Construction work at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on May 5, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro moved Friday to dismiss charges against a former Olympian...
Boy was wounded in leg, alert after Friday incident, according to radio transmissions Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) crews responded to a report of a shooting at Westfield Wheaton mall Friday around 6 p.m., according to...
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Thomas Taylor made over $400,000, making nearly $120,000 more than the second highest paid MCPS employees, according to data for fiscal year 2026 obtained by Bethesda Today on Thursday. Taylor...
Montgomery County Question A not written in ‘plain language,’ District 17 senator argues Dist. 17 Sen. Cheryl Kagan (D-Rockville) is raising concerns about the suggested text of a proposed Montgomery County ballot question, saying the question as...
Three people were transported to local hospitals following a kitchen fire at a Germantown townhouse early Friday morning, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) officials. In apost on X Friday morning,MCFRS Assistant Chief...
Two Gaithersburg schools among the most in need of repair After introducing a revised method to assess building conditions last August, a Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) contractor has finished assessing 224 buildings owned by the county...
Cropdusters eye their first championship as Big Train look to make it a four-peat For the last four seasons, the Bethesda Big Train has been adynastyin the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League and going into Thursday night’s game up 1-0 in a...
Collision involved three vehicles; all others involved not injured, officials say A man is dead and another person was transported to Suburban Hospital in Bethesda with life-threatening injuries after a rollover crash Thursday night at Four Corners,...
County held a public hearing on project near Manchester Place station Thursday evening, accepting feedback until Aug. 31 July 31, 2026 10:38 a.m. 10:39 a.m. In anticipation of the future Purple Line light rail line, the Montgomery County Department...
Councilmember Mink says documentation status 'doesn’t tell you anything about how a person is going to be as a tenant or a homebuyer' Montgomery County’s fair housing law is silent when it comes to citizenship and immigration status. Councilmember...
Giving old phones new lives as cathartic conduits Way back in the woods off New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, under a mature maple, is a little black phone in a wooden booth. Accessed by a mile-long loop trail, there’s no dial tone when you...
Plus: Police investigate reported sexual assault in Wheaton; Maryland’s tax-free week begins Aug. 9 July 31, 2026 6:00 a.m. 3:46 p.m. The school bus driver involved in the 2025 crash that killed 11-year-old Summer Lim accepted a negligent driving...
The "M Circle" on the University of Maryland, College Park's campus. (Photo by Sam Gauntt/Maryland Matters) Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Thursday the state would provide an $800 credit and expedited admission processing for any of the hundreds...
Man was found ‘not too far away’ from where he was last seen July 30, 2026 3:07 p.m. 3:11 p.m. Crews from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) and Virginia on Thursday recovered the body of the man who was last seen in the Potomac River...
Proposal includes demolition of two office buildings at Wisconsin Avenue, East West Highway July 30, 2026 11:33 a.m. 11:39 a.m. MRP Realty and Prime Finance Partners, the developers behind plans to demolish two vacant office buildings in downtown...
Total number of submitted signatures tops 13K; at least 10K valid signatures needed to place budget-limiting measure on ballot The committee behind the proposed “Stop the Spend” charter amendment submitted another 2,524 petition signatures to the...
Space replaces aging Wheaton location, officials say July 30, 2026 10:50 a.m. 10:51 a.m. A crowd of more than 50 people – including state, county and local government officials — filled the entryway of the building at 800 King Farm Blvd. in...
Plus: Two men arrested for series of auto thefts in Bethesda; Montgomery County man recounts moments he dodged a falling tree July 30, 2026 6:00 a.m. 12:49 a.m. Washington Nationals right fielder James Woods scored his 30th home run of the season...
No one was found after several hours; search to continue Thursday July 29, 2026 7:30 p.m. 7:31 p.m. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) crews and first responders from Virginia spent Wednesday on the Potomac River searching for a man...
James Mulhern III of Clarksburg released on unsecured bond on Wednesday A media services technician at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda who was arrested in April is facing eight additional counts of sex abuse of a minor connected to videos and...
The eatery features dishes from Thailand’s north To understand whyHomMaliThai is so good, and such a long overdue addition to the area’s food scene, I have to take you back in time. So, yes, a little history lesson to get us started—but a brief one,...
Elrich declined to say if he would confirm re-appointment following veto of initial appointment in 2023 The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday voted to re-appoint housing policy professional James Hedrick, a Democrat, to a four-year term on the...
Increases come ahead of changes to statewide testing Scores for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students in state English and math assessments increased by at least one percentage point from the 2024-2025 school year to the 2025-2026 school...
Bethesda Big Train looks to win its fourth consecutive championship against newcomer Olney The championship series of the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball league is set, and two Montgomery County teams will face off in a best-of-three series to...