Noodles & Company Planning To Close About 20 Restaurants Noodles & Company Planning To Close About 20 Restaurants
Noodles & Company Planning To Close About 20 Restaurants A popular restaurant chain specializing in noodle-based dishes could close more than 20 locations. Noodles & Company plans to shut down as many as 21 restaurants in 2025, the fast-casual chain said in its first-quarter financial report on Wednesday, May 7. There are 13 to 17 company-owned restaurants expected to be shuttered, along with four franchised locations. The chain hasn't said which locations could close. The closings come as Noodles & Company reported a 4.4% increase in sales during the first three months of 2025. The chain rolled out a new menu in March, fe…
Gaithersburg Man Shoots Victim Multiple Times After Parking Lot Brawl, Police Say Gaithersburg Man Shoots Victim Multiple Times After Parking Lot Brawl, Police Say
Gaithersburg Man Shoots Victim Multiple Times After Parking Lot Brawl, Police Say A Gaithersburg man is behind bars after allegedly shooting another man multiple times during a violent parking lot brawl in Maryland, police said. Davion Gray, 23, is accused of shooting a man in the upper and lower body after a group attack on Rockville Pike, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. The shooting happened around 9:54 p.m. on Monday, April 21, in the 11500 block of Rockville Pike. Investigators said a group of people got into an argument with a man in a parking lot. That argument escalated into a physical assault — and then a shooting. “Gray then shot the v…
‘Garri Master’ From Gaithersburg Indicted For Directing Mutilation Campaign In Cameroon: ICE ‘Garri Master’ From Gaithersburg Indicted For Directing Mutilation Campaign In Cameroon: ICE
‘Garri Master’ From Gaithersburg Indicted For Directing Mutilation Campaign In Cameroon: ICE A Maryland man known as the “Garri Master” is accused of ordering mutilations, murders, and kidnappings in Cameroon while living comfortably in Gaithersburg, federal investigators announced.  Eric Tano Tataw has been federally indicted for allegedly financing and directing a violent separatist campaign in Cameroon from his home in Montgomery County. Tataw, 38, is accused of raising more than $110,000 to arm a brutal militia group called the Amba Boys, and calling for attacks on civilians — including orders to cut off fingers, limbs, and kill those viewed as cooperating with the go…
Gaithersburg Bus Driver Dies On Duty, Saves Passengers In Final Moments — Leaves Behind 10 Kids Gaithersburg Bus Driver Dies On Duty, Saves Passengers In Final Moments — Leaves Behind 10 Kids
Gaithersburg Bus Driver Dies On Duty, Saves Passengers In Final Moments — Leaves Behind 10 Kids A beloved Maryland bus driver is being remembered as a hero after suffering a fatal heart attack behind the wheel — and still managing to keep his passengers safe. A Montgomery County Ride On bus operator died while on duty after suffering a heart attack while driving along his southbound Route 55 route, officials confirmed. The driver, Ruiz Bell, 63, of Gaithersburg, was able to safely stop the bus despite the medical emergency, likely preventing further tragedy, according to County Executive Marc Elrich. “Even in that moment, he was thinking about the people around him — bringing the bus…
Stabbed, Lied, Delayed: Gaithersburg Woman Learns Fate After Murdering Boyfriend Stabbed, Lied, Delayed: Gaithersburg Woman Learns Fate After Murdering Boyfriend
Stabbed, Lied, Delayed: Gaithersburg Woman Learns Fate After Murdering Boyfriend A Maryland woman who stabbed her boyfriend in the chest, then drove him around for hours while telling a string of lies, is heading to prison. Jennifer Abigail Espinoza-Orellana, 23, of Gaithersburg, was sentenced to 40 years in prison, with all but 18 years suspended after being convicted of second-degree murder in the 2023 death of 20-year-old Jose Manuel Zavala Marquez, Montgomery County prosecutors announced on Wednesday, April 30. The killing unfolded in the early morning hours of Sept. 10, 2023, outside the couple’s home in the 8000 block of Shady Spring Drive, officials said. Espino…
‘Master Of Mutilation’ In Maryland Accused Of Funding Brutal Attacks In Cameroon: DOJ ‘Master Of Mutilation’ In Maryland Accused Of Funding Brutal Attacks In Cameroon: DOJ
‘Master Of Mutilation’ In Maryland Accused Of Funding Brutal Attacks In Cameroon: DOJ A Maryland man known as the "Garri Master" — or Master of Mutilation — is facing federal charges for allegedly masterminding a brutal conspiracy to fund violent attacks, kidnappings, and mutilations in Cameroon, federal prosecutors announced. Eric Tano Tataw, 38, of Gaithersburg, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland after what authorities described as a vicious, years-long plot to support violent separatist fighters known as the Amba Boys. According to the indictment, Tataw — a Cameroonian national living in Maryland — called for attacks on Cameroonian civilians, municipal offic…
Columbia Man Charged With 2020 Murder Of Pregnant Woman, Newborn After Cold Case Break: Police Columbia Man Charged With 2020 Murder Of Pregnant Woman, Newborn After Cold Case Break: Police
Columbia Man Charged With 2020 Murder Of Pregnant Woman, Newborn After Cold Case Break: Police A suspect has been charged with murder in the 2020 killing of a pregnant woman and her baby in Columbia, Howard County Police announced Thursday. Edward Robinson, 31, of Columbia, was arrested Wednesday, April 9 in Gaithersburg in connection to the murder of 30-year-old Rabiah Ahmad, which forced the delivery of her baby, who died days later.  The case began on July 31, 2020, around 11 p.m., when officers responded to the 6600 block of Dovecote Drive after several shots were fired into a residence from outside. Inside the house was 30-year-old Rabiah Ahmad, who was 28 weeks pregnant a…
Clinton Man Killed, Woman Critical After Mustang Crashes In Montgomery County: Police Clinton Man Killed, Woman Critical After Mustang Crashes In Montgomery County: Police
Clinton Man Killed, Woman Critical After Mustang Crashes In Montgomery County: Police A 25-year-old man from Clinton was killed and a woman critically injured when a Ford Mustang slammed into a tree in Montgomery County over the weekend, police said. Officers responded to the 300 block of Travis Avenue in Gaithersburg just after midnight on Sunday, April 6, where they found the wreckage of a black 2023 Ford Mustang, Montgomery County Police said. The car had been heading east when it struck the median, jumped into the westbound lanes, and crashed into a large tree before bouncing back into the eastbound side, investigators said. The driver, identified as William Giovanis Va…
Passenger Killed In Loudoun County Pickup Truck Crash With Stopped Tractor-Trailer: VSP Passenger Killed In Loudoun County Pickup Truck Crash With Stopped Tractor-Trailer: VSP
Passenger Killed In Loudoun County Pickup Truck Crash With Stopped Tractor-Trailer: VSP A passenger was killed and another seriously injured when a pickup slammed into the back of a tractor trailer along a Loudoun County highway ramp, Virginia State Police said. The fatal crash happened just before 7:50 a.m. Thursday, March 27, on the off-ramp from Route 267 eastbound (Dulles Greenway) to Route 28 southbound. According to state police, a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado was exiting Route 267 when it veered off the right side of the ramp and rear-ended a 2017 Volvo 718 tractor trailer that was stopped on the shoulder. Julio A. Portillo Pena, 41, of Gaithersburg, was a passenger in the…
Brush Fire Spreads Near Gaithersburg Roadway, Crews Battle Flames In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Brush Fire Spreads Near Gaithersburg Roadway, Crews Battle Flames In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Brush Fire Spreads Near Gaithersburg Roadway, Crews Battle Flames In Maryland (Developing) Firefighters swarmed a wooded area in Gaithersburg on Wednesday afternoon after a brush fire flared up near a busy intersection and began spreading rapidly through dense vegetation. According to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesperson David Pazos, the first call came in around 3:55 p.m. on March 26, sending multiple units to the scene near Brink Road and Wightman Road. Crews arrived to find flames burning about 200 feet off the roadway, where thick brush and trees were fueling the spread, which was also aided by windy conditions.  Twitter/@DavidPazos15 Pazos said the fire e…
'Beautiful, Young, Amazing Soul' Killed In Gaithersburg Crash Was 'Full Of Life' 'Beautiful, Young, Amazing Soul' Killed In Gaithersburg Crash Was 'Full Of Life'
'Beautiful, Young, Amazing Soul' Killed In Gaithersburg Crash Was 'Full Of Life' A Maryland community is coming together to honor the life of 21-year-old Steven Alejandro Bruno Gonzalez, who was killed in a tragic car crash in Gaithersburg last week—forcing friends and family to launch a fundraiser to help his loved ones with funeral expenses. Gonzalez, of Gaithersburg, died on Tuesday, March 11, after losing control of his Toyota Camry on Perry Parkway and crashing into a tree, according to Montgomery County Police. Since the crash, an outpouring of love and support has flooded social media as those who knew him mourn an unexpected and heartbreaking loss. Loved ones s…
Driver Killed Crashing Into Gaithersburg Tree Identified By Police In Maryland Driver Killed Crashing Into Gaithersburg Tree Identified By Police In Maryland
Driver Killed Crashing Into Gaithersburg Tree Identified By Police In Maryland A 21-year-old driver was killed after losing control of his Camry and crashing into a tree in Gaithersburg, police said. Officers responded around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11 to the 200 block of Perry Parkway, where they found the driver, Steven Alejandro Bruno Gonzalez, dead at the scene, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators said Gonzalez was driving southbound on Perry Parkway near West Diamond Avenue when, for reasons still under investigation, he lost control of the car after coming out of a curve and crashed. Gaithersburg Police, Montgomery County Police 6th District o…