The City of Bowie, MD will lose Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor after the 2025 season, as Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced plans to close the parks and market the 500-acre property for redevelopment. In a news release, the company cited a strategic realignment of its portfolio and has engaged CBRE to oversee the sale, with all 2025 tickets and passes still valid for the final season. (more…)
A Maryland man, known as “19th Hole,” won a $1 million prize on a $20 Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket at the Express Lane store in Salisbury on May 1 after initially thinking his ticket wasn’t a winner. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery: (more…)
A former State Department budget analyst from Montgomery Village, MD, pleaded guilty to embezzling over $650,000 by issuing fraudulent checks to herself and another person over a two-year period. (more…)
The Price is Right Live, an interactive stage version of the classic TV game show, is coming to The HALL at Live! Casino & Hotel on October 10 and 11, 2025, offering fans a chance to win prizes and play iconic games like Plinko and The Big Wheel. (more…)
A Frederick County man was arrested by Maryland State Police for suspected DUI and later charged with attempted child abduction, attempted kidnapping, and assault after allegedly trying to pull a juvenile into his vehicle near Woodsboro Pike. (more…)
A Maryland woman won $100,000 playing Powerball with the Power Play option after buying her ticket at a Walmart in Fruitland, MD. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery: (more…)
Chrys Kefalas, a former Maryland U.S. Senate candidate, is set to open Yala (“Yala” is the Greek word for “milk”) at what could be the nation’s first authentic Greek ice cream shop this summer in Georgetown.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore issued a statement following the announcement by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Washington Commanders Managing Partner Josh Harris of a deal to return the team to the RFK campus in Washington, D.C. (more…)
A rare Piebald deer was recorded enjoying some lunch/dinner in Greenbelt, MD on Monday by Instagram user @_christiantineo (video below). One was also spotted and photographed in Hillandale this past November.
Buc-ee’s is gearing up for its first Virginia location with a hiring event ahead of its anticipated summer 2025 opening in Rockingham County (Mount Crawford, VA)– a roughly two hour drive from Montgomery County, MD.
Last month, Waymo announced that its fully autonomous ride-hailing service (a driverless taxi), Waymo One, will be available to riders in Washington, D.C. starting in 2026. Now, Popville reports there has been reports of “more Waymos spotted around town.” A video of the experience can be seen below.