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Settlement reached in 2016 Silver Spring apartment explosion 12/17/2019 07:54pm • A settlement has been reached with Washington Gas over the deadly 2016 explosion at the Flower Branch Apartments in Silver Spring, Maryland. The terms and conditions of the settlement, which was reached on Friday, are confidential, according to Washington Gas spokesman Brian Edwards. "The matt Report: Washington Gas had funds, direction to fix what led to deadly Md. fire 09/08/2019 01:15pm • Crews with canine unit focus on a corner of the Flower Branch apartments in Silver Spring, Maryland. An explosion and fire tore through the apartment complex in the late night hours of Aug. 10, 2016. Seven people died in the 2016 blast, police said. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty) Washington Gas had both Montgomery Co. issued 31,000 code violations in push to fix problem properties 08/09/2019 04:20am • An aggressive push to inspect 686 apartment buildings in Montgomery County, Maryland, resulted 31,000 code violations, officials announced Thursday. The two-year initiative, which wrapped up this week, was the first time the county inspected so many buildings in such a short period of time. Mo Column: 'Beverly Hills 90210' reboot inspires memories, expectations 08/07/2019 12:53am • I come here not to praise "Beverly Hills, 90210," nor bury it. The show gave me endless hours of entertainment during the 1990s as I went from socially awkward college student to underachieving professional over a ten-year span. It's been a long time since "Nine-Oh" — what a few of us call Flower Branch apt. tenants urge action to prevent another fatal gas explosion 05/08/2019 08:02pm • Tenants of a Silver Spring, Maryland, apartment complex where an August 2016 gas explosion killed seven contend that they have since smelled gas, and they're calling for multifaceted action to prevent another tragedy. A Maryland state delegate and Montgomery County officials joined the tenants du Actions of officer who shot, killed Silver Spring robbery suspect found justified 04/26/2019 04:47pm • An investigation into a Montgomery County police officer's shooting that killed a man suspected in an attempted armed bank robbery in Silver Spring, Maryland, has found that the officer's actions were justified. Officer Christopher LaPointe shot and killed the suspect, identified as Mikyas Tegeg Disconnected gas regulator, unknown ignition source caused deadly Flower Branch Apartments blast 04/23/2019 03:12pm • The National Transportation Safety Board has been unable to determine the ignition source that sparked the explosion in a Silver Spring apartment complex meter room, where natural gas had been building up for at least three hours. Seven people were killed and 65 were sent to the hospital after th WATCH: Crews complete Purple Line tunnel dig 02/28/2019 06:05pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '11e5b38d-581b-48b8-9c55-5d3d28a65196' }).render("58661535ee6187d0");}); A breakthrough has come for the Purple Armed bank robbery suspect shot, killed in Silver Spring 01/16/2019 09:30pm • WASHINGTON — A bank robbery suspect with a gun and what he said was a bomb was shot and killed by the Montgomery County police in Silver Spring Wednesday morning, police said. Asst. Chief Marcus Jones said the suspect walked into the manager's office at the BB&T Bank on Wayne Avenue, near t 2019 March for Life: What you need to know 01/16/2019 06:29pm • WASHINGTON -- If you're thinking about going to Friday's March for Life on the National Mall, here's what you need to know about getting there and getting around. What is it? The 46th annual March for Life is a rally marking the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion in Purple Line blasting in Bethesda expected to start Monday 11/24/2018 04:18am • WASHINGTON — If all goes according to plan, a siren will go off in Bethesda on Monday, followed by likely muffled explosive blasting needed for Purple Line construction. Starting Monday, the blasting is planned around 9:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. to remove rock from a shaft that will eventually be a Md. Senators: Feds must wrap up probe into deadly apt. blast 11/19/2018 02:12pm • WASHINGTON — Maryland’s two U.S. Senators said Monday that federal investigators need to wrap up their probe into a fiery explosion at a Silver Spring apartment complex that killed seven people more than two years ago. While the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives quickly dete Bethesda blasting set soon for Purple Line construction 09/05/2018 03:59pm • BETHESDA, Md. — Cranes towering overhead and crews toiling dozens of feet below ground mark the spot just off Wisconsin Avenue that will serve as the western end of the Purple Line. Work on the Bethesda station and the direct elevator connection to the Red Line platform below will soon trigger Survivors of deadly Silver Spring apartment explosion hold vigil 2 years later 08/11/2018 02:34pm • SILVER SPRING, Md. — Survivors of a deadly apartment explosion in Silver Spring, Maryland, two years ago gathered outside of the rebuilt building to remember the victims and demand action. Neighbors held a candlelight vigil outside the Flower Branch Apartment complex Friday to honor the seven v Vigil set for Silver Spring apt. blast victims, where pain remains 2 years on 08/10/2018 11:35am • WASHINGTON — Seven people died after a gas explosion at a Silver Spring, Maryland, apartment complex, and Friday marks the two-year anniversary of the deadly event. Members of the community, survivors and families of the victims are expected to gather 7:30 p.m. Friday for a candlelight vigil a