POTOMAC, Md. – A house party reportedly advertised online for profit was deemed to be in violation of Montgomery County permitting rules, county officials confirmed to FOX 5. First reported by Moco360, the party at a home on Stapleford Hall Road in Potomac was held on May 25. Neighbors said it was advertised as a […]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The power went out in a neighborhood in Potomac Monday night, officials said. Thousands line up for annual National Memorial Day Parade Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, Pete Piringer, said in a post on the platform X that a transformer blew in the 10100 Lloyd Road […]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) said crews recovered a body Monday that is believed to be that of a missing swimmer. MCFRS spokesman Pete Piringer posted on X that search teams located the body using sonar on Sunday, two days after a swimmer in the Potomac […]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Officials said a man went missing after swimming in the Potomac River Friday night. Crews from the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue System, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, U.S. Park Police and U.S. Park Service were all searching for the man who went missing in the water […]
The National Weather Service has issued multi-day river flood warnings for the Potomac River and Conococheague Creek. The flood warning for the Potomac River at Shepherdstown, W.Va., is through Friday afternoon, said meteorologist Kyle Pallozzi. That could affect Washington, Berkeley and Jefferson counties, according to the online flood warning at the weather service’s website. More […]
Mar. 22—CUMBERLAND — Volunteer firefighters throughout the region battled wildfires Wednesday and again Thursday as high winds and low humidity created hazardous burning conditions in West Virginia’s Hampshire, Hardy and Grant counties. A fire in the Spring Run area near Petersburg grew Thursday to an estimated 500-plus acres and was reportedly 30% contained, while a […]
Mar. 21—CUMBERLAND — Volunteer firefighters throughout the region battled wildfires Wednesday and again Thursday as high winds and low humidity created hazardous burning conditions in West Virginia’s Hampshire, Hardy and Grant counties. A fire in the Spring Run area near Petersburg grew Thursday to an estimated 500-plus acres and was reportedly 30% contained, while a […]
Jan. 23—MORGANTOWN — Mon Power, Potomac Edison and the various parties involved in the companies’ base-rate increase case have filed a proposed settlement with the Public Service Commission and await the PSC’s approval. Joining the companies in the Joint Stipulation and Agreement filed Tuesday are PSC staff, the PSC’s Consumer Advocate Division, the West Virginia […]
Jan. 1—One county supervisor called it “the park of their dreams.” Residents of the Potomac Park neighborhood in east Bakersfield have been waiting a long time for much-needed improvements to their neighborhood park, and thanks to more than $7.3 million in grant funding from the California Department of Parks and Recreation, 2024 is their year. […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (DC News Now) — A new study projects tens of thousands of jobs will be permanently created as a result of the $2 billion sports and entertainment project proposed for Alexandria’s Potomac Yard neighborhood. In a memo to the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (AEDP) on Friday, HR&A Advisors outlined the possible impacts of […]