1.9M Maryland Water Customers Asked To Conserve After Power Outage Hits Filtration Plant 1.9M Maryland Water Customers Asked To Conserve After Power Outage Hits Filtration Plant 1.9M Maryland Water Customers Asked To Conserve After Power Outage Hits Filtration Plant
1.9M Maryland Water Customers Asked To Conserve After Power Outage Hits Filtration Plant Nearly 2 million Maryland water customers are being told to turn off the taps unless they really need them. WSSC Water issued an urgent conservation request at 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, for all 1.9 million customers in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties after a power outage disrupted operations at its Potomac Water Filtration Plant. For now, the water remains safe to drink, and there is no boil water advisory. But WSSC officials warned that could change if customers don't cut back while Pepco works to restore power to the plant, which supplies drinking water to approximately 75 …

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Caroll Spriggs II Takes Historic Oath As Maryland's First African American State Fire Marshal Caroll Spriggs II Takes Historic Oath As Maryland's First African American State Fire Marshal Caroll Spriggs II Takes Historic Oath As Maryland's First African American State Fire Marshal
Caroll Spriggs II Takes Historic Oath As Maryland's First African American State Fire Marshal Maryland’s history-making State Fire Marshal has officially taken the oath. Caroll H. Spriggs II was sworn in on Monday, Sept. 28, at the Calvert County Administration Building in Prince Frederick, less than two weeks after being appointed to a six-year term leading the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Spriggs, 53, is the first African American to serve as Maryland State Fire Marshal in the department’s 132-year history. The ceremony also brought Spriggs back to familiar territory. Caroll H. Spriggs II Maryland State Police Before rising through the ranks of fire service across M…
Ex-Peace Corps Official Sentenced After Working Second Federal Job While On The Clock: DOJ Ex-Peace Corps Official Sentenced After Working Second Federal Job While On The Clock: DOJ Ex-Peace Corps Official Sentenced After Working Second Federal Job While On The Clock: DOJ
Ex-Peace Corps Official Sentenced After Working Second Federal Job While On The Clock: DOJ Getting paid for one federal job while doing another has caught up with a former Peace Corps official from Maryland. Evester Edd, 64, of Silver Spring, was sentenced on Monday, Sept. 28, to two years of probation, including three months of home confinement, after admitting he falsified Peace Corps timecards while simultaneously working as a federal contractor. And sometimes he didn't even leave the office to do it. On nine days in 2024, investigators found Edd logged into the Nuclear Regulatory Commission network and performed work for the agency while sitting at his desk inside Peace Corp…
Fill 'Er Up: Hanover Exxon Sells 10 $50K Lottery Winners In The Same Drawing Fill 'Er Up: Hanover Exxon Sells 10 $50K Lottery Winners In The Same Drawing Fill 'Er Up: Hanover Exxon Sells 10 $50K Lottery Winners In The Same Drawing
Fill 'Er Up: Hanover Exxon Sells 10 $50K Lottery Winners In The Same Drawing Something was apparently in the sandwiches at one Maryland deli. Five tickets sold at Ollie’s Beer, Wine & Deli in Rockville each hit for $50,000 during the midday Pick 5 drawing on Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to the Maryland Lottery. Same store. Same drawing. Same $50,000 prize. The five tickets each matched the winning number, 88768, in exact order, turning one Montgomery County deli into the source of a combined $250,000 payday. And apparently Pick 5 was just getting warmed up. Five days later, the Sunday, Sept. 27 evening drawing produced 14 more $50,000 winners when 6…
'For Carson': Maryland Community Turns Lemonade, Ice Cream, Soccer Into Support For Local Boy 'For Carson': Maryland Community Turns Lemonade, Ice Cream, Soccer Into Support For Local Boy 'For Carson': Maryland Community Turns Lemonade, Ice Cream, Soccer Into Support For Local Boy
'For Carson': Maryland Community Turns Lemonade, Ice Cream, Soccer Into Support For Local Boy Western Maryland has found a lot of ways to show Carson Negley just how many people are in his corner. Near Frost Elementary in Frostburg, two boys set up a folding table with a pitcher of lemonade, stacks of plastic cups and a handwritten sign offering drinks for $1. At the bottom were two words. “For Carson.” Will and his friend Alec were raising money for their schoolmate and friend, one small piece of a much larger community response that has taken shape since Carson's family learned earlier this month that his leukemia had returned. The community has stepped up for Carson Neg…

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Nor'easter Uncovers Possible 19th-Century Shipwreck Remains A powerful nor'easter uncovered what's believed to be a large piece of a ship that wrecked more than 140 years ago. The storm exposed wooden wreckage along the south shore of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Saturday, Sept. 26. The remains are believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a three-masted wooden schooner that sank off the island's coast in December 1884. The discovery was first reported by the Nantucket Current on Saturday, Sept. 26. Jason Graziadei, the newspaper's editor-in-chief, spotted the large wooden beams held together by iron fastenings near Miacomet Beach. …

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COLD CASE: Dutch Tourist Who Came To America Found Murdered Days Later In Virginia Creek COLD CASE: Dutch Tourist Who Came To America Found Murdered Days Later In Virginia Creek COLD CASE: Dutch Tourist Who Came To America Found Murdered Days Later In Virginia Creek
Cold CASE: Dutch Tourist Who Came To America Found Murdered Days Later In Virginia Creek A tourist from the Netherlands came to America in September 1999. Eleven days after entering the country, he was dead in a Virginia creek. Nearly three decades later, police still don't know who killed Johannes Anthonius Dehart. Dehart, 62, was found behind 9325 Mace St. in Manassas on Sept. 28, 1999, according to the Prince William County Police Department. There was another mystery first. Police didn't know who he was. Investigators created a composite of the unidentified man as they worked to put a name to the body. Eventually, they learned he was Dehart, a Dutch tourist who had ente…

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Popeyes Launches New Sandwich With Special Twist Inspired By Fans Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is combining two of its signature menu items in a new sandwich with a sweet twist. The chain announced the new Honey Chicken Biscuit in a news release on Monday, Sept. 28. The sandwich is available nationwide at participating restaurants. The $5 sandwich features Popeyes chicken served on a larger version of the chain's buttermilk biscuit with two packets of honey sauce. "At Popeyes, quality and bold flavor guide everything we do, and we're always looking for new ways to bring our most iconic items together," said chief marketing officer Matt Rubin. "The Honey Chi…

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Popeyes Launches New Sandwich With Special Twist Inspired By Fans Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is combining two of its signature menu items in a new sandwich with a sweet twist. The chain announced the new Honey Chicken Biscuit in a news release on Monday, Sept. 28. The sandwich is available nationwide at participating restaurants. The $5 sandwich features Popeyes chicken served on a larger version of the chain's buttermilk biscuit with two packets of honey sauce. "At Popeyes, quality and bold flavor guide everything we do, and we're always looking for new ways to bring our most iconic items together," said chief marketing officer Matt Rubin. "The Honey Chi…

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International Arrest Raises New Questions In FBI Hack Case An international investigation into claims involving sensitive federal data has taken a major turn. The FBI and Dutch National Police arrested an alleged leader of the hacking group ShinyHunters on Tuesday, Sept. 29. FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the arrest and said investigators were pursuing follow-up leads worldwide. "As we speak, FBI teams are actively working with partners to obtain and execute more leads in the ongoing investigation based on this arrest," Patel stated on Tuesday morning. The arrest comes days after ShinyHunters claimed it breached the FBIJobs.gov portal and obta…