Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a single-family home fire on Beaver Terrace in Aspen Hill on Monday after multiple 911 callers reported a house and rear deck on fire shortly before 2:45 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and fire, and the blaze was brought under control, though the home sustained significant damage. (more…)
A federal jury has convicted a Montgomery County man on a cyberstalking charge following a two-week trial, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a single-family home fire on Beaver Terrace in Aspen Hill on Monday after multiple 911 callers reported a house and rear deck on fire shortly before 2:45 p.m. (more…)
Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision in Silver Spring on December 12 that resulted in the death of 41-year-old Tyrone Alexander Chappell Jr. Preliminary findings indicate the Acura he was driving crossed the centerline and struck a Ford F-150, whose driver and a 4-year-old child were hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Romero’s Italian Restaurant is preparing to take over the longtime home of Cristina Ristorante Italiano in Wheaton, marking a new chapter for a space that has been part of the local dining scene for more than two decades.
Sweeteria, the popular Silver Spring dessert café, has opened its new location at 7525 Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda. The café moves into a space previously occupied by St. Arnold’s Mussel Bar, Tyber Bierhaus, and Thimian Thai. (more…)
Students in John F. Kennedy High School’s Broadcast Journalism and Communications Academy in Silver Spring earned national recognition this year, taking home two Student Production Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for their work on The Sword, the school’s student-produced news magazine show.
A Silver Spring man won $100,000 from a Double Your Money scratch-off bought for him as a thank-you at an Exxon station on Veirs Mill Road. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery: (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded at approximately 9:05 a.m. on Friday to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Good Hope Road and Good Hope Drive in Silver Spring involving a Ford F-150 and a black Acura RDX. (more…)
MCPD Update: “The two-vehicle collision on Good Hope Rd. is now being investigated as a fatality. One adult male pronounced dead on scene. An adult male and juvenile in the second vehicle, transported with non-life-threatening injuries. Good Hope Rd. remains closed at this time.”
A serious traffic collision with entrapment shut down a portion of Good Hope Drive in Silver Spring (between Cloverly and Colesville) Tuesday morning, prompting a large emergency response and significant traffic delays.
Following the Board of Education’s decision to delay action for more community engagement, Councilmember Evan Glass issued a statement expressing ongoing concerns about the proposed closure of Silver Spring International Middle School and relocation of Sligo Creek Elementary School.