Beyond MoCo

Maryland State Police have made four arrests in connection with a triple murder and house fire in Clear Spring earlier this month, including one suspect who was taken into custody in Montgomery County. The investigation, which authorities say is active and expected to result in additional arrests, stems from a deadly November 18 incident that left three people dead inside a home on National Pike.

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Burtonsville

After spending years as a mostly empty parking lot, Burtonsville Crossing has undergone one of the most dramatic commercial transformations in Montgomery County. What was once a largely vacant property just a few years ago is now a thriving retail and dining destination, thanks to a wave of new openings and ongoing redevelopment.

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Event

Beautiful venue; great art, gifts and hand-crafted items; refreshments; and meet the award-winning painters, photographers, mixed media artists, ceramicists, fiber artists, and more – some 40 artists in all. It’s an extraordinary array of framed wall works, 3-d media including sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, and fiber pieces, and unframed prints.

Among them, you’ll see:


Maryland

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and 21 other attorneys general have filed a lawsuit seeking to block new USDA guidance they say unlawfully restricts SNAP eligibility for lawful permanent residents who entered the country as refugees, asylees, or through other humanitarian programs.

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Entertainment

Maryland has no shortage of history, but one of its most fascinating chapters begins long before statehood, colonial settlements, or even human existence. It dates back between 95 and 130 million years, when enormous creatures roamed what is now Prince George’s County. One of those giants, the Astrodon johnstoni, eventually became Maryland’s official State Dinosaur in 1998.

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Glenmont

Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a house fire in Silver Spring on Friday night, with all occupants safely escaping and no reported injuries, according to updates from MCFRS Assistant Chief David Pazos.

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