Topic: Silver Spring

Ride On Bus Catches on Fire in Md.

FOX 5 Washington (WTTG) - 20 hours ago
A Ride On Bus caught on fire just after 7 p.m. Wednesday at the 8400 block of Colesville Road in Silver Spring.. . Montgomery County Fire and...

Bus burst into flames in Silver Spring

Washington Post - 21 hours ago
A bus burst into flames this evening, sending plumes of black smoke into the heart of Silver Spring tonight, according to Twitter user @coolmcjazz...

This bungalow uses space creatively

Gazette.Net, Gaithersburg, MD - yesterday
A charming bungalow on a pleasant residential street is not far from downtown Silver Spring. Built in 1923, the home has been well maintained, as...

Governor's staff gets power restored

Gazette.Net, Gaithersburg, MD - yesterday
Among the over-analysis of the recent power outages, I'd like to contribute an opinion I haven't come across: good government at work.. Frustrated...

Parking meters better option than dog park fees

Gazette.Net, Gaithersburg, MD - yesterday
I disagree with the premise that dog owners should pay for the use of dog parks while others use the parks' tennis courts, basketball courts, and...

Ways around solar v. tree problem

Gazette.Net, Gaithersburg, MD - yesterday
The question in the article ["If a tree falls in Takoma Park, will the solar benefits outweigh the canopy loss," July 7] can be answered easily by...

Police say man wearing burqa robs Md. bank

AP News - 28 days ago
Md. police say man wearing long black burqa over his face robs bankMontgomery County police said a man wearing a burqa robbed a bank in Silver Spring. Police said the man who robbed a TD Bank branch on Briggs Chaney Road about ...

Train passengers rescued from DC-area tracks

AP News - 41 days ago
Stranded passengers rescued from Metro train stuck on DC-area tracks after stormMore than 40 passengers have been removed safely from a commuter train near Washington, D.C., after being stuck there for three hours when a storm brought a power line down ...

DC area relives terror as sniper's execution nears

AP News - 304 days ago
As sniper's execution nears, terrifying memories return; 'I don't think anybody felt safe'When James D. Martin was shot dead seven years ago in the parking lot of a grocery store in suburban Washington, it got little attention on the ...

As kids' swine flu deaths spike, vaccine reaches public

AFP Global Edition - 334 days ago
Amid warnings that child deaths from swine flu are spiking, toddler Bronwen English nervously clutched her teddy bear and waited to be innoculated against the H1N1 virus Friday."She's in an age group that has seen a much higher proportion of ...