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1 hurt after 2nd fire in Silver Spring apartment building in a day
One person has minor injuries and residents had to evacuate the Enclave Apartments for a second morning in a row after a second fire. News4’s Joseph Olmo spoke with residents about the scary moments.
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Angela Alsobrooks' US Senate campaign office in Silver Spring burglarized Thursday night
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks says someone broke into her Senate campaign office in Silver Spring, Maryland on Thursday night.
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Alsobrooks' Senate campaign office burglarized
A campaign staffer for Prince George’s County executive discovered the break-in when they got to work Friday morning.
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‘Steering a missile down the road': Mom guilty in crash that killed her 3-year-old daughter
A judge found a Maryland woman guilty in a crash that killed her 3-year-old daughter in May 2022. Danshell Evon of Bryans Road reached 98 mph in the seconds before her 2015 Kia Optima crashed into a 1997 Ford F-150 on Connecticut Avenue near Atherton Drive in Silver Spring at about 7:30 a.m., police said. Two adults in the Ford…
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Mom guilty after daughter killed in high-speed crash
A judge found a Maryland woman guilty in a crash that killed her 3-year-old daughter in May 2022.
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She became a mom at 15 but didn't give up on her dreams. Today, she's a doctor
“Growing up, I didn’t see Black doctors,” Dr. Kathryn Kelly said. “I really got into this to take care of my community and to take care of patients, and I feel like I’m able to do that.”
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Doctor's journey from teen mom to physician
A Howard University graduate achieved her dream of becoming a doctor after becoming a mother at the age of 15. News4’s Dominique Moody has her story.
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Elementary schoolers protest loss of Title 1 funding in Silver Spring
Fourth and Fifth graders at Viers Mill Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland, held a walkout Friday to express their concerns over the school losing its Title 1 status. That means the school will get less federal funding and will have to cut certain programs and positions next year.
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Elementary schoolers protest loss of funding in Silver Spring
Fourth and Fifth graders at Viers Mill Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland, held a walkout Friday to express their concerns over the school losing its Title 1 status. That means the school will get less federal funding and will have to cut certain programs and positions next year. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.
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Family fights to make high-rises safer one year after young woman dies in Silver Spring fire
Loved ones honored the life of a young woman who died trying to evacuate her burning Silver Spring high-rise with her two dogs with a vigil on Sunday–along with a renewed push for lawmakers to make similar buildings safer.
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Vigil marks one year since deadly Silver Spring apartment fire
Sunday marked one year since a deadly apartment fire in Silver Spring. Melanie Diaz, 25, was killed as she tried to evacuate her burning high-rise with her two dogs. Loved ones gathered to honor her life with a renewed push for lawmakers to make high-rises safer. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.
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Historic Flower Theatre lights back up after reconstruction
The lights are finally coming back on at the Flower Theatre in Silver Spring after a years-long project. Here’s more on the community effort that made the revamp a reality.
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Reconstruction of historic Flower Theatre completed
A nonprofit organization completed the reconstruction of the historic Flower Theatre in Silver Spring. News4’s Dominique Moody has more on the celebration.
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Doctor convicted of rape of two patients during examinations
A jury convicted a Maryland doctor of raping two patients in the exam room. Dr. Ishtiaq Malik worked at Advanced Walk-in Urgent Care in Silver Spring when the sexual assaults occurred, prosecutors say. He locked the exam room doors, made the women take off their clothes, didn’t give them gowns to cover themselves, and then groped and assaulted them,...
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Maryland doctor found guilty of sexually assaulting patients
A Maryland doctor was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting his patients. News4’s Aimee Cho reports. (CORRECTION: The state’s attorney’s office previously told News4 the doctor faces 60 years in prison but has since corrected to say the maximum if 42 years.)
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2 injured in shooting in downtown Silver Spring
Two people were injured in a shooting Thursday night in downtown Silver Spring, Montgomery County Police said.
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Two people shot in downtown Silver Spring
The two people shot are expected to recover, but police do not have any suspects in custody.
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‘In shock': Patient testifies against Montgomery County doctor accused of sex assaults in exam rooms
Dr. Ishtiaq Malik, who worked at Advanced Walk-in Urgent Care in Silver Spring, faces more than 20 criminal charges, including allegedly raping and sexually assaulting his patients. Prosecutors say 10 women have come forward with allegations against him.
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Bethesda science teacher found safe after family reported her missing
A science teacher from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School who had been missing since Thursday, her school said, was found safe Wednesday afternoon, according to Montgomery County police.
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Father fights for better fire safety standards in Maryland
A weekend fire at a high rise in Silver Spring, Maryland, was a difficult reminder of a tragedy there last year. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports the father of woman killed in a fire in February is working with lawmakers to make buildings safer.