Maryland

A 7-Eleven in New Carrollton, Maryland along Annapolis Road was broken into on Monday shortly after 3 a.m., according to police. News4’s Megan McGrath shows the damage done to the store and the ATM.  

A man died in a house fire in Brentwood, Maryland early Sunday morning as crews worked around extreme hoarding conditions to extinguish the fire. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

An elderly man died in a house fire in Brentwood, Maryland early Sunday morning, according to Prince George’s County Fire and EMS Department. Firefighters responded to the 3400 block of Webster Street at 12:39 a.m. where they found the first floor of the duplex in flames. “It was definitely scary,” said a neighbor. “We heard the banging. My daughters were…

Montgomery County’s “Girls on the Run” 5K Celebration encourages girls to exercise themselves not only physically, but mentally too. News4’s Derrick Ward talks to a teacher and some of the girls at the event. 

News4’s Molette Green and Adam Tuss talks to local business owner Floyd “Beau” Wheeler Jr. about developing “Arthur Wheeler Spirits Company” in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and how it was inspired by a gift from his father. 

One man is dead after a home in Brentwood, Maryland went up in flames early Sunday morning. The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

The serious injuries a second grader suffered in an elementary school bathroom were not the result of a hate crime, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. The student was hurt while “horseplaying” in a bathroom inside C. Barnhart Elementary School, school officials said. Investigators reviewed reviewed security video and interviewed witnesses and others with knowledge about the case,...

A woman was killed in a hit-and-run Thursday night in Oxon Hill. News4’s Derrick Ward reports on the victim and the search for the driver.

A Maryland police officer was struck head on by a suspected drunken driver while on duty early Thursday morning. The Laurel officer’s SUV was struck by a dark-colored Kia about 2:30 a.m. on Van Dusen Road near Laurel Oaks Lane while he was responding to a call, police said. The officer was taken to a hospital and is home...

A Maryland police officer who was badly injured in a crash that totaled his cruiser is recovering. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports investigators blame a suspected drunken driver.

A Maryland task force created to stop illegal car rallies has made dozens of arrests and recovered multiple guns over the past several months. The rallies that can block roads or take over parking lots can draw hundreds of spectators to watch drivers do doughnuts, burn tires and squeal wheels have drawn noise complaints and even turned deadly. In Prince…

Illegal car rallies have disrupted communities in the D.C. area for years. News4’s Darcy Spencer learned police have made dozens of arrests and recovered multiple guns during their investigations.

Wednesday marked one year since the launch of the Montgomery County’s drone as first responder program, and officials say it’s the future of public safety. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

Finding fossils like shark teeth, crocodile teeth, whale bones and even a human bone along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay is not uncommon, but two weeks ago, a Calvert County man made an amazing discovery. George Oliver frequently walks the shores near his home looking for fossils, but what he came across recently during a low tide was a…

A Maryland man found a coffin and skeleton believed to be 100 years old along the Chesapeake Bay. He told his story to News4’s Mark Segraves.

A stepfather was arrested in the killing of his 15-year-old stepson in Charles County, Maryland, authorities say. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

A man shot and killed his 15-year-old stepson in Charles County, Maryland, Wednesday morning, authorities say.

A man shot and killed his 15-year-old stepson in Charles County, Maryland, authorities say.

The Eastern Shore is designed as a medically underserved area. That’s why UMD’s medical school launched a rural health care program it calls R-HEALE. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

The University of Maryland School of Medicine is giving a small number of full-tuition scholarships to students who commit to working on the Eastern Shore for four years after becoming doctors.