1+ week, 1+ day ago   (160+ words) Montgomery County residents are speaking out against any plan that would increase the amount of waste processed through the Shady Grove Transfer Station. As elected officials continue to consider the future of the Dickerson incinerator, some county residents spoke out…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (128+ words) Beech leaf disease — a malady caused by a microscopic roundworm called a nematode — could devastate a beloved and long-established tree in Maryland Moving quietly but quickly, a parasite is spreading through Maryland’s forests and front yards. Over the next decade,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (568+ words) More counties in Maryland have been put on notice about an invasive moth that can quickly kill one of the most popular plants in the D.C. region. The box tree moth loves, not surprisingly, based on its name, boxwoods, and it’s…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (228+ words) August 23, 2026, 5:22 PM The Maryland Zoo is preparing to say goodbye to its only female African elephant as it changes to an all-male herd. Felix, a 43-year-old elephant who has lived at the Baltimore zoo for 19 years, will move to another…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (365+ words) August 6, 2026, 4:11 AM Some 2,000 beachgoers in Ocean City, Maryland, have been stung by jellyfish over the past two weeks. “The jellyfish population has really blossomed in Ocean City compared to the last couple of years,” Capt. Butch Arbin of the Ocean…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (223+ words) WEATHER ALERT: Severe storms, flash flooding possible in DC area as wet pattern settles in August 2, 2026, 8:38 AM The Montgomery County Planning Board has approved a major redevelopment project at the former GEICO headquarters in Friendship Heights, Maryland. In a unanimous…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (897+ words) July 18, 2026, 8:00 PM This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Read the story at Maryland Matters. A handful of environmental groups, and at least one legislator, are raising alarm about proposed changes to Maryland’s building…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (195+ words) July 11, 2026, 4:24 AM D.C. has dashboards for tracking snowplows and leaf collection crews. Now there’s a dashboard tracking the District’s response to its rat problem. The Rodent Control Dashboard is a “centralized, public tracking tool built to monitor the District’s ongoing rodent…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (217+ words) WEATHER ALERT: Flood Warnings issued throughout DC region SPORTS ALERT: US eliminated from World Cup tournament after falling to Belgium 4-1 July 7, 2026, 3:57 AM The Maryland Department of the Environment is investigating a large number of fish deaths in the Potomac River,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (519+ words) June 23, 2026, 4:04 AM A quiet night at home. That’s how Jason Enos, whose Germantown, Maryland, home backs up to Black Hill Regional Park, described the evening in May when his wife Sara happened to glance up from her book and tell…...