No additional threat to Gaithersburg campus, police say A student at Watkins Mill High School in Gaithersburg was detained Tuesday after allegedly bringing a firearm on campus, Montgomery County police said Tuesday afternoon on social media. Police...
Staffer at Silver Spring’s Zinnia up for employee of the year; winners to be announced in June Locally owned Andy’s Pizza, two eateries in Takoma Park, the chef of a North Bethesda Italian restaurant and an employee at Silver Spring’s Zinnia are...
The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday is expected to vote on a bill that would prevent people from selling or planting invasive bamboo on any property in the county. Also on Tuesday, the council is scheduled to hear a briefing on County Executive...
Plus: Woman struck, injured by train in Silver Spring; MoCo Recreation hosted Prom Couture Closet April 6, 2026 6:00 a.m. 10:52 p.m. Bethesda resident and Sidwell Friends graduate Kiki Rice played a key role Sunday in the UCLA Bruins’ win over the...
These writers bring their personal experiences and expertise to their works April 3, 2026 3:00 p.m. 4:27 p.m. While growing up in Westchester County, New York, Rin-rin Yu says she wished there were more books with American-born Asian characters. So...
Plus: State review of Potomac senior living facility finds multiple infractions; Missing New York woman with dementia drives safely to MoCo April 3, 2026 6:00 a.m. 8:56 p.m. AWashington Postinvestigation details how planned repairs to the Potomac...
The James Hubert Blake High School boys basketball team won the Class 4A state championship in March – the school’s first-ever state title — and now the community wants to show their support by financing rings for their players. As of Thursday,the...
Plus: Police ask public for help locating family of man, 36, struck by Ride On bus; Rockville man tied to $50M crypto hacking scheme April 2, 2026 6:00 a.m. 1:08 a.m. The MECCA Business Learning Institute in Germantown, Montgomery County’s only...
Kristin Foellmer was an award-winning fencer in her youth as well April 1, 2026 3:00 p.m. 11:49 a.m. When Potomac resident Kristin Foellmer faced former Olympian Natalya Goncharova of Kazakhstan in a fencing world championship final in November, she...
Plus: Samsung Biologics opens Rockville facility; Montgomery, Prince George's counties fight over shared planning commission April 1, 2026 10:04 a.m. 10:05 a.m. New, large speed cameras appeared in Montgomery County after the county switched vendors...
Aisha Braveboy, then Prince George's county executive-elect, announces the appointment of Shawn Joseph as interim Prince George's County public schools superintendent in June 2025, to replace former Superintendent Milllard House II. (File photo by...
School board approves plan for extended closures Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) can prepare to offer virtual learning during extended weather closures following the school board’s Thursday approval of an online instruction plan. “This plan...
Head to The Butterfly Experience, learn about local history and listen to Charlotte Hu on the piano When it comes to things to do each week, there’s no place quite like Montgomery County. The region is a hub for activities of all sorts, from art...
Plus: Juvenile struck, injured by car in Wheaton; Poolesville High sophomore is national STEM champion March 31, 2026 6:00 a.m. 10:01 p.m. The Montgomery County Economic Development Corp. (MCEDC) has hired a new chief operating officer following a...
NoBE II to offer units for tenants earning 30% to 70% of area median income March 30, 2026 5:30 p.m. 5:31 p.m. Construction is underway on a 268-unit housing development in North Bethesda that will offer units that are affordable for households...
Getting rid of costly electric buses is a good start March 30, 2026 3:00 p.m. 2:53 p.m. Literacy and math proficiency rates for low-income Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students were a dismal 35% and 15% respectively last year. Instead of...
Saturday’s event was one of several in county targeting Trump administration March 30, 2026 3:01 p.m. 3:11 p.m. Thousands of demonstrators gathered along Rockville Pike on Saturday for a local installment of the nationwide “No Kings” protest...
Thursday’s vote by the Montgomery County school board to overhaul Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) programming model and shift attendance areas – including moving Thomas S. Wootton High to Gaithersburg – left many community members feeling...
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20, 2026. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education is moving out of its Lyndon B. Johnson headquarters building,...
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...
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...
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...
Minal Amin takes top prize for youth-focused start-up March 26, 2026 4:34 p.m. 4:35 p.m. An electric energy pulsed through the room as Silver Spring entrepreneur Minal Amin stepped to the lectern March 19 to discuss her youth-focused start-up at The...