A Disaster Outreach Center will be open to residents on Monday, June 25 through Saturday, June 30.… read more »
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Weekend Events
Friday, June 22nd Harpers Ferry Outdoor Festival The 20th Annual and FINAL Harpers Ferry Outdoor Festival takes place on June 22nd and 23rd at the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship. The event features several vendors, a silent auction, trail races, river races, interactive activities for kids and 10 live musical performances throughout the weekend! The…… read more »
Early Voting Record in Maryland
The number of voters was 56 percent more than the 141,590 who went to the polls during the eight-day early voting period in the last gubernatorial primary in 2014.… read more »
Couple Jumps From Second Story Window to Escape Fire
Gaithersburg, MD (KK) – Two people jumped from a second story window to escape a fire early Thursday morning. Fire officials say, around 5 a.m., firefighters were called to the 9200 block of Oriole Place in Gaithersburg. Pete Piringer, spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, says it took more than a half hour to bring the…… read more »
D. C. Sniper Gets New Hearing
Lee Boyd Malvo was 17 when he and his mentor, John Allen Muhammad, killed 10 people in Virginia, Maryland and Washington in 2002… read more »
Person Jumps to Escape Fire
The person jumped out of a 2nd floor window to escape the flames… read more »
Body Found in Germantown
Germantown, MD (KK) – Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a body that was found in Seneca Creek State Park in Germantown. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has ruled it a homicide. Police say the victim is a boy between 15 and 17 years old and may be…… read more »
Cardinal Removed from Ministry Over Sexual Abuse Claims
The Roman Catholic church said Wednesday that the allegations against 87-year-old Cardinal Theodore McCarrick were found to be “credible” and that Pope Francis ordered his removal.… read more »
Council Discusses Amendments To The Charter
A decision is expected at a later date. … read more »
Fire Damages Trailer In Carroll County
The cause is under investigation. … read more »