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Concern for Missing Seventy-Five-Year-Old Woman
Gaithersburg, MD - Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police 4th District Investigative Section are asking for the public's assistance in locating Asunta Ormache Plaza, a missing 75-year-old woman. # # #
Plans for 30-story building on Silver Spring’s Tastee Diner site move ahead
Plans for a redevelopment project that aims to preserve the historic dining car of Tastee Diner as part of a 30-story mixed-use residential building in downtown Silver Spring are moving ahead after receiving an initial green light from the Montgomery County Planning Board last week. The Planning Board unanimously voted...
Dominique Dawes Shares Support for Local Olympians, Simone Biles
A few days before the Olympics start in Paris, Silver Spring’s own gold medal-winning gymnast Dominique Dawes said she will be cheering on local athletes. She also shared her support for Simone Biles, the face of the U.S. gymnastics team, who been vocal about mental health within their sport.
‘Pickleball for all’: Montgomery County Public Schools offering varsity pickleball this fall
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) – Last fall, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) became the first school district in the nation to pilot pickleball as a corollary sport at 11 high school. Now, they’re expanding the sport to all 25 high schools. Pickleball has quickly taken over the country, and this fall, the sport […]
Montgomery County Launches MoCoConnect Community Camera Sharing Program
Montgomery County Police have introduced MoCoConnect, a new initiative allowing residents to register their home security cameras voluntarily and indicate their willingness to be contacted if a crime occurs. According to Police Chief Marc Yamada, the program is organized in collaboration with Fusus by Axon and allows for camera integration,...
Maryland Weather: Exceptional weekend in store
BALTIMORE -- Humidity levels dropped overnight, leaving us with a refreshing Friday morning. Your out the door numbers are in the upper 60s and low 70s under mostly cloudy skies. We are wrapping up the work week on a fabulous note! We'll have a mix of sun and clouds, a northerly breeze, and highs in the middle to upper 80s.We'll continue with the lovely weather right on through the weekend. Go ahead and make outdoor plans! Both days feature solid sunshine and highs near 90°. Humidity levels over the weekend will stay nice and low. Monday will be a transition day with increasing humidity and the chance for a few showers later in the day, mainly well west of Baltimore. Highs on Monday climb into the lower 90s.Tuesday through Thursday will be tropical in terms of humidity with some drenching afternoon and evening thunderstorms in some places. These will be of the hit or miss variety. Highs will be in the lower 90s, however, it will feel hotter with the high humidity.
Mubadala Citi DC Open brings top-tier tennis to Rock Creek Park
While athletes and sports fans around the globe are flocking to the Paris Olympics, some world-class tennis talent is coming right to D.C. The Mubadala Citi Open, the world’s only combined Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 500-level tennis tournament, is returning to the District, promising a thrilling week of tennis, local food and drinks, fan experiences and more. Here’s everything you need to know about the event.
The NRP Group and Marshall Heights Community Development Organization Break Ground on Affordable Housing Community
WASHINGTON, DC -The NRP Group, a vertically integrated, best-in-class developer, builder, and manager of multifamily housing, in partnership with Marshall Heights Community Development Organization, Inc. (MHCDO), has closed on construction financing for Emblem, a 115-unit, entirely affordable housing community in the middle of the thriving NoMa and Union Market neighborhoods. The community will be entirely reserved for families and individuals earning up to 30% and 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI).
Maryland's Bay Bridge pier protection measures discussed in wake of Key Bridge collapse
BALTIMORE -- Maryland transportation leaders are discussing pier protection for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge months after a large container ship crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, which caused it to collapse.The Bay Bridge, just like the Key Bridge, is considered "fracture critical," meaning if one major support fails, the whole structure could fall.The Maryland Transportation Authority's Chesapeake Bay Bridge Reconstruction Advisory Group listed "Pier Protection System at the Bay Bridge" as a capital project during its July meeting. It's still to be determined how the bridge will be protected, other than it will likely be some...
Metallica tours its Virginia vinyl pressing plant
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The band Metallica has been filling stadiums for decades on tours across the globe. But they recently got a tour themselves, right here in the DMV. The legendary performers recently toured the vinyl record pressing plant they own in Alexandria, near Edsall Road. James Hetfield and...
Play Harder Looking to Extend Streak in $100,000 Concern
LAUREL, MD – Rising Sun Racing Stables, Inc.’s Play Harder, promoted to a stakes victory that extended his win streak to three races last time out, looks to make it four in a row against familiar foe Celtic Contender and a quartet of shippers in Sunday’s $100,000 Concern at Laurel Park.
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