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What to do when baby squirrels are born in your home
March 3, 2026, 11:06 pm |
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As the spring season nears, it's the perfect time for squirrels in our region to start having babies. And although they're cute, you probably don't want them in your home.
He thought it was a routine ICE check-in. Now his family fears he’ll be deported.
March 3, 2026, 11:04 pm |
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Ludovic Mbock, a well-known competitive gamer, is gay, and therefore not safe in his native Cameroon, his sister says.
25-year sentence for killing of American University professor
March 3, 2026, 6:07 pm |
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A judge sentenced Jorge Rueda Landeros to 25 years in prison on Tuesday for the beating death of an American University professor at her Bethesda home in 2010
Environmental restoration begins near collapse of Potomac Interceptor sewer line
March 3, 2026, 5:32 pm |
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Crews are hauling away trees, brush, other vegetation and contaminated debris near where the 72-inch pipe collapsed along the Clara Barton Parkway, just inside the Capital Beltway, in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Courthouse safety behind a budget request in Montgomery County
March 3, 2026, 12:26 pm |
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After years of judges detailing the threats they have received, a funding request to improve security at the Rockville courthouse will head to the council after receiving committee approval.
Police in DC region increase patrols after US military strikes in Iran
March 3, 2026, 1:59 am |
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D.C.-area law enforcement agencies are stepping up patrols in their jurisdictions, though they say there's no current known or credible threat following the U.S. airstrikes against Iran.
Washington Gas provides update after large explosion near Beltsville senior facility
March 3, 2026, 1:12 am |
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The utility company says it's "nearing the final stages" of the work, including returning gas service to nearby businesses, schools and apartment buildings.
DC health officials lift water advisory on Potomac River after sewage spill
March 2, 2026, 3:07 pm |
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D.C. health officials are lifting a recreational advisory on the Potomac River, citing an improvement in water quality after a sewage line collapsed in January.
This Potomac native doesn’t have the coolest job on the planet because he’s not on the planet
March 2, 2026, 10:31 am |
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Potomac, Maryland, native Christopher Williams is one of the seven astronauts and cosmonauts currently aboard the International Space Station.
Army Corps: Reservoir expansion ‘doesn’t fix, but improves’ DC’s drinking water supply for future Potomac River emergency
March 2, 2026, 10:08 am |
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Developing a regional solution to enable all local water companies to share drinking water in the event of a future Potomac River emergency remains a long-term challenge facing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Pilot killed after plane crashes in St. Mary’s County woods
February 28, 2026, 8:09 pm |
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St. Mary's County police say an aircraft crashed in the woods Saturday morning in Hollywood, Maryland, killing the pilot.
‘Knowledge doesn’t die’: On Black History Month’s 100th anniversary, new attacks echo old erasures
February 28, 2026, 3:03 pm |
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of Negro History Week, the 1926 commemoration that eventually expanded in 1976 into Black History Month.
How much exercise is enough? A local doctor says you only need 15 minutes a day
February 28, 2026, 1:05 pm |
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Exercise is part of a healthy lifestyle and its benefits are well known and have been for a long time. What is only recently proven by doctors is just how much exercise makes a difference for one’s longevity.
Maryland judge denies sentence reduction in 1982 murder case
February 28, 2026, 12:51 pm |
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Roberta Roper, whose daughter was killed in 1982, tells WTOP how the experience led to her work toward victims' rights.
Gas explosion in Beltsville sends 1 to hospital, brings down power line
February 28, 2026, 4:39 am |
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A gas leak exploded in an open field in Beltsville, Maryland, on Friday night, sending one person to the hospital and taking down a power line.
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