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Grocery delivery program helps Montgomery County families in the ‘SNAP gap'
Montgomery County has launched a new program to help families in need pay for their groceries and get them delivered straight to their homes.
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Police drones touted for speed, de-esculation abilities. What about privacy?
Montgomery County police are responding to residents’ privacy concerns as they expand a program that deploys drones to emergency situations.
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Montgomery County unveils statue honoring Olympic athlete Dominique Dawes
Olympic legend Dominique Dawes, a three-time Olympian and the first African American to win a gold medal in gymnastics, was honored with a new sculpture at the Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center.
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Community honors Bowie couple who died on pilgrimage to Mecca
A community came together to honor the lives of Alhaji Alieu Dausy and Haja Isatu Wurie, a couple from Bowie, Maryland who died on their Hajj to Mecca amid extreme heat. Hundreds of people attended a memorial service Sunday night to show their family love and support. “It shows there’s strength in numbers and strength in our faith to...
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Fairfax Co. police ask for help identifying car that fatally struck woman in crosswalk after Christmas
Mary Wong was struck by a vehicle near her Springfield home just a few days after Christmas. Left in a coma, she died at the end of January. Fairfax County Police are still looking for the person behind the wheel, who fled the scene after the crash.
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‘Only forward from here': Fairfax County inmates find second chance in addiction recovery program
The Striving to Achieve Recover Program at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center consists of three 18-week phases to heal from addiction.
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Armed thieves steal cyclist's Canada Goose jacket in Northwest DC
A group of armed thieves stole a Canada Goose jacket from a bicyclist in the middle of the day in Northwest D.C., police say. Surveillance video shows the moment a car blocked the cyclist’s path on Belt Street NW on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Three suspects then jumped out, one of them armed with a gun. In a few seconds,...
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‘I was afraid': DC rabbi talks about antisemitic attack outside Georgetown synagogue
New details emerged Monday on a suspected antisemitic assault outside a D.C. synagogue on Sunday. Police responded to Kesher Israel, in Georgetown, just before 9:30 a.m. Sunday after a man allegedly shouted “Gas the Jews” and sprayed people with a foul-smelling substance. Rabbi Hyim Shafner was teaching a class inside the synagogue with a few congregants. One of them...
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Man with gun arrested across from Union Station, Capitol Police say
A man with a gun was arrested Tuesday across from Union Station on Capitol Hill, U.S. Capitol Police say.
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Montgomery County parents, police express frustration after 12-year-old, teen linked to bomb threats
Montgomery County police have charged a 15-year-old student for calling in a fake bomb threat against a high school Thursday — a day after the department said a 12-year-old was responsible for seven bomb threats against several different schools in the county.
