Man who received 1st pig heart transplant dies after 2 months

The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday.

Silver Spring explosion: 14 hurt, all known residents accounted for, officials say

Authorities say all known residents have been contacted and accounted for as investigators and search crews resume operations at a Silver Spring apartment complex the morning after an explosion and fire left over a dozen injured.

Silver Spring explosion: 10 transported in apartment building blast, several unaccounted for

UPDATE: During an afternoon press conference, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Chief Scott Goldstein said there are several tenants "unaccounted for." Officials do not have an exact number of how many people are missing. The search will continue through the night. 

Silver Spring explosion: Video shows moment blast destroys apartment building

A Silver Spring resident's security camera captured video of the moment an explosion tore through an apartment complex in Montgomery County sending 10 people to the hospital and leaving much of the building in ruins.

Ukrainian cemetery headstones damaged in Maryland; reward offered for tips leading to arrest

While a Ukrainian community in Maryland watched the horror unfolding in their home country, worrying about their family members still there, vandals broke into their church cemetery and damaged dozens of headstones.

Cecil County crossing guard hit by car, saves student

A crossing guard, who saved a student from being hit by a car on Friday, is being called a hero by the North East community. 

Baltimore firefighter injured in deadly blaze is awake, speaking

A firefighter who was injured in a deadly blaze that killed three of his colleagues is awake and speaking, according to the Baltimore Firefighters Union’s Twitter.

Magruder High School students tweeted about shooting instead of calling 911: police

A heightened police presence was on display at Magruder High School in Montgomery County Tuesday morning following Friday's shooting that left a 15-year-old student in critical condition.

Boston patient removed from heart-transplant list because he’s not vaccinated against COVID: report

The parents of a 31-year-old in need of a heart transplant at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital said their son has been removed from the transplant list because he has not been vaccinated for COVID-19, according to a report.

Baltimore firefighters killed in vacant home blaze, one injured

Firefighters responded to a fire at a home on South Sticker Street around 6 a.m., the Baltimore City Fire Department tweeted.

Boston Marathon bomber's COVID stimulus payment going to victims, judge says

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's $1,400 COVID-19 stimulus payment can be used to help pay the millions of dollars he is ordered to pay his victims, a judge has ruled.

Arrests made amid TikTok challenge on Dec. 17

Amid the viral, nationwide TikTok challenge, arrests at schools in several states were made Friday, Dec. 17.

FedEx driver loses job after video shows mishandling of package in Prince George's County

A FedEx driver is out of a job Tuesday after company officials saw a video of him mishandling a package caught on a Ring doorbell camera in Prince George's County – but Avery Mathis isn’t making excuses.