Public Safety & Justice

Woman injured, families displaced in Rockville apartment complex fire

Plus: Bethesda’s famous 1930s all-electric home now known as ‘Cow House’; Shah’s Halal Food to open in downtown Silver Spring

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April 20, 2026 6:00 a.m. | Updated: April 19, 2026 9:07 p.m.

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A woman was injured and the residents of eight apartments were displaced Saturday after a fire broke out in a third-floor apartment at the Residences at Congressional Village on Halpine Road, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. [DC News Now]

Bethesda’s famous 1930s all-electric home now known as ‘Cow House’

A 1930s Art Deco home in Bethesda that was famous in its time for being all electric now draws attention for the large, colorful cow that its owners have placed on their property. [NBC4News]

Shah’s Halal Food to open in downtown Silver Spring

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New York City’s Shah’s Halal Food, which offers vegetarian options and halal-certified meat dishes, is planning to open in the former home of Jerry’s Subs and Pizza on Colesville Road in downtown Silver Spring. [Source of the Spring]

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