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Hundreds Of Jobs On The Table As Wegmans Expands With New Location In Maryland Hundreds Of Jobs On The Table As Wegmans Expands With New Location In Maryland
Hundreds Of Jobs On The Table As Wegmans Expands With New Location In Maryland Progress is rolling right along in Montgomery County as Wegmans prepares to open its ninth Maryland location next year.  Applications are now being accepted for the new Rockville store, which is slated to open in late summer 2025 near Rockville Pike and Halpine Road in the Twinbrook Quarter neighborhood. The 80,000-square-foot grocery store is expected to bring upwards of 500 full- and part-time jobs to the community and will be part of the new Twinbrook Quarter development.  For those worried about parking in the area, fear not—Wegmans officials confirmed the location will inclu…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Stabbed In Separate Incidents Minutes Apart Near Maryland Metro Station: Police Two Stabbed In Separate Incidents Minutes Apart Near Maryland Metro Station: Police
Two Stabbed In Separate Incidents Minutes Apart Near Maryland Metro Station: Police Two people were stabbed minutes apart on Sunday night in Montgomery County in the area of an area Metro station in Rockville, police say. Shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 13, members of the Rockville Police Department were called to the Twinbrook Metro station, where they found a man who was approached by a stranger who subsequently stabbed him. Twinbrook Metro Station Wikimedia Commons/John Brighenti Investigators say that minutes later, there was a separate call for a stabbing in the 1500 block of Rockville Pike, not far from the station, when another man was stabbed in the back b…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Arrested For String Of Armed Robberies Using Carjacked Minivan In Maryland: Police 19-Year-Old Arrested For String Of Armed Robberies Using Carjacked Minivan In Maryland: Police
19-Year-Old Arrested For String Of Armed Robberies Using Carjacked Minivan In Maryland: Police A 19-year-old man who went on a short-lived crime spree in a carjacked minivan is in custody following a string of armed robberies in Montgomery County, police say. Sean Charles Wright IV is facing charges following a series of incidents reported earlier this week over the span of less than an hour and a half in the Bethesda area. According to police, at approximately 8:02 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police responded to the 7100 block of Democracy Boulevard, where there was a reported armed carjacking. It is alleged that Wright approached his …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Fights For Life After Being Hit By Car In Crash That Shut Down Maryland Highway Bicyclist Fights For Life After Being Hit By Car In Crash That Shut Down Maryland Highway
Bicyclist Fights For Life After Being Hit By Car In Crash That Shut Down Maryland Highway A bicyclist is fighting for their life after being hit by a vehicle in Rockville, reports NBC Washington. The bicyclist was reportedly hit by the vehicle on Rockville Pike around 8:40 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1, causing life-threatening injuries, continues the outlet. The man was rushed to a hospital where he is receiving treatment. The driver remained on the scene. Southbound Rockville Pike was closed for hours for the investigation but has since been reopened. To read the full report by NBC Washington, click here. 

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Dies In Hospital Weeks After Being Struck Crossing Busy Maryland Road, Police Say Pedestrian Dies In Hospital Weeks After Being Struck Crossing Busy Maryland Road, Police Say
Pedestrian Dies In Hospital Weeks After Being Struck Crossing Busy Maryland Road, Police Say A 35-year-old pedestrian succumbed to injuries she sustained last month when she was struck by a car crossing a busy Maryland roadway, according to police. Rockville resident Sonia Maribel Mejia Cruz was pronounced dead at an area hospital after being struck by a car late last month, a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Department of Police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Police say that shortly before 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, Cruz was attempting to cross the roadway in the 1000 block of Rockville Pike from east to west when she was struck by a tan 2004 Toyota Camry that was travelin…

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by Zak Failla
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$10,000 Reward Offered For Info Regarding Rockville 7-Eleven Robber: Police $10,000 Reward Offered For Info Regarding Rockville 7-Eleven Robber: Police
$10,000 Reward Offered For Info Regarding Rockville 7-Eleven Robber: Police Montgomery County Police are offering rewards of up to $10,000 for information that helps them identify and arrest a suspect behind a recent robbery at a Rockville convenience store.  Police responded to the robbery at the 7-Eleven on Rockville Pike at approximately 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 17, police said.  Investigators determined the suspect approached the cashier, pointed a large knife at an employee and demanded money from the register. The suspect then fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money, police said.  Detectives Investigate Armed Robbery of Rockville 7-Eleve…

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by David Cifarelli