Bethesda

In the early hours of the morning, a resident in the Bethesda area alerted authorities to a potentially dangerous situation unfolding in their neighborhood. While many were settling in for the night, the midnight shift officers received a call about a suspicious individual attempting to break a window at a local business. This timely tip-off would soon lead to a series of events culminating in the arrest of the suspect, according to a social media post by District 2 Commander Amy Daum of the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD).

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Maryland

The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) and the Maryland Office of the Attorney General are partnering to issue an alert for consumers in the market for a used car to be aware of flood damaged vehicles originating from states recently impacted by hurricanes and flooding.

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Beyond MoCo

The Bowie Baysox are the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and play in the Double-A Northeast. The team plays their home games at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie. The Baysox have announced that the will be official renamed the Chesapeake Baysox during a special event at The Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Annapolis. “The updated team name represents a new chapter in Baysox baseball, expanding the brand to better reflect the broad and diverse community of fans who support the team across the region. The Baysox will continue to play at their home, Prince George’s Stadium, in Bowie, Maryland.”

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DMV

On Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November. 28, Metrorail will open at 7 a.m. and close at midnight, operating on a reduced Sunday schedule at all stations. Metrobus will also operate on a Sunday schedule. MetroAccess customers may make a reservation to travel on the holiday; however, subscription trips will be canceled.

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Bethesda

A recent episode of the Oxygen television show Accident, Suicide or Murder takes a look at the “brutal murder that started over an argument about a hat.” What first looked like a tragic accident on December 28th, 2013, quickly turned into a homicide investigation in Carderock– a popular rock climbing area within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park in Montgomery County, MD.

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MDLottery

The Maryland Lottery is reminding the public that lottery tickets should not be given to anyone under 18, supporting the Gift Responsibly Campaign, which reinforces age restrictions through signage and education, and emphasizing the risks of exposing minors to gambling. (more…)


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