A Montgomery County, MD man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of a Morgantown, WV resident last summer. According to the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office, now-20-year-old Arnold Johnson III, of Montgomery Village, was convicted and sentenced in the shooting death of 21-year-old Rashad Malik Alton of Morgantown.
Governor Wes Moore and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott announced the reinstatement of state law enforcement resources to support Baltimore’s public safety efforts, marking a renewed collaboration between state and local agencies to reduce violent crime. The partnership leverages personnel from the Maryland State Police and Maryland Transportation Authority Police to assist the Baltimore Police Department, following record declines in homicides and shootings and aiming to further improve community safety through coordinated enforcement and resource sharing. (more…)
Governor Wes Moore issued the following statement on the investigation into the death of Da’ Cara Thompson, who went missing from Prince George’s County two weeks ago:
Maryland State Police arrested three men from Prince George’s and Charles counties and seized multiple firearms following a Maryland Car Rally Task Force investigation tied to an illegal car rally involving about 300 people in the Baltimore Metro Region on June 29, 2025. Search warrants executed on September 3 led to additional firearm seizures, and the suspects face various charges related to unlawful vehicle use, firearm possession, and ammunition violations.
In October, we reported that Zaxbys was entering the Maryland market with three locations along the Eastern Shore. Then, this past spring, Zaxbys announced that it’s planning to open four additional restaurants across Baltimore and Howard counties. Now, Biz Journals reports that the Prince George’s County Planning Board approved the county’s first Zaxby’s location.
Blue Sunday Bar & Grill has officially launched its Laurel, Maryland location at 3443 Fort Meade Road. The restaurant is running a soft opening promotion from September 4 to September 18, offering 15% off to all patrons, an invitation to families and friends to experience its diverse menu featuring seafood, sushi, steak, and more.
A $1 million second-tier winning Powerball ticket was sold at Slade BP Gas Station on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville for the Sept. 3 drawing. Four third-tier $50,000 winning tickets were also sold at Royal Farms in Dundalk, Shoppers in Germantown, Shoppers in Laurel, and S&W Liquors in Temple Hills. Additional details below courtesy MD Lottery: (more…)
The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) has warned that “Maryland residents must register their vehicles with the Maryland MVA” after it was discovered that a large number of Maryland residents are illegally registering their vehicles in Virginia to avoid Maryland’s higher registration fees, titling taxes, and requirement to carry auto insurance.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) announced that detectives from the Financial Crimes Section arrested 45-year-old Erica Hopper of Washington, DC, for allegedly exploiting her 95-year-old grandfather’s finances while serving as his Power of Attorney.
Customers are eagerly awaiting Maryland’s first Church’s Texas Chicken (formerly Church’s Chicken), which still has plans to open at 7722 Harford Rd. in Parkville, MD. The new location is replacing the former family-owned Greek restaurant, Pita Pan, marking the first Church’s Texas Chicken in Maryland (the company had Maryland locations under its previous ‘Church’s Chicken’ branding, but is now under new ownership).
