Eater DC has released its Summer 2026 edition of its “38 Best Restaurants Around DC” list, and Maryland once again has six restaurants recognized, with five of them located in Montgomery County.
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The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has confirmed five new cases of measles in Central Maryland residents who recently traveled together to an area of the U.S. experiencing an active measles outbreak.
Amar Mukunda, the Democratic nominee for Maryland’s District 39 State Senate seat, along with District 39 Democratic Delegates Greg Wims, Lesley Lopez, and Gabe Acevero, released a joint statement following two recent incidents on Lost Knife Road in Gaithersburg: a stabbing on Saturday and an officer-involved shooting on Sunday that resulted in the death of an armed man.
Maryland’s annual Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week will run from Sunday, August 9, through Saturday, August 15, giving shoppers a break on the state’s 6% sales tax for qualifying clothing, footwear, and backpacks.
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A Silver Spring resident is $50,000 richer after purchasing a $5 scratch-off ticket, according to the Maryland Lottery.
Hunters interested in participating in Maryland’s 2026 black bear hunting season can now enter the state’s annual lottery, with applications open from July 15 through August 31.
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A Burtonsville woman has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison after admitting to distributing fentanyl that resulted in a person’s death.
A Maryland Lottery player is holding a $30,000 Mega Millions winning ticket after Tuesday night’s drawing, and another unclaimed $20,000 ticket sold in Gaithersburg last month is still waiting to be claimed. (more…)
Long Branch in Silver Spring has officially been designated as a Maryland Main Street community, joining Takoma Park as one of only two communities in Montgomery County to receive the designation.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general in announcing an $18 million settlement with 23andMe over the company’s 2023 data breach, which exposed the personal and genetic information of 6.9 million customers worldwide, including 94,298 Maryland residents. (more…)
The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) is pushing back against growing confusion surrounding its upcoming out-of-state registration enforcement campaign, emphasizing that October 1 does not create a new law making out-of-state tags illegal.