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Weekend of Farm Tours puts spotlight on importance of Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve
LAYTONSVILLE, Md. — Twenty-four Montgomery County farm properties will swing their gates open to the public this weekend to celebrate the county’s agricultural heritage and draw attention to the importance of the county’s agricultural reserve. “The Farm Tour is a fantastic opportunity for residents, especially those who...
Brentsville Road Interchange Project Connects Roads, Protects Pedestrians and Cyclists
Provided by Prince William County Communications Office. The Brentsville Road Interchange is officially open, introducing a pedestrian and bicycling bridge across Va. 234 near Brentsville Road. The $54.9-million project provides an interchange connecting the Route 234 Bypass, the Prince William County Parkway, Dumfries and Brentsville Roads. The completion of the...
Part Of Annandale Rd. To Be Closed Next Month.
It will allow crews to replace a pipe. Frederick, Md (KM) A part of Annandale Road from Hampton Valley Road to the 17247 address west of Emmitsburg will be closed for about three weeks beginning on August 5th. The Frederick County Department of Highway Operations says this closure will allow crews to replace a pipe to help reduce flooding in the area.
Owings Mills Man Charged in Gold Bar Scam Targeting Elderly, Montgomery County Police Report
An Owings Mills man, aged 52, has found himself in the grips of the law, arrested on charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a series of gold bar scams targeting the elderly, Montgomery County Department of Police reports. One victim, a 74-year-old man from Bethesda, informed authorities on July...
Montgomery County warns of harmful algae outbreaks in Lake Needwood, Lake Frank
DERWOOD, Md. (7News) — As another summer weekend is upon us and people plan on hitting the lakes, there is an alert in Montgomery County for harmful algae outbreaks affecting two popular lakes. In Deerwood, Maryland, the water has been looking a little green. 7News first reported on a...
Breakfast links: 525 housing units on Tastee Diner site gain preliminary approval
Montgomery County Planning Board approves preliminary plans for 30-story building on Tastee Diner site. The Montgomery County Planning Board unanimously approved preliminary plans to build a 30-story mixed-use building with 525 housing units on the former Tastee Diner site in Silver Spring. The developer intends to keep the diner car on the site. Some nearby residents voiced concerns about traffic, height, and property values prior to the vote. (Elia Griffin / MoCo360. Tip: Former Commenter)
Adam Porter Tapped to Co-Lead the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing
Adam Porter has been named co-executive director of the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing (UM-IHC), effective July 28, 2024. Porter is a professor of computer science at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) and has served since 2015 as executive director of the Fraunhofer USA Center Mid-Atlantic, an applied research center affiliated with UMCP.
$50,000 windfall heading to man after winning trip to Thurmont convenience store
25 July 2024- A Pick 3 player from Western Maryland who tried his luck with scratch-offs walked away a big winner. The Frederick County man won $50,000 playing the Money Money Money scratch-off!. The lucky man was getting off work as a packaging official last week when he decided to...
Person seriously hurt in Montgomery County collision
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A Maryland State Police Medevac helicopter was requested to help a person who was seriously hurt in a collision in Poolsville on Thursday evening. A collision involving a bicycle happened at around 6:30 p.m. in front of the Colony SupplyCenter on Darnestown Road, near Beallsville Road. Crews said […]
Fairfax County refused multiple ICE detainers linked to man who is now a murder suspect
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — ICE confirms to 7News that one of the men that the Fairfax County Police Department arrested in connection to a murder in Oakton, Virginia last weekend is a Honduran in the U.S. illegally. This isn’t the first time he was arrested in Fairfax County....
Midlothian man pleads guilty to embezzling $4 million from VDH
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A Midlothian man faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to stealing millions of dollars from the Virginia Department of Health. According to court documents, on Aug. 10, 2013, Adam Lamar Harrell, 41, became an employee of VDH. In 2019, Harrell became...
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