A historic Black cemetery in Maryland is at the center of a development dispute, first after it was turned into an apartment complex parking lot and currently due to a property firm that may be looking to exploit the grounds even further.
A man was arrested last week for allegedly raping and robbing a woman he met on a dating app. Police in Montgomery County said Demitrious Harriott met the victim at his Silver Spring apartment around 2:30 a.m. Friday (November 15) after exchanging messages on the app. The 24-year-old is accused of then grabbing her and […]
A new proposal in Montgomery County looks to make discrimination based on hair styles typically associated with race illegal. At a city council hearing on Tuesday, lawmakers heard from people who said they were told to wear their hair in specific styles to avoid appearing “unprofessional” or “distracting.” Residents said they often feel pressured to […]
A former Montgomery county music teacher has been slapped with federal child porn charges. Investigators said Charles Victor Kopfstein-Penk of Bethesda, gave music lessons out of his home. He was arrested earlier this year after images depicting the sexual abuse of children, including images of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor were found in his […]
A 2-year-old boy is in intensive care after falling from a window on the 11th floor of an apartment building in Takoma Park Monday afternoon. Emergency responders think the child fell into an area with bushes or mulch and ivy, inches away from the concrete sidewalk and parking lot. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding […]
A tractor trailer carrying tens of thousands of pounds of chocolate bars rolled over on I-270 in Montgomery County early Friday morning. The crash happened around 1 a.m. on the southbound Interstate 270 on-ramp to Route 118. Police told CBS Baltimore, the truck hit a police squad car before jack-knifing and overturning, trapping the driver […]
https://twitter.com/PLUSXANZ/status/1146617702301229056 A Montgomery County police officer is on the other side of the law after a video os an alleged assault went viral. The video showed Officer Kevin Moris grabbing 19-year old Arnaldo Andres Pesoa by the hair while his shin was deep in his back outside of a McDonalds in Aspen Hill. Pesoa’s head […]
An investigation is underway after two students at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda posted a photo of themselves in blackface with the ‘N-word’ superimposed over it. Walt Whitman High School principal Dr. Robert W. Dodd released the following statement to parents regarding the issue: Dear Parents and Students- The purpose of this letter is […]
According to reports, An armed bank robber was shot and killed by police in Montgomery County on Wednesday. The Montgomery County Police Department said the bank robbery happened at the BB&T Bank in the 1100 block of Wayne Avenue in Silver Spring near the Silver Spring Metro station. The robber walked into the bank, lifted his […]
Starting January 1 minimum wage workers in 13 states and four cities, including Prince George’s County and Montgomery County, will see an increase in their paychecks. The increase is set to go from $7.25 to 9.55 in October. The law proposes to raise minimum wage to $11.50 in 2017. Other states partaking in the increase […]
