Legislative panel presses pause on Laurel Park purchase
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Legislative panel presses pause on Laurel Park purchase

The grandstand at Laurel Park race track is rarely full. Current plans call for the track, which will host the Preakness Stakes this year, to be converted to a training facility, but state lawmakers want to examine the financials of that proposal....

Baltimore County landfill closure deal delayed at state board
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Baltimore County landfill closure deal delayed at state board

Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources Josh Kurtz speaks at the release event for the 2025 Chesapeake Bay report card from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science on June 10, 2025. (File photo by Christine Condon/Maryland...

Montgomery Village man convicted for fatal shooting in D.C. bar
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Montgomery Village man convicted for fatal shooting in D.C. bar

42-year-old faces up to 33 years in prison for second-degree murder, other offenses A Montgomery Village man was found guilty Tuesday of second-degree murder while armed in connection with the April 2024 shooting death of a man at a Northwest...

Kayaker who died in Potomac River identified
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Kayaker who died in Potomac River identified

22-year-old was one of three paddlers involved in Sunday incident The kayakerwho died after falling out of his boatin the Potomac River on Sunday has been identified as 22-year-old William Lankford from Lynchburg, Virginia. Three kayakers were...

Maurizio’s Italian restaurant slated to open this summer in Potomac
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Maurizio’s Italian restaurant slated to open this summer in Potomac

Eatery led by team behind MoCo’s Cava Mezza, Julii, Melina and Bouboulina Italian restaurant Maurizio’s is expected to launch this summer in Potomac with an expected opening in July or August, according to the restaurant. Themodern Italian eateryis...

Man charged with arson in connection with Jiffy Lube fire
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Man charged with arson in connection with Jiffy Lube fire

Plus: Germantown man begins Underground Railroad Freedom Walk; State health department warns of tickborne illness as weather warms up A Silver Spring man was charged with arson in connection with a fire at Jiffy Lube in Silver Spring that caused...

State Supreme Court says MoCo overstepped with gun restrictions
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State Supreme Court says MoCo overstepped with gun restrictions

Case heads back to Circuit Court in Rockville for further proceedings; further litigation in federal court possible The Supreme Court of Maryland has found Montgomery County does not have the authority under state law to prohibit wear-and-carry...

Burtonsville man earns Maryland’s highest fishing honor
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Burtonsville man earns Maryland’s highest fishing honor

Plus: Prominent Washington, D.C. area developer with Bethesda roots dies at 58; firefighters rescue ducklings from Sandy Spring storm drain May 5, 2026 6:01 a.m. 8:20 p.m. Hien Tram of Burtonsville has been recognized by the Maryland Department of...