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The Bat Signal is Up
The talent is there. On occasion we’ve been treated to glimpses of what could be. Yet time and again, when the name of Rashod Bateman is mentioned, it triggers emotions, most of which aren’t flattering. That’s what happens when reality falls far short of expectations. For those...
Remembering John Sothoron: Lacrosse Legacy and Coaching Triumphs
John Sothoron, an All-American lacrosse goalkeeper for Towson University in the 1970s, passed away at 74 due to leukemia. He had a successful coaching career, leading Towson to a 36-9 record as a player and later coaching St. Mary's College and St. Mary's Ryken High School. Towson's varsity career record...
Hayfield football staffer flouts rules; Coach’s controversial past surfaces
This past Sunday, Brenden Hughes, a new wide receiver coach and passing game coordinator for the Hayfield Secondary School football team in Alexandria, tweeted at 4:36 p.m., urging student-athletes to “get some work Monday and Tuesday this week” with training at “$25 a session!”. The problem: as...
Child among people shot in Prince George's County
MARLOW HEIGHTS, Md. — Police are investigating a shooting that left several people wounded, including a child in Marlow Heights on the Fourth of July. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, the shooting happened in the 4500 block of Akron Street. In a press conference Thursday night,...
Police: Woman arrested for damaging cars, assaulting officers in Manassas
MANASSAS, Va. (DC News Now) — The Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) said a woman was arrested for allegedly throwing things at cars in Manassas late Wednesday night. On July 3 at around 11:41 p.m., officers went to Pointer Lane near Portsmouth Road to investigate. There, police saw a woman holding a section of […]
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...
Farmers Testified On Bill To Regulate Agritourism Businesses In Frederick County
The Council heard a presentation on the legislation Tuesday night. Frederick, Md (KM) The Frederick County Council heard from farmers on Tuesday night regarding a bill which would regulate agritourism in the county. The legislation followed recommendations from an Agritourism Workgroup put together last year by County Executive Jessica Fitzwater...
Blazer Baseball Camps set for August
Blazer Baseball Camps are….OPEN – join the Hood College baseball team for their youth and high school prospect camps this August!. August 6th to 8th the youth camp invites 7-12-year-olds to learn the ins and outs of the game through stations and fun-filled activities throughout the weekend. August...
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,...
Councilmember Sayles to Host Series of Community Conversations
The Office of Councilmember Laurie-Anne Sayles issued the following news release on Tuesday, July 2:. Montgomery County At-Large Councilmember Laurie-Anne Sayles invites East County and Upcounty residents to attend the first two events in her series of Community Conversations next week. The first meeting will take place on Monday, July 8, from 6-8 p.m. at the East County Regional Services Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Rd. in Silver Spring. The second meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 9, from 6-8 p.m. at the Upcounty Regional Services Center, 12900 Middlebrook Rd. in Germantown.
MCPD: Search continues for man who punched Giant Food employee, stole cash
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) are searching for a man who allegedly punched an employee and robbed the Giant Food store in Bethesda. MCPD said on June 25 at around 11:30 a.m., officers responded to the grocery store located in the 7100 block of Arlington […]
Shopping? Check out Summer Bucks and Local HoCo
Support small businesses in Howard County. That’s the message behind two new local campaigns announced July 2: Summer Bucks in Historic Ellicott City and Local HoCo, both designed to increase awareness of the benefits of shopping local for residents and visitors alike. Summer Bucks offers $10 vouchers for shoppers...
United by tragedy, 2 brothers find connection, positivity after 300 miles on bicycles
Brothers John and Jeff Kinney returned last month from a more than 300-mile trek by bicycle between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Why would two men over 60 brave such an arduous journey? To honor their mother, 87-year-old Beverly Kinney, who was supposed to make the trip herself before she was tragically killed. ...
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