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Hancock observes Independence Day with salute to flag
HANCOCK, Md. (DC News Now) — With the Fourth of July upon us, communities across the region are taking time to salute our service veterans. Hancock, Maryland has decorated Widmeyer Park, on the western edge of town, with American flags as a tribute to those who wore the uniform. The Hancock Rotary Club has been […]
Maryland native Quincy Wilson potential race dates, times revealed for Paris Olympics
WASHINGTON (7News) — Bowie, Maryland native and Bullis School rising junior Quincy Wilson will be running in the 2024 Paris Olympics in either the mixed 4x400m relay on August 2 or men's 4x400m relay on August 9, according to a newly revealed track and field schedule. As a member...
T-Bolts Outfielder Matthew Walters Showcases Passion for Performance With National Anthem Renditions
Matthew Walters stood alongside the first baseline for the National Anthem at a Thunderbolts game last July as he typically would. He placed his right hand on his white T-Bolts jersey over his heart and swayed throughout the song. This time, however, Walters gripped a microphone and echoed the song...
Assault at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda
Montgomery County police responded to a report of a 2nd-degree assault at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda Monday night, July 1, 2024. The assault was reported at the mall at 8:40 PM Monday. This is the eighth assault reported at the popular retail center this year, as violent crime at...
Tokyo Hibachi (Formerly Nori Japan in Lakeforest Mall) Now Open
Tokyo Hibachi is now open at 9615 Lost Knife Rd in the Montgomery Village Crossing shopping center in Gaithersburg. Tokyo Hibachi is owned by the former operators of Nori Japan, one of the last remaining tenants at Lakeforest Mall. The restaurant is located in the space that was previously occupied...
TaKorean Has Closed A Little More Than a Year After Opening
TaKorean has closed its Kentlands location after a little more than a year at 261 Kentlands Blvd in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands neighborhood. The Korean taco grill took over the space that was home to Nalley Fresh and opened on May 4, 2023. Permanent signage has already been removed and a note on the window states the following:
La Plata siblings commemorate D-Day in Normandy
When the opportunity arose for two high schoolers to represent their Civil Air Patrol squadron at the 80th anniversary of D-Day last month in Normandy, France, Jack and Lauren Compton looked toward their community and raised more than $8,000 to make the incredible chance a reality. The brother and sister both belong to the cadet program in Civil Air Patrol, the auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. The cadet program focuses on building well rounded Americans and aerospace leaders through a curriculum targeting leadership, aerospace,...
Additional Information Regarding Lakeforest Redevelopment Plan
A Joint Work Session between WRS, Inc., the Mayor and City Council, and Planning Commission has been scheduled for Monday, July 8, 2024 at 7:30pm for the redevelopment of Lakeforest. The Joint Work Session will be held in the City Council Chambers at 16 South Summit Avenue. WRS has shared some information regarding questions they’ll be addressing at the work session next week (additional renderings below):
Maryland has a transportation funding gap. And the group created to bridge it is waiting.
There’s a hole in Maryland’s transportation system about as big as the gap between the remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. It’s a gap in state funding, but that gap existed before the cargo ship knocked the critical connector into the Patapsco River. And the group charged with assisting in filling that gap — the Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs Commission, legislatively-mandated in 2023 — is on hiatus after legislative maneuvering in the last month of...
The Life of Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin Recounted in a Chamber Oratorio
The life of Maryland congressman James Raskin is the subject of a new oratorio, commissioned by Washington Musica Viva, a nonprofit group that mounts intimate performances of classical, contemporary and jazz-based chamber music. Much of the text for The Jamie Raskin Oratorio comes from the congressman's 2023 memoir, Unthinkable: Trauma,...
Your Guide to The Maryland International
Today at 5 p.m. EST, the Maryland International CCI4*-S will kick off with an opening ceremony followed by a reception at Loch Moy Farm in Adamstown, Maryland. EN editor Sally Spickard and reporter Veronica Green-Gott will be bringing you all the action from the ground. Stay tuned for our end of day reports and keep up with the action on Eventing Nation’s Instagram or on the Maryland Horse Trials Facebook page.
Runaway horse steals the show at Takoma Park’s July 4th parade
Like a scene out of an old-fashioned Western, a riderless runaway horse galloped along the route of Takoma Park’s annual July 4th parade Thursday morning, scattering marchers and startling bystanders who gazed in disbelief as it flew by. Its black mane flying, the brown horse, without a bridle or...
Marine Corps Barracks Washington celebrates Independence Day with DC News Now
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Marines from Marine Corps Barracks Washington joined the DC News Now morning show for the Fourth of July. The Marine Corps Barracks Washington is the oldest Marine Corps active duty post in the heart of Southeast D.C., located at 8th and I Streets. It is the home of the Marine […]
Suspect Arrested in Southeast D.C. Shooting, Charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
The Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed the arrest of a suspect in connection to a Southeast shooting incident that occurred in mid-April. On April 14, at approximately 2:20 p.m., police were called to the 2300 block of Marion Barry Avenue, Southeast, following reports of gunfire, on arrival, they discovered an adult male with gunshot injuries, who was subsequently taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening wounds, according to a press release by the MPD.
"The cheapest insurance you can have" says head of UMD Shock Trauma
If you’re banged up in a car crash somewhere in the Free State or if you’re shot on the street, chances are you’ll be transported quickly -- maybe by helicopter -- to the R Adams Cowley Shock-Trauma Center at the University of Maryland. The sixty-five hundred badly injured patients admitted there each year get the highest level of trauma care in the U.S. But even though it’s the heart of Maryland’s exceptional Emergency Medical Services, the Shock-Trauma center has struggled for money.
Logan Schuchart wins Pa. Speedweek 410 sprint car feature race at Hagerstown Speedway
Logan Schuchart of Hanover won Thursday night’s Pa. Speedweek 410 sprint car feature race at Hagerstown Speedway, picking up his second victory of the series. Troy Wagaman. Jr. of Hanover was second and defending Speedweek champion Anthony Macri of Dillsburg was third. Danny Dietrich of Gettysburg placed fourth and Justin Whitthall of Vincentown, N.J. rounded out the top five. Whitthall recorded the fastest qualifying lap time of 15.427 secionds.
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