Driver, 26, was listening to music with earbuds in during incident, police say A 26-year-old Silver Spring man has been charged in connection with a July fatal pedestrian collision in Kensington involving the U.S. Postal Service van he was driving...
7 clothing items and accessories to bring in spring March 27, 2026 3:00 p.m. 4:58 p.m. Little Journeys Chicago floral velvet bag, $30 at Oak, 10511 Metropolitan Ave., Kensington, 301-933-0281,oaktheshop.com Cherry Blossom deeper pink scarf, $40 at...
New York City-based eatery Daily Provisions also plans to open Bethesda outpost in neighboring high-rise apartment building March 27, 2026 2:02 p.m. 2:03 p.m. The Food Market, an American restaurant specializing in “playful” comfort foods, is...
C.J. Jenkins is the man behind @mocohoops Sitting in the stands of the Montgomery College gymnasium in Rockville, Northwest High School boys varsity basketball head coach Calvin “C.J.” Jenkins set up his phone Wednesday night to live stream the...
People with developmental disabilities come with family members and support staff to rally against budget cuts this week in Annapolis. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters) A final spending plan for fiscal 2027 will likely not include...
Plus: Bethesda house fire displaces three; MoCo’s ‘Look Before You Book’ campaign highlights illegal massage shop warning signs March 27, 2026 6:00 a.m. 1:44 a.m. Montgomery County police detectives are asking the public for help in identifying...
Controversial proposals move forward after 7-1 vote The Montgomery County school board on Thursday approved new school boundary lines that would permanently move Rockville’s Thomas S. Wootton High School into the upcoming Crown High in Gaithersburg...
People on the Go Deputy Director Tracy Wright speaks against proposed budget cuts to developmental disabilities services at a February rally outside the State House, as Executive Director Mat Rice looks on. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland...
A lawsuit by 16 states and the District of Columbia says the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has new guidance that could weaken state discrimination protections. (Photo courtesy of HUD Office of Public Affairs) Sixteen states and...
Built in 1940, the Patapsco Wastewater Treatment Plant occupies a 69-acre site along the Patapsco River in Baltimore. (Photo by Jane Thomas/UMCES Integration and Application Network) ByTimothy B. WheelerThe Chesapeake Bay Journal A portion of Anne...
Wastewater flows again through the Potomac Interceptor, a 54-mile sewer line that ruptured Jan. 19, when water was diverted to allow for repairs. (Photo courtesy DC Water) DC Water has completed the final steps necessary to return flow to the...
People gather in the rotunda of the Virginia State Capitol in the final days of the 2026 legislative session. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/ Virginia Mercury) Virginia lawmakers wrapped up the 2026 General Assembly session in dramatic fashion...
Advocates gathered on a cold, rainy Thursday to push back against steep cuts to the Developmental Disabilities Administration. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters) Despite being “extremely thankful” that state leaders worked with them to...
Hundreds of Marylanders rally as Senate budget leaders wrap up decisions on whether to keep a proposed $150 million cut to services for those with developmental disabilities. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters) Hundreds of developmental...
Sen. Cheryl Kagan (D-Montgomery) agreed to carve churches out of her bill prohibiting nonprofits from partisan activities, after Black lawmakers raised concerns about the historical importance of houses of worship in civil rights activism. (Photo by...
A Cesar Chavez mural in San Francisco. Schools in Maryland and D.C. named for the late labor activist are considering name changes, after reports surfaced that he sexually abused women and girls involved in the farm worker labor movement, including...
Shari Bailey, founder and CEO of nonprofit Laila’s Gift, said her world was "shattered" when her autistic daughter ran off from a caregiver's supervision. She's pushing legislation to provide greater resources to support those who are prone to...
Sen. Ron Watson (D-Prince George's) in an October file photo. His bill, to ease restrictions on lawakers holding second jobs, got a boost Friday from the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics. (File photo by Christine Condon/ Maryland Matters) Sen....
Sen. Cheryl Kagan (D-Montgomery), center, testifies to the Senate Education, Energy and the Environment Committee on her bill banning anyone convicted in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol from serving on a state commission, board, or work group....
(Illustration by Haley Parsley/Capital News Service) WASHINGTON — U.S. Park Police tailed one man while he commuted home from work — but when he stopped to get some water, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up and took him away. A...
Sen. Kevin Harris (D-Prince George’s, Charles and Calvert) during a bill hearing Wednesday as a member of Senate Education, Energy and the Environment Committee. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters) Cell phone use by students in Maryland’s...
Several hundred showed up Tuesday to rally outside the State House, in protest over a second year of cuts to the Developmental Disabilities Administration budget. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters) Tensions were on full display during a...
After-action report details incident timeline An after-action report released Wednesday afternoon detailing the response to the Feb. 9 shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville found that increased adult supervision is “critical to...
Free shuttle services will be available from July to September; crews to work on Purple Line mezzanine project at Bethesda Metro station From July to September, “major construction” work on a portion of Metro’s Red Line in Montgomery County will be...