Silver Spring

Sophia Aquino, a college student, helped boost her grandmother's struggling Maryland restaurant, La Posada, through a viral Instagram post. The restaurant faced declining business due to post-COVID-19 effects and local construction, but the post generated significant community support, leading to increased customers and offers of assistance.

A 72-year-old woman met a man on a dating website, moved into his home, and scammed him out of $400,000 by encouraging investments and misappropriating funds. She spent portions of the money on a car and gambling, and was convicted of theft, securities fraud, and misappropriation of funds.

Two women died and a firefighter was injured in a house fire in Silver Spring, Maryland. The fire occurred early Sunday morning, and the cause remains under investigation.

A Montgomery County jury convicted Sender Godoy-Lemus for his role in a 2022 murder involving MS-13 gang members, where Edvin Agustin Leon was killed and another victim survived. Multiple individuals have been sentenced or face charges in the case, which occurred in Silver Spring.

William Dunn, 54, and his daughter Brittany Dunn, 24, were charged with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault after a stabbing in their Silver Spring home. The incident occurred on June 4, and the duo were arrested in Rockville.

The D.C. area faces another round of hot and stormy weather following damaging storms that caused power outages, downed trees, and killed two women in Maryland. A heat advisory and risk of high winds and hail are in effect, with cleanup efforts ongoing from Thursday's storms.

Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, are seeking Vanessa Tjongarero-Henderson and Samantha Raebel, charged with first-degree murder in the death of Hilde Henderson, Tjongarero-Henderson’s mother. Henderson was found dead in a Silver Spring apartment, and her death was ruled a homicide after an autopsy.

Montgomery County police are investigating multiple car break-ins in Silver Spring, with authorities suggesting several groups are involved. Security camera footage has led to arrests, and stolen car parts were reported in some incidents. Residents are urged to share surveillance footage to aid the investigation.