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Police Respond to Barricade Situation Friday Evening
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) responded to a situation involving a barricaded person on the 11200 block of Oak Leaf Dr. in the White Oak area on Friday evening. According to police, an adult male is now in custody and no officers or residents were injured during the incident....
Phase two of Woodward High reopening in Rockville set to begin
Construction on athletic fields and an auditorium shell for Charles W. Woodward High School in Rockville is set to begin after the Montgomery County Board of Education approved Thursday a $35.2 million construction contract expansion for phase two of the school’s reopening. The approved contract change is another step...
Bethesda man charged in Jan. 6 insurrection sentenced to 28 months in prison
A 25-year-old Bethesda man was sentenced to 28 months in prison Friday after he pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Columbia. Steven Patrick Cook was charged with “two...
Person seriously hurt after colliding into tree in Bethesda
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) crews were at the scene of a collision in Bethesda on Friday afternoon. A car had collided into a tree in front of a house in the 5300 block of Wilson Lane, near Fairfax Road. Pete Piringer, a spokesman for MCFRS, […]
Montgomery County Restaurant Owner Named ‘Regarding Her’ Scholar, Receives $5,000 Grant
Twenty woman-owned restaurants and other food-related retail ventures in the Washington, DC and Los Angeles areas, learned today that they will receive $5,000 grants, and potentially even more valuable mentoring and training from leaders in the industry, to help their businesses thrive. This includes Montgomery County’s very own Scratch Kitchen in Olney.
Two Teenagers Charged as Adults in April Homicide
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD—The Prince George’s County Police Department has charged two 17-year-old males in connection with the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Carlos Hernandez-Ortiz in April. The suspects, one from…
Water main break causes sinkhole in Montgomery County neighborhood
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) – A large sinkhole developed in an Olney neighborhood after an early morning water main break on Willow Grove road. Brett Thomas says he woke up to the sound of WSSC water crews working outside his home. “I went and checked and there was actually no water coming out […]
Shelter Announce Northeast Headlining Dates
Shelter announced a four-date run of headlining dates for September on their Instagram. Yes, I can see the gears turning in your head going “I know the name Shelter, but I can’t remember from where.” Well, to remind you, Shelter is the Hare Krishna-based band from Youth of Today vocalist Ray Cappo that he started in the early ‘90s. Once they started banning Hare Krishnas from airports, I guess the religion needed a new way to spread their message, and hardcore punk seemed like the next most viable option.
Wolf Trap offers wintry charms on ideal summer night with a painterly “Bohème”
The summer opera stars aligned for a delightful experience Friday evening at Wolf Trap. With no rain or humidity, a cool breeze set the ideal temperature for a near-capacity crowd at the Filene Center, both under the venue’s roof and picnicking on the lawn. With the National Symphony Orchestra gathered in the pit, Wolf Trap Opera Company fielded a solid cast of young singers for a worthy production of Giacomo Puccini’s evergreen La Bohème.
7News talks 1-on-1 with the woman sending children of incarcerated parents to college
WASHINGTON (7News) — ScholarCHIPS is a district-based nonprofit providing college scholarships, mentoring and a peer support network for college-bound students with incarcerated parents. Yasmine Arrington Brooks, founder and executive director of ScholarCHIPS, speaks to 7News' Kellye Lynn about the program.
Michigan female leaders step up to help create new Smithsonian museum
Ever thought the stories of your mothers, grandmothers or female co-workers and friends made an impact that might interest others? If so, and you happen to feel like sharing, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum wants to hear from you as it gears up to build its first museum dedicated to American women. ...
Marine sentenced to nearly 5 years for Nazi salute display during Capitol riot
Tyler Bradley Dykes, of South Carolina, was an active-duty Marine when he grabbed a police riot shield from the hands of two police officers and used it to push his way through police lines during the attack by a mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters
We won 14 national awards!
We broke our records for community journalism awards in the 2024 National Newspaper Association (NNA) Better Newspaper Contest, where Streetcar Suburbs Publishing won 14 awards. First and second place awards. Our columnist Rick Borchelt won first place for Best Environmental Story (daily and nondaily, circ. 6,000 and more) with “The...
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