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Heat wave continues to grip the DMV
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Leead Briscoe lived in Las Vegas for many years but there’s a difference between the dry heat there and the humidity in the DMV. “It’s a little bit unbearable,” she said. Briscoe, who moved to Maryland a few weeks ago, has been putting up with heat wave that has gripped […]
City of Cumberland Announces Citizens Local Government Academy
City of Cumberland Announces Citizens Local Government Academy. Plan to be one of the twenty Cumberland Residents that will be in the inaugural class for the first City of Cumberland Citizens Local Government Academy. Coming this fall, join the Mayor and City Council and other local government staff to learn more about the behind-the-scenes operations of the City of Cumberland.
City Hall will Reopen on July 16th
City Hall will reopen to the public on Tuesday, July 16th at 8 AM. The Community Development Department will remain in the Willetts. Building, 446 N. Mechanic Street (the corner of Valley and Mechanic) until further notice. The Mayor and City Council meeting scheduled for tomorrow, July 16th. will be...
Frederick, Md. officials launch new grant for minority and women-owned businesses
FREDERICK, Md. (7News) — A new grant in Frederick, Maryland will target small minority and women-owned businesses hoping to develop new projects, according to a statement from city officials. Frederick officials on Monday launched a grant, called "ACCESS GRANTED," to help both start-up and established businesses in need of...
Update: Weather alert for strong thunderstorms in Fayette Ridges early Tuesday evening
An updated report was issued from the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 4:35 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5 p.m. for Fayette Ridges. Residents can anticipate wind gusts of up to 50 mph. "At 4:35 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Brookhaven, or 9...
Naval museum hosts aviation art forum
Bob Aikins was looking for something out of the ordinary to sketch at the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum, so he bypassed the jet fighters, helicopters and other military-themed modes of transportation and settled on a box. A soap box racer, to be specific. This was his contribution as the museum hosts this year’s International Aviation Art Exhibition and Forum, presented by The American Society of Aviation Artists. ...
2 burglary suspects flee in Anne Arundel County, search underway
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. - Anne Arundel County officers are currently conducting a woodland search for two burglary suspects in Bowie. According to officials, the two suspects fled in a vehicle and are now on foot in Prince George's County off Route 197/Old Bowie Road in Bowie. One suspect is described as a Black male wearing an orange shirt.
Two decades without a state pay raise, Birth to Three program faces worker shortage
Nicole Sergent, a pediatric physical therapist in Martinsburg, W.Va., works with a child as part of the Birth to Three program. (Submitted photo) When Kay and Jeremy Rutkowski brought a baby girl in state foster care home from the hospital in 2021, they were told she’d never be able to walk.
Magee Technologies Wins $175M Contract to Support Aircraft System Prototyping Efforts at NAWCAD
Magee Technologies has secured a $175.4 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering, infrastructure, technical and aircraft modification services and installation teams to support prototyping efforts. Eighty percent of the contract work will be performed in Patuxent River and the rest will take place in California, Maryland,...
Maryland Woman Arrested in Glen Burnie Bank Robbery After Alleged Hold-Up
A bank robbery at the PNC Bank in Glen Burnie resulted in the swift arrest of a 20-year-old Maryland woman. The incident occurred on July 12, 2024, at approximately 12:40 p.m., when officers responded to a commercial hold-up alarm at the bank located at 7301 Ritchie Highway. According to the...
Dunkirk grocery store on retailers' divestiture list, could become Piggly Wiggly
A famous pig could be coming to Calvert County, but it would likely happen amid the squeals of several parties who are opposed to the largest proposed supermarket merger in U.S. history. The merger of The Kroger Company and Albertsons Companies Inc. was announced in 2022. It has since drawn opposition from the Federal Trade Commission and the attorneys general of several states, including Maryland. Kroger owns several chains, including...
Woman violently attacked, tased by juveniles at L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station
WASHINGTON - A woman contacted FOX 5 after being assaulted at the L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station in Southwest D.C. The victim, Martha Dulko, says she was viciously hit in the head multiple times by a group of juveniles and even tased. She now has a concussion but is thankful to be alive.
Silver Spring parking garage fire damaging 6 vehicles
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Six vehicles were damaged when a car caught fire in a Silver Spring parking garage Monday evening. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer, the car caught fire while in Parking Garage 61, located at 801 Ellsworth Drive near Fenton Street. The...
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