Maryland

Governor Wes Moore is urging Marylanders to stay off roads and exercise caution as a winter storm is expected to impact the state from February 11-12, bringing hazardous road conditions, heavy snowfall, and potential power outages. Officials coordinating emergency responses and advising residents to prepare for severe weather.

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MCDOT

MCDOT will host a public workshop on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 6:30 p.m. at Rolling Terrace Elementary School in Takoma Park to discuss and gather feedback on the proposed Takoma-Langley Purple Line Station sidewalk project, which includes new sidewalks on multiple streets to improve pedestrian access. (more…)


Crime

On Monday, the Justice Department unsealed criminal charges against Igor Lira, 40, a Slovakia national, for allegedly transmitting a threat in interstate or international commerce containing a threat to injure. Lira made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland Monday after he was extradited from Germany.

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