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An Amber Alert was issued in Maryland for Ariana Lockett, a 7-year-old girl last seen in Pikesville, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. According to Baltimore County police, Ariana is Black, 3 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 45 pounds and has black braided hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink coat and purple leggings. Police said a photo is pending.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Police officers in Montgomery Co. are investigating a shooting that left a man dead. Officers responded to the 2000 block of Treetop Lane in Silver Spring minutes before 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. When police arrived they found a man suffering from trauma to the upper body. Despite trying to provide life-saving efforts, the victim was later pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials.

After nine years, Quincy’s South at 11401 Woodglen Dr in Rockville will be closing this Friday, March 31. The current location is scheduled to be redeveloped into an apartment complex with a retail pad and the restaurant is actively looking for a new location. Drew Gardner, who was recently in the running for Maryland bartender of the year, will be the new General Manager and managing partner when the restaurant reopens. After 3/31, Gardner will be at Quincy’s Potomac (1093 Seven Locks Rd) until a new location is found for Quincy’s South.

Maryland is offering reimbursements to thousands of residents who have recently fallen victim to Electronic Benefits Transfer fraud. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Monday that his administration had approved compensation for nearly 1,300 fraud claims since last week, totaling around $762,000 in reimbursed benefits. The new process uses federal funding from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Starting March 29, the University of Maryland Medical System will no longer require visitors and employees to wear a face mask in their medical facilities. Speaking with WBAL NewsRadio, UMMS President and CEO Dr. Mohan Suntha said the medical system was encouraged by increased vaccinations and other positive trends to return to what he called “level green,” including the lifting of their mask mandate.

BETHESDA, Md. - Montgomery County residents can now have their catalytic converters painted and etched with a serial number as part of a program to help curb thefts. The 'Etch & Catch' program was launched over the weekend. ◀︎ ▶︎. ▼. Authorities say they will paint the catalytic converters...

The Montgomery County Police Department has launched a new effort to curb catalytic converter thefts, which have skyrocketed in recent years. The department is partnering with local auto dealerships and mechanics to offer catalytic converter etchings and paintings. Catalytic converters will be labeled with a serialized ID number. That serial...

Turbulence has been ruled out as the cause of Montgomery County woman’s death earlier this month after pilots told investigators they did not encounter turbulence on the flight, providing an update to the early statements from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) from a preliminary assessment the day after the crash. According to FOX5, “investigators said Friday that a passenger on a business jet was fatally injured in early March when the aircraft violently bucked up and down after pilots disconnected a system used to stabilize the plane.”

POOLESVILLE, M.d. (FOX 5 DC) - The hope of seeing the historic White's Ferry up and running this spring is quickly fading as the latest sale proposal was rejected. After running for more than two centuries, White's Ferry has been closed since December 2020 over a land dispute. A Virginia judge ruled that the ferry was trespassing on Virginia land owned by Rockland Farms.

Virginia woman and convicted murderer Veronica Youngblood, 37, was kicked out of court for lashing out during her sentencing hearing for killing her two daughters, Brooklynn Youngblood, 5, and Sharon Castro, 15. The post ‘No, no, no!’: Woman lashes out in court during sentencing for murdering her 2 daughters to spite her Navy pilot ex-husband first appeared on Law & Crime.

A Kansas-based meat packer is recalling 3,436 pounds of boneless beef chuck after routine testing discovered E. coli. contamination in its product, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The FSIS said that meat packer Elkhorn Valley Packing of Harper, Kansas voluntarily recalled its...

BETHESDA - Maryland's First Lady Dawn Moore shared with FOX 5 for the first time that she has been living with multiple sclerosis. Moore says she was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease a decade ago. "I was diagnosed with M.S. in my late twenties. And, you know, to get a...

Lt. Franco Martinez of Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) has addressed multiple calls regarding smoke or a smokey smell in various parts of the county. Per Lt. Martinez, “Is there something in the air in Montgomery County? Apparently there is. Our department is getting multiple calls for smoke in the area. It just might be from a very large fire in North Carolina. Fire departments in the DMV getting the same reports.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A shooting shortly after midnight on Friday left an unidentified man dead. The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department is investigating the shooting. Just before 12:30 am, police officers arrived at Anacostia Road in Southeast D.C. to investigate a shooting report. At the location, police found the victim suffering from a single gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.   24-year-old Stephon Carroll of D.C. was identified as the victim. An initial investigation revealed that the victim was shot in the 4400 block of E Street. This shooting remains under investigation. If you have any information The post 24-Year-Old Shot And Killed in Southeast D.C. appeared first on Shore News Network.

FAIRFAX, Va. — A Fairfax County jury recommended that a McLean woman convicted of shooting her two young daughters to death serves nearly 80 years behind bars. The jury made the recommendation in the penalty phase of the trial on Monday. Veronica Youngblood was found guilty of murdering her...

While various Montgomery County parent-student association leaders are in a wait-and-see mode regarding proposed county tax increases to fund operating and capital projects, the region’s realtors association has heavily criticized the proposals, saying they make it “almost impossible” for average people to buy homes in the County.

A man was found dead Sunday night after a shooting in a Silver Spring, Maryland, apartment building. Montgomery County police said that around 7:20 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to an apartment building at 2001 Treetop Lane after a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they found a man who...

A popular discount retail store chain recently announced that they would be opening another new store location in Maryland later this month. Read on to learn more. On Friday, March 31, 2023, the national discount retail chain Burlington will be celebrating the grand opening of its newest Maryland store location in Baltimore, according to the company's website.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department has made an arrest in a robbery that took place Thursday morning in Southeast, D.C. Shortly before 11 am, the suspects approached the victim at the 2600 Block of Stanton Road. One of the suspects threatened the victim before demanding property. After handing over his belongings, the suspects left. A 15-year-old male from D.C. was arrested on Thursday and charged with the robbery. If you have any information about this robbery, please take no action but call the police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. This case The post 15-Year-Old Arrested For D.C. Robbery appeared first on Shore News Network.

It’s no small feat keeping hundreds of elementary school students still and silent for nearly ten minutes. That’s what high-wire artist Philippe Petit accomplished on Friday morning, as he crossed the National Building Museum’s Great Hall, more than 50 feet above students’ heads. Petit, now 73...