1.9M Maryland Water Customers Asked To Conserve After Power Outage Hits Filtration Plant 1.9M Maryland Water Customers Asked To Conserve After Power Outage Hits Filtration Plant 1.9M Maryland Water Customers Asked To Conserve After Power Outage Hits Filtration Plant
1.9M Maryland Water Customers Asked To Conserve After Power Outage Hits Filtration Plant Nearly 2 million Maryland water customers are being told to turn off the taps unless they really need them. WSSC Water issued an urgent conservation request at 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, for all 1.9 million customers in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties after a power outage disrupted operations at its Potomac Water Filtration Plant. For now, the water remains safe to drink, and there is no boil water advisory. But WSSC officials warned that could change if customers don't cut back while Pepco works to restore power to the plant, which supplies drinking water to approximately 75 …

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Caroll Spriggs II Takes Historic Oath As Maryland's First African American State Fire Marshal Caroll Spriggs II Takes Historic Oath As Maryland's First African American State Fire Marshal Caroll Spriggs II Takes Historic Oath As Maryland's First African American State Fire Marshal
Caroll Spriggs II Takes Historic Oath As Maryland's First African American State Fire Marshal Maryland’s history-making State Fire Marshal has officially taken the oath. Caroll H. Spriggs II was sworn in on Monday, Sept. 28, at the Calvert County Administration Building in Prince Frederick, less than two weeks after being appointed to a six-year term leading the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Spriggs, 53, is the first African American to serve as Maryland State Fire Marshal in the department’s 132-year history. The ceremony also brought Spriggs back to familiar territory. Caroll H. Spriggs II Maryland State Police Before rising through the ranks of fire service across M…
Ex-Peace Corps Official Sentenced After Working Second Federal Job While On The Clock: DOJ Ex-Peace Corps Official Sentenced After Working Second Federal Job While On The Clock: DOJ Ex-Peace Corps Official Sentenced After Working Second Federal Job While On The Clock: DOJ
Ex-Peace Corps Official Sentenced After Working Second Federal Job While On The Clock: DOJ Getting paid for one federal job while doing another has caught up with a former Peace Corps official from Maryland. Evester Edd, 64, of Silver Spring, was sentenced on Monday, Sept. 28, to two years of probation, including three months of home confinement, after admitting he falsified Peace Corps timecards while simultaneously working as a federal contractor. And sometimes he didn't even leave the office to do it. On nine days in 2024, investigators found Edd logged into the Nuclear Regulatory Commission network and performed work for the agency while sitting at his desk inside Peace Corp…
Talk About A Lucky Deli: Five $50K Maryland Lottery Winners Sold There In The Same Drawing Talk About A Lucky Deli: Five $50K Maryland Lottery Winners Sold There In The Same Drawing Talk About A Lucky Deli: Five $50K Maryland Lottery Winners Sold There In The Same Drawing
Talk About A Lucky Deli: Five $50K Maryland Lottery Winners Sold There In The Same Drawing Something was apparently in the sandwiches at one Maryland deli. Five tickets sold at Ollie’s Beer, Wine & Deli in Rockville each hit for $50,000 during the midday Pick 5 drawing on Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to the Maryland Lottery. Same store. Same drawing. Same $50,000 prize. The five tickets each matched the winning number, 88768, in exact order, turning one Montgomery County deli into the source of a combined $250,000 payday. And apparently Pick 5 was just getting warmed up. Five days later, the Sunday, Sept. 27 evening drawing produced 14 more $50,000 winners when 6…
Two Words On A Lemonade Stand Capture What Community Is Doing For 'Courageous Carson' Two Words On A Lemonade Stand Capture What Community Is Doing For 'Courageous Carson' Two Words On A Lemonade Stand Capture What Community Is Doing For 'Courageous Carson'
Two Words On A Lemonade Stand Capture What Community Is Doing For 'Courageous Carson' Western Maryland has found a lot of ways to show Carson Negley just how many people are in his corner. Near Frost Elementary in Frostburg, two boys set up a folding table with a pitcher of lemonade, stacks of plastic cups and a handwritten sign offering drinks for $1. At the bottom were two words. “For Carson.” Will and his friend Alec were raising money for their schoolmate and friend, one small piece of a much larger community response that has taken shape since Carson's family learned earlier this month that his leukemia had returned. The community has stepped up for Carson Neg…

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Nor'easter Uncovers Possible 19th-Century Shipwreck Remains Nor'easter Uncovers Possible 19th-Century Shipwreck Remains Nor'easter Uncovers Possible 19th-Century Shipwreck Remains
Nor'easter Uncovers Possible 19th-Century Shipwreck Remains A powerful nor'easter uncovered what's believed to be a large piece of a ship that wrecked more than 140 years ago. The storm exposed wooden wreckage along the south shore of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Saturday, Sept. 26. The remains are believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a three-masted wooden schooner that sank off the island's coast in December 1884. The discovery was first reported by the Nantucket Current on Saturday, Sept. 26. Jason Graziadei, the newspaper's editor-in-chief, spotted the large wooden beams held together by iron fastenings near Miacomet Beach. …

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Gunman Stands Guard As Crew Swipes $600K In Virginia Jewelry Smash-Grab Robbery: Police Gunman Stands Guard As Crew Swipes $600K In Virginia Jewelry Smash-Grab Robbery: Police Gunman Stands Guard As Crew Swipes $600K In Virginia Jewelry Smash-Grab Robbery: Police
Gunman Stands Guard As Crew Swipes $600K In Virginia Jewelry Smash-Grab Robbery: Police It was a $600,000 smash-and-grab in the middle of a Sunday afternoon. Four men rolled up to a Northern Virginia jewelry store at around 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 27, broke through the front door and emptied display cases while one of them held an employee at gunpoint, according to Fairfax County Police. The crew arrived at the Brookfield Plaza shopping center in Springfield together in a black Acura sedan. They didn't bother looking for another way in. Investigators say the four shattered the glass front door and rushed inside, where one pulled out a gun and turned his attention to an employee. …

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Popular Budget Fashion Retailer With VA Stores Closing 120 Locations: What To Know A popular budget fashion retailer is closing about 120 stores nationwide as more families tighten their budgets amid stubborn inflation. The Cato Corporation said it plans to close about 70 more stores during the third and fourth quarters of the 2026 fiscal year. That will add to the 50 closures the company previously announced. Cato operates more than 1,000 stores in 31 states under brands including Cato Fashions, Versona, and It's Fashion. It has 54 locations across five Mid-Atlantic states, including 42 in Virginia, five in Maryland, three each in Delaware and Pennsylvania, and…

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Popular Budget Fashion Retailer With VA Stores Closing 120 Locations: What To Know A popular budget fashion retailer is closing about 120 stores nationwide as more families tighten their budgets amid stubborn inflation. The Cato Corporation said it plans to close about 70 more stores during the third and fourth quarters of the 2026 fiscal year. That will add to the 50 closures the company previously announced. Cato operates more than 1,000 stores in 31 states under brands including Cato Fashions, Versona, and It's Fashion. It has 54 locations across five Mid-Atlantic states, including 42 in Virginia, five in Maryland, three each in Delaware and Pennsylvania, and…

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US To Roll Out Online Passport Platform: Here's When US To Roll Out Online Passport Platform: Here's When US To Roll Out Online Passport Platform: Here's When
US To Roll Out Online Passport Platform: Here's When A familiar federal task that can require paperwork, photos, appointments, and long waits is slated for a digital overhaul. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Tuesday, Sept. 29, that the Trump administration plans to launch an online system for first-time US passport applications through newly launched America.gov. Rubio announced a December 2026 target time for the digital passport application. The planned service is expected to let applicants upload photos, submit applications, and follow their progress in real time. "A passport is more than just a travel document," Rubio said.…