MoCo executive candidates square off for final time before June 23 primary

Plus: Questions arise over County Councilmember’s travel; Injured woman rescued from Billy Goat Trail

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June 8, 2026 6:00 a.m. | Updated: June 7, 2026 9:27 p.m.

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The seven candidates running for Montgomery County executive made their pitches to voters Sunday on issues ranging from public schools to economic development during the final forum to be held before the June 23 primary election. [WUSA9]

Questions arise over travel County Council member

Recent trips by County Councilmember Laurie-Anne Sayles (D-At-large), including during the council’s fraught deliberations over the fiscal year 2027 county operating budget, are raising questions. [Montgomery Banner]

Injured woman rescued from Billy Goat Trail

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After a search on land and in the Potomac River, the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service’s swift water rescue team found and rescued a woman who was injured on the Billy Goat Trail in the C&O Canal National Historical Park. [DC News Now]

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