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A pedestrian was struck by a snow plow while walking along Georgia Avenue at Janet Road on Monday night in Silver Spring, according to a Montgomery County official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said an adult male was transported to the hospital as a priority two patient. Piringer said the man’s injuries are not […]

UPDATED Jan. 7th Pepco crews are investigating what caused a major power outage in Wheaton. Spokesperson Bob Hainey says the outage was first reported at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. At the height of the outage, he said 3,000 Pepco customers were without electrical service. By 10:30 a.m., the power had been restored to all […]

UPDATED Over 60 firefighters battled a house fire in Olney on Tuesday evening. A fire official said the fire caused an estimated $600,000 in damages. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said two occupants in the house assisted ten dogs out of the house and they were not injured. Piringer has Tweeted a link to […]

Metro put in service five new 60-foot accordion style articulated buses today along the 16th Street corridor. The new buses are part of a larger order of 21 articulated buses and 274 standard buses that will be put in service over the next year, replacing vehicles that are at the end of their 12-year lifespan. […]

Montgomery County police officers are launching a number of traffic safety enforcement operations around the county today. According to a police department advisory, police officers are targeting Route 355 from Germantown to Bethesda and Georgia Avenue from Connecticut Avenue to University Boulevard for extra enforcement today. Police said they are focusing on locations with marked […]

Montgomery County police say a 68-year-old woman, identified as Penelope Ann Garland of Woodbine, was killed in a single vehicle crash shortly after midnight on Georgia Avenue at the Inter-County Connector (ICC). According to a police account, officers were responding to a call for service at approximately 12:05 a.m. on Oct. 17th when they observed […]

A school bus fire closed southbound lanes of Georgia Avenue at Shorefield Road on Friday morning. Montgomery County fire and rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer said there were no injuries in the bus blaze that was heavily involved when firefighters reached the scene. Motorists were advised to seek another route while the fire department responded. Fire […]

Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred overnight on the ICC west of Georgia Avenue. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the crash involved just the motorcycle. According to Piringer, the driver died from his injuries at the scene. Piringer said a female passenger was transported to the hospital in critical […]

A 16-inch water main break at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Georgia Avenue caused some traffic delays on Friday evening. According to officials from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), two northbound lanes of Georgia Avenue are closed for the repairs. Commuters are encouraged to find another route. The water has been shut off […]