MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A tractor-trailer crash on the I-495 Inner Loop in Montgomery County early Friday morning has shut down several lanes.

A fire official described the 46-year-old firefighter who died during a Laurel, Maryland fire, as a 22-year veteran of the department.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by religious parents to keep their children out of classes in a Maryland public school district when LGBT storybooks are read, the latest case to come to the justices involving the intersection between religion and LGBT rights.

Montgomery County’s first homicide of 2025 occurred in a neighborhood filled with million-dollar homes. Authorities say the weapon used was illegal in Maryland.

The parents, represented by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, sued Montgomery County Public Schools in 2023 after the school district said it would no longer honor opt-out requests or notify families if a book referencing gender or sexuality would be read in class.

Prince George’s and Montgomery counties were under an Essential Water Use Only advisory since Sunday. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — WSSC Water crews have been crisscrossing Prince George’s and Montgomery counties all day, trying to keep up with persistent reports of broken water lines.

Montgomery County OCP warns of fraud amid wildfire donations, urging thorough research and caution when giving aid.

Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) cited recent changes in Maryland’s use-of-force policy for why multiple law enforcement agencies were reported as being unable to assist with security for the 2025 presidential inauguration ceremonies.

The most important thing to understand about electricity in Maryland may be that everyone wants more of it. Or maybe the most important thing is that few people want to live near it. Not power plants.

Friday marked another step in a month of firsts for U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney, as part of her transition as a new member of Congress. Rick Weldon, the president and CEO of t County Chamber of Commerce,

The Supreme Court will hear parents’ challenge to a Maryland school policy barring opt-outs from LGBT-themed lessons, citing religious rights concerns.