto, public works program manager for Fairfax.
Board approves EBT contract despite protest
A pending challenge of a contract to provide electronic benefits services to nearly 1 million state residents drew a stinging rebuke from Maryland Department of Human Services Secretary Rafael J. Lopez during a Wednesday meeting of the Board of Public Works. The post Board approves EBT contract despite protest appeared first on Maryland Matters.
Maryland OKs $50.3M contract for removal of bridge collapse debris
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland board led by Gov. Wes Moore approved a $50.3 million emergency contract on Wednesday to pay a Swedish construction company that removed debris from the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. While the work to remove debris from the federal channel...
Tunnel to Towers pays off home mortgages of two Maryland fallen heroes
BALTIMORE — The families of two Maryland fallen heroes received an early Independence Day gift, thanks to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The non-profit charitable organization on Tuesday paid off the home mortgages of late Baltimore City Fire lieutenant Paul Butrim and Wicomico County Sheriff’s deputy Glenn Hilliard.
Unlike Maryland, Delaware has made upgraded bridge pier protection a reality
After the 116,851-ton container ship Dali slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, collapsing it into the Patapsco River, an alarming fact became widely known: The structures designed to protect it from ship strikes installed half a century ago were no match for the huge vessels plying the waters today.
'We definitely feel the love': Maryland Air National Guard 175th Wing members return on July Fourth
LINTHICUM, Md. — About 170 Maryland Air National Guard members returned home to a warm welcome just in time for July Fourth. The 175th Wing returned Thursday morning from a four-month deployment to the Middle East to cheers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. From balloons to hand-made signs...
Gov. Moore welcomes home members of the 175th Wing 104th Fighter Squadron
(WBFF) — Governor Wes Moore welcomed home 171 members of the 175th Wing 104th Fighter Squadron on Thursday morning. The airmen returned from deployment to the Middle East. The 104th Fighter Squadron is the oldest unit in the Maryland Air National Guard. Gov. Moore also participated in the annual...
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