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Montgomery County sees volunteers rush to help 43 people displaced by devastating fire
The Red Cross and other volunteers are lending a helping hand to the families displaced by the 2-alarm fire that destroyed an apartment building, located in the 12000 block of Clarksburg Square Road, in Clarksburg, Maryland. The Saturday morning fire raced through the four-story building and also damaged apartments in...
Police collect nearly 300 guns in Rockville gun buyback event
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Rockville City Police Department (RCPD) collected nearly 300 guns on Saturday at their 3rd annual gun buyback event at Redgate Park. The event, hosted by RCPD and the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, allows people to voluntarily surrender their firearms for Visa gift cards. The goal of […]
Crowley Wade Chambers, Jr. Missing For Week In Germantown
An alert was issued this week by police as they seek the public's assistance in tracking down Chambers, who was last heard from on Sunday, Aug. 11, one day after his family got together for a church service to honor their late grandfather's life. “He had breakfast with our mother,...
Urbana church hosts back-to-school backpack blessing, free breakfast to community
The Rev. Kristofer Roberson of Living Grace Church in Urbana was smiling as he recited a blessing to a crowd of students of all ages and their families at the Natelli Family YMCA on Sunday morning. Living Grace Church, a Lutheran-Episcopal church, was hosting its 3rd annual back-to-school backpack blessing, accompanied by a free breakfast made by the church’s volunteers. Roberson, the primary ...
Maryland Weather: A few PM Storms then turning nice
BALTIMORE -- For the rest of this afternoon, skies will be partly cloudy across the area. It will be very warm and humid. The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted areas along and east of I-95 for the potential of widely scattered to isolated severe storms this afternoon.Any storms that develop will be capable of producing very heavy rainfall, which could lead to localized flash flooding. Additionally, gusty winds could result in isolated instances of wind damage. The storm threat is expected to gradually diminish after sunset.High temperatures this afternoon will top out near 90 degrees, but cooler air will arrive...
Quadball, formerly known as Quidditch, brings championships to Maryland
BALTIMORE -- Major League Quadball returned to Maryland this weekend for the 2024 Championship, which featured 12 teams from across the U.S. and Canada. A team from New York took home the Benepe Cup on Sunday.The game, formerly known as Quidditch, was made popular by the Harry Potter movies and book series. It then transformed from the page and screen to the field at Middlebury College in Vermont in 2005, which later expanded.The league was founded in 2014 and now features 15 teams in various cities across the country and Canada."Over the last 10 years, us at MLQ have tried...
Boys high school volleyball is newest game in town at Fairfax County public schools
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (DC News Now)– Fans of West Potomac High School have more reason to cheer this fall and it’s all in part because of boys volleyball. It’s the latest addition to all Fairfax County public high schools. “I put a lot of work in, you know, gathering interest for the rising underclassmen and upperclassmen […]
As student-athletes return back to school, some families wonder if they can afford high school athletics
From vaping, the cost of school supplies to cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow on air and online in our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” this August and September. All summer, Aaliyah Heureaux has been...
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