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Grandfather of student charged after gun went off inside Md. elementary school last month 05/14/2025 04:53pm • The grandfather of an elementary school student who brought a gun to school that accidentally went off inside a classroom in Charles County, Maryland, has been charged in the case, according to authorities. Investigators with the Charles County Sheriff's Office said the gun that went off April 10 Wet week continues Wednesday in DC area 05/14/2025 04:33pm • After a brief reprieve from wet and stormy weather Wednesday, the evening brings a renewed risk of flooding to a D.C. region that's already been soaked for several days this week. 7News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Veronica Johnson told WTOP some scattered storms may resume in the afternoon an Flash flooding forces evacuation of elementary school in western Maryland 05/13/2025 09:08pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Flooding in rural western Maryland forced the evacuation of an elementary school Tuesday afternoon as water began to breach the second floor, according to local officials. Homes and businesses in downtown Westernport were also inundated with floodwaters after hours of heavy rai ‘Does affect business’: Bethesda businesses get financial relief to offset losses from Purple Line construction 05/13/2025 05:24pm • There’s a white sign in the middle of Elm Street in Bethesda, Maryland, indicating the road is closed to thru traffic. Nearby, there are white and orange-colored cones and barriers. Construction trucks are parked on the side of the street, which currently doesn’t offer access to Wisconsin Car Review: A wrong righted, the 2025 Ford Maverick hybrid can now come with AWD 05/13/2025 08:25am • Trucks are a big business, and Ford has the bestselling vehicle in America: the large F-150 light duty pick up. What if you want a truck, but don’t need something so big and pricey? Ford’s smallest truck, the Maverick, has gotten attention for being different. You might think of the Mav Woman who drove through Laurel festival crowd to remain behind bars 05/12/2025 09:18pm • The woman accused of driving her car past barricades and through the Main Street Festival in Laurel, Maryland, on Saturday will remain behind bars for now. Kai Deberry-Bostick, 28, is facing several charges after she drove through Main Street Festival despite police officers telling her to st Nationals Notebook: Not in the Cards 05/12/2025 06:37am • The Washington Nationals stumbled toward the quarter turn pole (40/41 games) as they dropped five of six this past week to contenders Cleveland and St. Louis, getting outscored 20-3 while getting swept at home by the Cardinals. Even OAR's postgame concert Friday night couldn't give the Nationals Car Review: Special Volvo SUV dials up speed, luxury 05/12/2025 04:34am • When you think of performance and luxury, do you think Volvo? You probably should, based on a couple of recent examples I drove. Exhibit A is a lightning-fast two-row SUV: The 2025 Volvo XC60 T8 AWD Polestar Engineered. It’s not only a mouthful, but also a rip-roaring plug-in hybrid, looking good Woman dead, 4 flee car that struck her in Howard Co. crash, police say 05/11/2025 03:32pm • A woman is dead after a multi-vehicle crash in Howard County, Maryland, on Friday afternoon and police said four people fled from the car that struck her vehicle. Howard County police said it happened in Jessup after 3 p.m. The driver of a Hyundai Sonata, which was later registered as stolen, Police: Woman arrested after driving past barricades into Maryland street festival 05/11/2025 08:26am • A woman was arrested and charged after police said she drove past barricades and into a crowd at the Main Street Festival in Laurel, Maryland, on Saturday. Police officers intervened when they said Kai Deberry-Bostick, 28, of Laurel, got out of her car and ripped down barricade tape blocking the st Toddler dead in Montgomery Co. after being left alone in hot car 05/10/2025 05:54pm • A two-year-old girl is dead after being left alone in a hot car for hours in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Wednesday. Montgomery County first responders were called to a home in the Wheaton-Glenmont area just before 1:45 p.m. for an unresponsive child inside a car, police said in a news release Maryland heads into summer with new workplace protections following deadly 2024 heat season 05/10/2025 04:33pm • State health and labor officials hope that new workplace regulations will help workers avoid overheating on the job, as Maryland enters the annual heat season on the heels of a deadly 2024 summer. The Maryland Occupational Safety and Health division of the Department of Labor finalized new heat i 7 indicted for 34 'jugging' robberies going back to 2023 05/09/2025 05:05pm • Authorities in Maryland said Friday that they’ve solved nearly three dozen "jugging" cases dating back to 2023. Indictments were announced against seven men – five from Maryland and two from D.C. – for 34 crimes that occurred between August 2023 and July 2024. The term "jugging" is Protesters call for the return of deported man outside El Salvador embassy 05/09/2025 06:37am • Several dozen protesters showed up to the El Salvador embassy in Northwest D.C. on Thursday to protest the deportation and imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The 29-year-old El Salvador native was deported from Maryland, where he lives with his wife and children, to a prison in El Salvador Car Review: This Toyota Camry is ready for all seasons 05/09/2025 04:45am • WTOP/John Aaron For people who still want a sedan, it often comes down to two excellent options: the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry. One difference-maker Toyota is leaning into is bad weather traction, as in the case of this Camry XSE with all-wheel drive. This sporty XSE has a four-cylinder hybr