Beyond MoCo
On the evening of Sunday, March 22, 1992, a customer at Sugarloaf Mountain Market, located at 23800 Old Hundred Road in Comus, found the owner, 57-year-old James Essel, deceased inside the store– having been stabbed multiple times. Twenty-eight years later, in February 2020, the man whose DNA linked him to the murder was killed by Virginia Beach Police.
A truck driver from Columbia, MD won $1 million from a MONOPOLY X100 scratch-off ticket purchased on May 24 at a Travel Centers of America in Elkton, briefly throwing it away before realizing it was a winner. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery:
A Virginia man has been charged with attempted murder and other offenses after allegedly firing multiple shots during a Memorial Day road-rage incident on I-95 in Prince George’s County, with no injuries reported. (more…)
Construction is nearly complete as Virginia’s first Buc-ee’s will open next month in Rockingham County, VA (Mount Crawford). It will be located at the exit 240 interchange on Interstate 81 near Harrisonburg– just over 125 miles and roughly two hours from most parts of Montgomery County. A video below showcases the construction progress. (more…)
A Maryland man has been sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison for cocaine distribution after authorities uncovered his role as a leader in a drug trafficking ring that used a Hagerstown appliance store as a hub for selling fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine. (more…)
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Barstool Sports Baltimore and Barstool Sports DMV have released their list of the top ten burger spots in Maryland, which includes one pick from Montgomery County.
A federal jury convicted a Virginia man and Montgomery County woman on charges of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering for their parts in defrauding a non-profit corporation dedicated to global public health.
A Montgomery County mechanic recently purchased a $50,000 winning lottery scratch-off ticket at a Shell station in Mt. Airy. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery:
Gordon Ramsay’s new series, “Secret Service,” premiered on May 21st and featured the beloved local Greek restaurant Parthenon, located near the DC/Maryland line at 5510 Connecticut Ave. NW, DC. Later this summer, Callahan’s, located at 1808 Rosemont Ave. in Frederick, MD, will be showcased in a special two-part episode.
Governor Wes Moore announced that SJ Incorporation will open a manufacturing facility in Cascade, Maryland, expected to create 300 jobs over the next four years. The company will produce medical products at the site, located at the redeveloped Fort Ritchie.