A man convicted of second-degree assault in a 2021 stabbing at a Rockville McDonald’s will receive a new trial after an order filed last week by the Maryland Supreme Court. The court remanded the case to the Montgomery County Circuit Court, saying the trial judge should have told the jury that the stabbing victim had a propensity for violence. [The Daily Record]
Bethesda group takes a hike to ring in new year
Members of the Little Falls Watershed Alliance kicked off 2025 with a “first day” hike Wednesday, gathering on the Little Falls Trail in Bethesda. The group’s mission is to protect the local ecosystem and to enjoy the environment. [WTOP]
Revealing a millennial time capsule in Silver Spring
Four families who buried a Y2K time capsule on New Year’s Eve in 1999 gathered Wednesday in Silve Spring to unearth it and find out what their younger selves had to say 25 years ago. [The Washington Post]
Today’s weather: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39
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