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Troubled DC 911 call center offers $800 staff bonuses for showing up
The staffing crisis at D.C.’s 911 call center has gotten so bad that the agency is offering bonuses to staff members simply for showing up for every scheduled shift. The director of the Office of Unified Communications (OUC), Heather McGaffin, made the offer to staff members in an email Tuesday morning.
Vehicle Accident In Waldorf: Driver Accidentally Crashes Into Residence
WALDORF, Md. – A vehicle accident occurred on August 12, 2024, at approximately 8:17 PM in the 11400 block of Avenel Court, where a car was inadvertently driven into a residence. The incident involved a driver who mistakenly accelerated into the garage and subsequently into the house. The accident...
Video appears to show violent beating following crash in Southeast DC
WASHINGTON - Video obtained by FOX 5 appears to show a violent encounter following a car crash in Southeast D.C. According to the witness who gave the video to FOX 5, an altercation broke out following the crash and in the video, a man appears to be being dragged, punched and kicked by two other people.
Orioles’ Craig Kimbrel Responds After Loss to Rays
For a second time this season, Craig Kimbrel has lost his role as the Baltimore Orioles‘ go-to closer. The future Hall of Famer is in a slump on the mound and it’s costing his team. Kimbrel talked with reporters after giving up a winning RBI sacrifice fly to...
SUN: Mayor Brandon Scott and Hana Pugh married Sunday in ceremony that surprised guests
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott married fiancee Hana Pugh on Sunday in a private ceremony that guests said was a surprise. The Charm City love story, which began in 2022 when they met at a downtown music festival, led to wedding day at a garden in Northeast Baltimore. Baltimore Circuit Court...
Goodwill renovating space near downtown Hagerstown for grocery store
Horizon Goodwill breaks ground for future grocery store near downtown Hagerstown Horizon Goodwill Industries held a groundbreaking in late July for renovations to provide a grocery store near downtown Hagerstown, with the goal to provide affordable access to healthy food in an area considered a food desert. ...
Tons of generosity: Church's 'Grocery Store Buyout' gives local groups a boost to help those in need
Volunteers descended on one grocery store on Sunday to buy as much as they could, then distribute the purchases to groups that help those in need. Collective Church organized the Grocery Store Buyout, which was held at the Weis Markets store on Prospect Boulevard in Frederick. Dozens of shoppers fanned out across the store and filled their carts with items on the wish lists of seven community ...
Residents voice concerns over AEP's proposed rate hikes at public hearing
CHARLESTON, W.Va (WCHS) — Community members came out on Monday to voice their concerns regarding American Electric Power's proposed price hikes at a public hearing. The proposed rate case at this meeting was regarding AEP asking for $20.4 million to expand its net energy costs beginning Sept. 1. However,...
Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame Seeks Nominations for the Class of 2025
The inductees will be honored at the Silver Spring Civic Building on Sunday, May 4th, 2025. Nominations are now open for the 2025 class of the Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame. We are looking for athletes, coaches, journalists, officials, and others who have made significant contributions or brought notoriety to sports in Montgomery County.
The Watkins Mill Cluster is Gearing Up For Annual Back-To-School Block Party
The 2024-25 school year is just around the corner, and Watkins Mill High School is gearing up for its annual Back-to-School Block Party on Saturday, September 14th. This year, ‘Community Schools’ is taking over the Watkins Mill Cluster. Community Schools work in collaboration with community partners, local governments, and other stakeholders to provide wraparound services that address barriers to learning and success. The Watkins Mill cluster is the first in the county with all schools as Community Schools.
Mission ready, family steady: The Rollis
Tech. Sgt. Joshua Rolli and Kaitlyn Rolli understand that when you find the right community, they become an extension of your own family. For the Rollis, their civil engineering family has meant everything to them during their ten years of marriage. “I consider everybody that I serve alongside an extension of my family. They are my brothers and sisters,” said Joshua. Not only do the Rollis appreciate their relationships within...
Gold Star families honored with special dedication in Somerset
STOYSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — Gold Star families live with the daily pain of the sacrifice that their loved ones made in service of the country. In honor of them, a Gold Star Memorial Marker was unveiled and dedicated at Patriot Park in Stoystown, the first one in the state of Pennsylvania. “The Gold Star Memorial […]
Chambersburg Hall of Fame: Tom Brookens carved out fine Major League career
Plenty of Chambersburg athletes have become professionals in a variety of sports, but none have had a pro career as long or successful as Tom Brookens. Brookens was a Major League baseball player for 12 years, which included winning a World Series title with the Detroit Tigers in 1984. He...
Thieves drive over officer's leg while fleeing store in Gaithersburg, police say
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Police are investigating after accused shoplifters allegedly drove over an officer's leg while fleeing a store in Gaithersburg Monday afternoon. According to Gaithersburg Police, officers were called to Dick's Sporting Goods on Grand Corner Avenue for a report of felony shoplifting shortly before 5 p.m. Upon...
Drug Dealer Busted Stashing 4+ Pounds Of Cocaine In St. Mary's County Woods Sentenced
Laray Anthony Maddox, 42, was sentenced to 30 years with all but 11 years and six months to serve following the recovery of at least four pounds of cocaine in 2022 that were found in a secluded wooded area not far from his California home. According to the St. Mary’s...
Maryland women’s soccer 2024 season preview
Maryland women’s soccer head coach Meghan Ryan Nemzer enters her third year at the helm of the program, and after two underwhelming seasons, the pressure is on. In 2023, the team finished with a 3-10-5 record, failing to win a single game — and score a goal — in conference play en route to eight straight losses to end the season.
Olympic swimmer Erin Gemmell receives warm homecoming back at Montgomery Co. swim club
As a child, 19-year-old Erin Gemmell of Potomac, Maryland, didn’t know that someday she’d compete alongside her idol — fellow Montgomery County native swimmer Katie Ledecky — to earn a medal for the U.S. women’s national team at the Olympic Games. But that’s exactly what...
Maryland Weather: Beautiful stretch of weather continues
BALTIMORE -- The nice weather will continue for a couple more days before changes arrive by the end of the week.Tonight, expect mostly clear skies with low temperatures dropping into the mid-60s across the area. Another pleasant day is on tap for Wednesday, with afternoon temperatures reaching the mid to upper 80s and continuing low humidity. Sunshine will be plentiful throughout the day.On Wednesday night, temperatures will again fall into the mid-60s under mostly clear skies. By Thursday afternoon, high temperatures will peak near 90 degrees under a mix of clouds and sunshine. The humidity should remain low through Thursday...
Gold bar scam prompts warning: "People are losing their life savings"
A new warning has been issued by Montgomery County law enforcement partners about a gold bar scam that steals residents' life savings. During a press conference Monday, State's Attorney John McCarthy said the widespread scam with links to China and India surfaced in Montgomery County over the last year or so, leading to at least seven victims and five arrests.How the gold bar scam worksThose running the scam pose as federal agents who cold call or use computer pop-up ads to lure victims, typically senior citizens.First, the thief convinces a victim to convert their money into gold bars. Then the victim...
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