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6+ min ago (366+ words) A Maryland high school launched a social media campaign to get former first lady Michelle Obama to speak at their graduation. News4s Joseph Olmo checked on their progress. What do you do when you want somebody famous to speak at your graduation? You launch a viral social media campaign. Seniors at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School want former first lady Michelle Obama to give their commencement address. In video after video, they make the ask. Bleachers full of cheering students, sports teams and even a choir singing Obamas name all plead for her to speak at their graduation. "This is day two of asking Michelle Obama to speak at our high school graduation! Lets go!" a student shouts to cheers in one video. Students were daydreaming at a student government association meeting about who they wanted to speak and Obama came to…...

22+ min ago (413+ words) BREAKING: Federal judge in Md. orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from immigration detention Will Vitka | [email protected] December 11, 2025, 11:03 AM Federal officials are tightening the skies over Baltimore, Maryland, ahead of Saturday's Army-Navy Game. A Temporary Flight Restriction will be in place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., creating a strict no-drone zone within a 2-nautical-mile radius of M&T Bank Stadium and up to 2,000 feet. The Federal Aviation Administration, Secret Service, Naval Criminal Investigation Service, Federal Air Marshals, the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, Baltimore police and Maryland State Police will monitor the airspace and enforce federal and local drone laws. U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes said flying a drone near the stadium isn't just illegal " it's dangerous. "Operating a drone in restricted airspace is dangerous and against the law. An Unmanned Aircraft System operator could lose control of the drone, threatening the safety and…...

30+ min ago (224+ words) Where is Kilmar Abrego Garcia now " and what's next? News4's Ted Oberg unpacks this complex immigration case and the fight over his fate. A federal judge in Maryland ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention on Thursday while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement must release Abrego from custody immediately. "Since Abrego Garcia's return from wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority," the judge wrote. "For this reason, the Court will GRANT Abrego Garcia's Petition for immediate release from ICE custody." Abrego was returned to the U.S. under a court order. Since he cannot be deported to El Salvador, ICE has been seeking to deport him to a series of African countries. His lawsuit in federal court claims the Trump administration is…...

35+ min ago (199+ words) BREAKING: Federal judge in Md. orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from immigration detention December 11, 2025, 10:51 AM U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement must release Abrego Garcia from custody immediately. "Since Abrego Garcia's return from wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained, again without lawful authority," the judge wrote. "For this reason, the Court will GRANT Abrego Garcia's Petition for immediate release from ICE custody." Abrego Garcia was returned to the U.S. under a court order. Since he cannot be deported to El Salvador, ICE has been seeking to deport him to a series of African countries. His lawsuit in federal court claims the Trump administration is illegally using the deportation process to punish Abrego Garcia over the embarrassment of his mistaken deportation to El Salvador. Meanwhile, in a separate action in immigration court, Abrego Garcia is petitioning…...

1+ hour ago (761+ words) The Elder Scrolls 6 may be the next big brand new video game announced by Bethesda to be in the works, but Fallout is the franchise the studio is doing the most in right now, Todd Howard has told IGN. Fallout Season 2 is set to hit Prime Video this month, and while Bethesda has a new Fallout: New Vegas bundle, there's no word yet on a Fallout remaster or a Fallout: New Vegas 2 to capitalize on the surge of interest in the franchise. There was no mention made during the recent Fallout Day broadcast of a Fallout: New Vegas remaster, which some (including Danny Trejo!) had called on Bethesda to develop. Indeed, there were no new Fallout games announced at all. Find out everything announced during the Fallout Day broadcast here. But there are all sorts of rumors floating around about…...

1+ hour ago (272+ words) LANHAM, Md. " A few people in Maryland are waking up to a new kind of pay day feeling. After Wednesday's drawing, one person in Prince George's County won $1 million with a Powerball ticket. The ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven store at 7730 Finns Lane in Lanham, in Prince George's County." Two other winning tickets were also sold in Maryland, both worth $50,000. One was sold at Klein's Shoprite at 223 North Main Street in Bel Air in Harford County and at American Legion Post 238, 6268 Brandywine Road in Hughesville, Charles County. So far, no one has one the jackpot." The current jackpot has been rolling since Sept. 6, when those two winners beat odds of 1 in 292.2 million." The largest Powerball jackpot remains $2.04 billion, won by a single ticket in California in November 2022. This year has produced three major Powerball wins: the $1.8 billion September prize, a…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago (121+ words) The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has not commented on the severity of the passenger's injuries. [View image] Person hospitalized after getting stuck in Dulles Airport baggage delivery system DULLES, Va. " A passenger at Dulles International Airport got stuck in a baggage delivery system and had to be rescued by first responders Thursday morning. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority did not say what led up to the passenger getting stuck, only that they made an "unauthorized entry" into the baggage claim machine. Authorities have not described the severity of the passenger's injuries. It is also not clear what charges, if any, the passenger might be facing. Additional details have not yet been made public. WUSA9 is working to get more information confirmed....

1+ hour, 28+ min ago (219+ words) Following the release of the Burning Springs update last week, Bethesda has taken the Fallout 76 servers down this December 11, and this is to usher in an update aimed at resolving issues with the recent patch. Given what happened during the last maintenance, we hope this downtime won't last as long. Read on for what we know about today's FO76 server situation. Per Bethesda, the Fallout 76 servers will be taken down at 10 am ET/7 am PT/11 pm HKT. While there's no timeframe on how long this outage will last, it usually runs for about 3-4 hours. However, the last downtime took close to half a day, so we can't say for sure how long this one will take. That said, if there are any changes to the downtime or if it gets extended past four hours, we'll provide an update within the article....

1+ hour, 53+ min ago (133+ words) SILVER SPRING, Md. " Police are asking for the public's help to find the person responsible for an assault on the Northwest Branch Trail in November. Maryland National Capital Park Police say the man was involved in an aggravated assault last month. The assault happened on the trail between Oakview Drive and Piney Branch Road in Silver Spring around 11 a.m. on Nov. 1 On Wednesday, investigators released a sketch of the man they believe was responsible. The suspect is described as:" The sketch of the suspect is below: Park Police are asking for community help to identify this person. If you have any information, you can call the Park Police tip line 301-929-2748 or email [email protected]. Police are also asking to not approach or confront the suspect yourself....

2+ hour, 32+ min ago (324+ words) PAGE COUNTY, Va. " Authorities in Virginia are warning families who may have recently lost a loved one to stay vigilant. A long-running scam is targeting grieving families in Page County, according to the sheriff's office. In a Facebook post, the Page County Sheriff's Office says the scammers are "very convincing and insistent" and are using local funeral home names and funeral home employees' names. The sheriff's office says if you are contacted, do not give the caller any information and hang up." The funeral home scam is not new. The Federal Trade Commission has been issuing warnings about this scam since at least 2023. In a post on its website, the FTC says, "If there was a Scammers Hall of Shame, this one would make the Top 10 List, without question." There have been no other recent reports of the scam popping…...