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Tegu lizard found in homeowner’s backyard in Stafford
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — A resident in south Stafford was in for a surprise on Saturday afternoon. At 5:30 p.m., a Stafford County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a home on Phillips Street for an “uninvited guest” in a backyard. When the deputy arrived, she found that the homeowner had already captured […]
Informant in D.C. council member's bribery case also bribed city employee, defrauded COVID loans
The informant who assisted federal authorities in their ongoing bribery case against D.C. council member Trayon White pleaded guilty to defrauding a pandemic-era loan program and to offering a bribe to a city employee to steer contracts to his business, according to court documents unsealed Thursday.
Maryland spends millions to settle suits every year – and officials don’t like it
The state of Maryland is spending millions of dollars to settle lawsuits every year, and top elected officials aren’t happy about it. At a meeting of the Board of Public Works on Wednesday, two officials questioned why the state was being asked to approve yet another payout – this one having to do with strip searches by public safety employees. Although the board approved the $50,000 settlement request, Comptroller Brooke...
Maryland rescue team saves over 100 trapped in Western North Carolina floods
BALTIMORE -- It's been one week since Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast and devastated Western North Carolina with heavy rains and severe flooding. Many people are trapped as hundreds of roads in Western North Carolina have been inaccessible due to the storm. A team of rescuers from Maryland have been working around the clock to try to get to the isolated people, many without food and water. Maryland Hart is made up of 24 highly skilled first responders from fire departments and emergency services departments across the Baltimore region. They're in North Carolina right now rescuing people by helicopter from...
Washington's largest active volcano Mount Adams has record-breaking earthquakes spike
Mount Adams, which is the largest active volcano in Washington, has had a record-breaking spike in the amount of earthquakes that have been happening in the area.The US Geological Survey (USGS) has revealed six occurred in September alone - there's usually just one every two-to-three years, reports IFL Science.The six registered had magnitudes between 0.9 and 2.0 which were picked up by a seismic station around 11 kilometres away from its summit.The location and depth of the earthquakes are not exactly known.A statement from USGS said: "This represents the most earthquakes located at Mount Adams in a month since monitoring...
Governor visits Indian Head market set to break food desert
Gov. Wes Moore (D) visited Indian Head last week, stopping by Oasis Fresh Food Markets, a grocery store set to fully open Oct. 25 that will break Indian Head’s “food desert” designation. “I’m excited to be back in Charles County to meet with leaders at the local, state and federal levels who are doing the work to deliver for the people of Maryland and build a more prosperous future for all,” Moore said on Oct. 3. "Today’s visit demonstrates our administration’s commitment to driving economic...
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