Md. Teen Sentenced To 25 Years In Slaying
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Potomac teenager has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in the death of a 57-year-old car salesman last year. Eighteen-year-old Emily Geller was sentenced on...
View ArticleMan Sentenced To 15 Months For Embezzlement
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Potomac man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for embezzling more than $1.7 million from a firm he partly owned. Dwayne Wells, 50, was also ordered to...
View ArticleOfficials Probe Explosion Outside Potomac Home
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Authorities are investigating an explosion outside a home in Montgomery County that damaged a front window and room. Police say the explosion happened about 9:15 p.m. Wednesday in...
View ArticlePolice: Necklace Could Help Solve Md. Crime
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Investigators in Montgomery County are asking for the public’s help to learn more about a necklace found at the scene of an explosion in Potomac. Authorities say they found a...
View ArticleWoman Rescued From Swollen Potomac River
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — A woman kayaking in the Potomac River has been safely rescued from the water after her boat overturned in the rapids. The rescue occurred Monday afternoon as the woman was...
View Article1 Dead, 1 Hurt After House Fire In Potomac, Md.
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Montgomery County fire officials say one man is dead and another is injured after a fire started in the kitchen of a Potomac home. Firefighters were called to the home in the...
View ArticleMontgomery County Officials ID House Fire Victim
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Montgomery County fire officials are identifying the victim of a house fire in Potomac. Officials say Sung Kwack, 74, was killed in the fire in the 8500-block of Scarboro Court on...
View ArticleC&O Canal Sites Closed By Potomac Flooding In Md.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Flooding is occurring along the Potomac River in Frederick and Washington Counties. The National Weather Service says moderate flooding is occurring along the Potomac River in...
View ArticleCharges Dropped In Potomac Pipe Bomb Case
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Prosecutors in Montgomery County have dropped charges against a man arrested in connection with a pipe bomb that exploded outside a Potomac house. The State’s Attorney’s office...
View ArticleCuba Upholds Prison Sentence For Md. Man Arrested For Spying
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– It’s final. A 61-year-old Maryland man’s 15 year-sentence for spying is upheld by the Cuban Supreme Court. Cuba says Alan Gross brought electronics into their country to help spread...
View ArticleAlan Gross’s Wife Says Imprisonment Taking A Toll On Her Husband
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Begging for mercy. The wife of a Maryland man in prison in Cuba worries she will never see him alive. Weijia Jiang has more. Physically, family members say he’s wasting away. Mentally,...
View ArticleTheft Suspect Arrested In Montgomery County
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Montgomery County police say they have arrested a man suspected of stealing items from vehicles in the Bethesda and Potomac areas. Police say Michael Dorsey was arrested this week...
View ArticleMan Charged In Non-Fatal Potomac Shooting
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Police in Montgomery County have arrested a man in a shooting inside a Potomac home last week. Police say DeAngelo Jackson, 19, of Poolesville has been charged with attempted...
View ArticleCuba Says It May Release Alan Gross For 5 Cuban Spies Held By The U.S.
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– It appears Cuba may be proposing a prisoner swap that involves Maryland native Alan Gross. He’s been held for two and a half years with all attempts to free him by the U.S. State...
View ArticlePotomac River On List Of Most Endangered
WASHINGTON (WJZ) — Despite a cleanup that’s taken decades, the Potomac has been declared the most endangered river in America. Alex DeMetrick reports the reason is pollution mixing with politics. The...
View ArticleWin $1,500 In Potomac Snakehead Fishing Tournament
WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizers of this year’s Potomac Snakehead Tournament say anglers can catch all the snakeheads they want, help rid the river of an invasive species and maybe win $1,500. Teams of up...
View ArticlePotomac Farms Workers Strike In Md., Va., W.Va.
CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — A strike by Potomac Farms Dairy workers in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia is in its third day. Larry Wolfe of Teamsters Local 453 in Cumberland said Friday the 55 workers...
View ArticleMilford Mill Boys Rout Potomac 84-55 For 3A Title
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Justin Jenifer scored 17 points, and Allen Costley added 16 as Milford Mill won its third Class 3A state title in four years with an 84-55 victory over Potomac. Milford Mill...
View ArticleWoman Hit, Killed In Md. Grocery Store Parking Lot
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Montgomery County police say an 81-year-old woman was hit and killed while walking in a Potomac grocery store parking lot. Police say Shirley Stearman of Potomac was walking from...
View Article7-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured After Mom Accidentally Runs Over Her With SUV
POTOMAC, Md. (WJZ) — A 7-year-old Montgomery County girl is fighting for her life after her mom accidentally ran her over with the family SUV. Mary Bubala reports the mom says she was just making a...
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