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Police: Montgomery Co. robbery, assault investigated as hate crime
A person walking on the 900 block of Navahoe Drive shortly after 10 p.m. was approached by two men wearing ski masks, who demanded money and personal belongings.
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Woman rescued from Silver Spring house fire
First responders rescued one adult woman from the home, and a second resident escaped to safety on their own. A second resident, reported to be the woman’s daughter, escaped the fire and was found safe in a neighboring home.
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Feds: Coast Guard lieutenant compiled hit list of lawmakers
A Coast Guard lieutenant who was arrested last week is a “domestic terrorist” who drafted an email discussing biological attacks and had what appeared to be a hit list that included prominent Democrats and media figures, prosecutors said in court papers.
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My Take: A thwarted mass shooter reminds us of what’s real
On My Take, in the wake of the arrest of a Silver Spring man who calls himself a white nationalist, Clinton Yates reminds you that there are those who want to harm others based on the color of their skin. They’re here and they walk among us.
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Silver Spring man accused of domestic terror plot, wanted to create ‘white homeland’
A Silver Spring, Maryland, lieutenant for the U.S. Coast Guard in D.C. was arrested on suspicion of a domestic terror plot to kill numerous high-profile politicians and journalists. Court documents reveal he harbored extremist views for years, and that authorities found numerous guns and a trove of ammunition in his apartment.
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NTSB sets hearing on cause of gas explosion at Silver Spring apartment
Last November, Maryland’s two U.S. senators said federal investigators need to wrap up their inquiry into the August 2016 explosion and fire at the Flower Branch Apartments in Silver Spring. NTSB officials said at the time thorough investigations take time and cited staffing issues.
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Children’s book checked out in 1946 finally returned to Silver Spring library
A children’s book checked out in the 1940s finally made its way back to the Silver Spring library — after being overdue for 73 years. Mora Gregg, 75, who now lives in Toronto, said the book was inadvertently packed up in a move and taken to Canada when she was a girl. “I thought I really should return it to where it came from,” she says. “And so I wrote a letter, and packaged it up and sent it off.”
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New look, new name? Why there’s a push to change the name of a Montgomery Co. middle school
At first glance, it may seem perfectly understandable why Col. E Brooke Lee has a middle school named after him. But a closer look reveals a more complicated past.
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Police ID Silver Spring bank robbery suspect who was fatally shot
The Montgomery County police have identified the bank robbery suspect who was shot and killed in Silver Spring, Maryland, Wednesday, as well as the officer who shot him.
2 months ago -
Armed bank robbery suspect shot, killed in Silver Spring
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.
2 months ago -
Montgomery Co. seafood business saves rare lobster received
A seafood distributor wants an extremely rare lobster with a speckled orange and black shell to be viewed by many, rather than enjoyed by just one on a plate. See a photo.
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Md. man who fatally strangled, slashed girlfriend gets 45 years in prison
Anthony Strong, 51, admitted to a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge in October to killing his fiancee in November 2017 during an argument over money.
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Purple Line sees light at end of tunnel
After months of grinding foot-by-foot toward Wayne Avenue, near Arliss Street and Flower Avenue in the Long Branch area, crews finally broke through on the west side of the 1,020-foot tunnel with a large remote-controlled demolition robot.
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Inside busy Silver Spring warehouse, workers hope to end poverty
“Anybody who studies poverty in this country will tell you that it’s solvable if we have the will, and so A Wider Circle is about trying to bring the will,” said Mark Bergel, president and CEO of A Wider Circle.
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Right bus, wrong stop: Rockville special needs student ends up in Balto.
Montgomery County school officials are trying to figure out how a special needs student got on the right school bus to go home to Silver Spring, but somehow ended up in Baltimore.
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