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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 […]
Maryland’s main psychiatric hospital to undergo third-party evaluation
Independent evaluators will visit Maryland’s main state-run mental hospital Tuesday and Wednesday to survey its processes, policies and procedures, according to an internal letter sent to employees. A letter signed by Maryland Health Secretary Dr. Laura Herrera Scott on Oct. 4 said that a national mental health organization will be at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center this week to “ensure ...
Maryland 6th District debate gets feisty between candidates in tight race
Republican nominee Neil Parrott and Democratic nominee April McClain Delaney got into a heated exchange Sunday night that involved finger-pointing, grabbing, and yelling between the two candidates in the final minutes of the Frederick County League of Women Congressional District debate in Frederick, Maryland. The two candidates are vying for the competitive seat of Maryland’s […]
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...
Green group’s latest legislative scorecard outlines the good, the bad and the ugly
A record number of lawmakers rang up 100% scores on the just-released League of Conservation Voters legislative scorecard, but the green group also gave lawmakers a few mulligans for actions in the 2024 General Assembly.
Hurricane Helene: Northern Virginia 911 dispatchers head to North Carolina
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Some Northern Virginia counties deployed over a dozen 911 dispatchers on Monday morning to centers in North Carolina most impacted by Hurricane Helene. A total of 17 personnel are responding from Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Prince William County, Charlottesville and the National Capital Region Incident Management Team. Officials […]
Falls Church mulls more towing restrictions, briefly pauses accessory-dwelling preliminaries
There will be a several-week delay, pushing the matter into November, before Falls Church officials return to the issue of accessory-dwelling units. The request to hold off for an additional […]
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