Mark Hand covers Montgomery County, Maryland and Fredericksburg, Virginia for Patch.com.
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The Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail has been added to the national collection of landmarks that make up the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.
A Bethesda resident is the new state record holder for rainbow trout in the nontidal division, according to the Maryland DNR.
For the first time in three years, the CDC plans to ease its isolation guidance for people who test positive for COVID-19.
A new exhibition called “Lafayette’s World: Revolutionary Ideal and the Limits of Freedom” is coming to the Fredericksburg Area Museum.
Multiple stations on Metro’s Red Line in Montgomery County will be shut down this summer as crews work on the new Purple Line project.
Seven teenagers were arrested on Friday after a reported shooting near Sligo Middle School in Silver Spring, according to police.
Montgomery County police released surveillance video of two suspects in an armed robbery of a Dollar General store in Germantown.
Montgomery County police released surveillance video of suspects in a Feb. 1 burglary in the 7900 block of Greenwood Avenue in Takoma Park.
A driver crashed into an apartment building in Gaithersburg on Tuesday, causing significant structural damage, according to officials.
Pianist Brian Ganz will be performing “Chopin the Virtuoso” at The Music Center at Strathmore on Saturday, Feb. 24. Tickets are $19 to $99.
The body of Delondre Levert Sawyer, 35, was found in a wooded area in the 11200 block of Game Preserve Road in Gaithersburg on Thursday.
A suspected drunk driver crashed into the Silver Collection Apartment Complex in Fredericksburg, knocking out power for several hours.
A Stafford teen who falsely reported several school threats pled guilty to conspiring to make terroristic threats, according to a report.
The Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in an armed robbery of an Exxon station in Bethesda.
A student reviews Walt Whitman High School's "Cabaret," a musical that is haunting in its foretelling of today's political undercurrents.
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Good news in NoVA includes a rowing competition attracts 1,500 athletes, cancer survivor stands up for charity, and crossing guards honored.
A former dentist was sentenced to jail related to the theft of $8.5 million from Medicaid and practicing dentistry without a license.
Surveillance video released Wednesday shows suspects in a Jan. 25 downtown Silver Spring shooting that injured two people, police said.
A Stafford County man has been charged with attempted homicide after hitting a person who got out of his car to speak with him.
