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1 day 59 min ago
Prince George's County police are advising people to watch out for prize-winning scams.
Police on Wednesday received a call from an employee at a banking institution who believed a customer had been a victim of a scam.
1 day 2 hours ago
A Forestville man was arrested Thursday morning and faces child pornography charges, police said.
Chandler Earl Vines, 22, is charged with two counts each of possession and distribution of child pornography, Maryland State Police said. He faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
1 day 2 hours ago
A woman was convicted Thursday in the hit-and-run death of a Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate from Maryland, according to media reports.
A jury in Upper Marlboro found Christy Littleford guilty in the incident that killed 30-year-old Natasha Pettigrew in September 2010.
1 day 14 hours ago
Cash-strapped Montgomery County will spend $260,000 to add wellness and innovation chiefs in the same budget that raises taxes for homeowners.
1 day 14 hours ago
Prince George's County employees will go without pay raises for the fourth year in row under the budget approved by the County Council on Thursday, though they will get $2,250 in bonuses over the next two years.
1 day 14 hours ago
The hurricane season is about to arrive, and Virginia is holding a sales-tax holiday so residents can stock up on supplies.
1 day 18 hours ago
A Silver Spring man faces firearms-related charges after police officers spotted him jaywalking, police said.
1 day 19 hours ago
A 14-year-old Bethesda boy faces charges for four burglaries, two attempted burglaries and a bicycle theft, police said.
1 day 23 hours ago
Animal control officials have taken custody of a pit bull who bit a 9-year-old boy in Anne Arundel County.
About 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, officers and fire department personnel found the boy in the 200 block of Armstrong Lane in Severna Park with an apparent bite wound on his lower leg.
2 days 15 hours ago
Approximately 85 of Maryland's religious organizations, schools and neighborhood groups are banding together to fight for state legislation known as the Dream Act, which would allow illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition.
