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Grant & Danny respond to a Tweet about RFK not being the optimal location for a new Commanders stadium
Someone Tweeted to Grant saying they don’t think RFK is the optimal site for the next Commanders stadium, and GP and Danny had to go through the reasons given one by one - and they agreed with some?
Thompson traces his baseball roots to Charles County
Tuesday evening after he had limited the visiting Hagerstown Boxcars to just one run in seven innings and collected the 100th win of his Atlantic League career in his 250th game as a member of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, La Plata High School graduate Daryl Thompson recalled his more youthful days playing with Hughesville Little League. Thompson, who also competed in his 250th game as a member of the Blue Crabs on Tuesday when Southern Maryland defeated Hagerstown 7-1 for his milestone victory, deflected...
Charter presented to Charles commissioners, charter board dissolved
After a little over a year since the swearing-in of the Charles County Charter Board, a charter document was presented to the county commissioners at a July 23 session. Over the year, the chairman of the charter board, Greg Waring, reported that he had attended approximately 60 meetings and outreach events to help form the charter. Three of five commissioners voted last year to task a charter board to look...
PAW highlights adoption opportunities and shares vital summer safety tips for dogs
Washington, D.C. (7News) — Partnership for Animal Welfare (PAW) volunteers Jason Barbier and Lalynn Kurash joined Good Morning Washington Tuesday to alert the community about local adoption and foster care, while providing key tips to keep your dog safe throughout the heat. Since 1996, PAW has served as a...
Plastic Bags Banned in Annapolis, Drive-Thrus May Be Next
The Annapolis City Council has passed legislation banning the use of plastic bags in most businesses, a move that does not quite align with a new Anne Arundel County law The bill, sponsored by Alderman Rob Savidge of Ward 7, was approved by a 7-1 vote and will take effect on January 22, 2025. Under this new law, grocery stores and other retailers will no longer provide free plastic bags, offering paper bags for 10 cents each instead. Exemptions include farmers markets, businesses providing fresh flowers, dry cleaners, pharmacies, and bulk items such as vegetables, nuts, and seafood. Alderman DaJuan Gay of Ward 6, the sole “no” vote, had proposed an amendment to exempt low-income residents, but it was defeated 5-3.
Grand jury indicts three Calvert residents
Three additional criminal cases were forwarded to Calvert County Circuit Court on July 15. The indictments were handed down by a grand jury. Alaina Joann Kleist, 33, of St. Leonard was served a three-count indictment, which charges her with one count of second-degree child abuse — a felony charge — and two counts of second-degree assault. The alleged incident occurred May 27. According to court documents filed by Deputy Hayden...
Concern for Missing 78-Year-Old Man
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police 6th District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing man from Montgomery Village. Milne was last seen on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at approximately 6:50 p.m., in the 19300 block of Club House Road, Montgomery Village....
Andre Malik Edmond Sentenced For Fentanyl Trafficking In DMV
Temple Hills resident Andre Edmond - also known as "Draco" - was sentenced to 130 months in prison for his role in the drug ring that shipped hundreds of thousands of fake Oxycodone pills from Southern California to the East Coast. Prosecutors say that the pills were shipped from LAX...
Fairfax County school board members sacrifice students’ stability for equity in redistricting policy
On July 18, in the middle of the summer when families are on vacation and school board members usually pass their most controversial policies, parents filled the auditorium at a Fairfax County school board meeting in protest of the county’s redistricting overhaul, Policy 8130. The school board members likely already knew what they were going […]
Daily News Brief | July 24, 2024
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