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March for Life 2020: What you need to know
01/23/2020 06:50pm • If you’re thinking about heading to the 47th March for Life on the National Mall Friday — whether you’re from the area or coming from afar — here’s what you need to know about getting there and getting around. Q: What is it? The March for Life is an annual rally marking the a
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
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