Incident occurred after altercation at Westfield Montgomery Mall A 16-year-old student at Walt Whitman High School is facing several weapons charges after allegedly bringing a loaded gun to the Bethesda campus following an altercation at Westfield...
Fani‑González says proposed property tax hike likely ‘dead’; straw vote on fiscal year 2027 operating budget expected Thursday Montgomery County is poised to join Frederick and Anne Arundel counties next fiscal year in implementing a progressive...
Sheriff Maxwell Uy, Will Milam continue to disagree on union allegations of toxic workplace culture The two Democratic candidates running for Montgomery County sheriff discussed the department’s role in conducting evictions, their priorities if...
Shift in rules relates to safety concerns Sometimes, when Dawn Iannaco-Hahn tried to pick her kids up early from Blake High School so they can attend a doctor’s appointment, she’d strategically try to plan it around lunch time. As she approached the...
Council rejected proposed 6% increase in straw vote; call for reconsideration follows MCPS superintendent’s letter about potential job cuts A modest increase to the property tax rate appears to be back on the table for some members of the Montgomery...
12 teens were arrested; Fourth District Police Commander David Smith says mall is priority location for his team Following two high-profile incidents at Westfield Wheaton mall involving groups of teenagers, Montgomery County police in the Wheaton...
A fictional story about immigrants and a non-fiction book about uplifting Black students are by MoCo authors Maria Karametou was working as an art professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, when she decided to write a fictional story...
The search for a new, permanent Prince George's County Public Schools superintendent has been narrowed to three finalists, with County Executive Aisha Braveboy expected to choose a candidate by June 1. (File photo by Danielle E. Gaines/Maryland...
Mara Klein played a patient on the HBO Max hit series Mara Klein spent a lot of her time on the set of HBO Max’s hit seriesThe Pittin the special effects makeup room dubbed “The Sanctuary.” Her character, Debbie Cohen, was suffering from severe...
Updates will expand facility’s internal footprint for staff and programming, add accessibility improvements Kensington’s Noyes Library for Young Children is set to undergo a major renovation project starting Thursday that will bring much needed...
The Wildcats finished the season undefeated Entering the 2026 season, Ana Lorenzo wanted to challenge her gymnasts at Walter Johnson High School in North Bethesda, Maryland, to get out of their comfort zone. The 30-year-old coach wanted her gymnasts...
The Montgomery County Council appears inclined to adopt a progressive income tax structure for next fiscal year, forgoing revenue it plans to offset by eliminating a $692 tax credit against some homeowners’ property tax bills. In a 6-5 straw vote on...
Glenmont resident preserves uncle’s Vietnamese cooking methods Editor’s note: This story is part of Bethesda Today’soccasional series of interviewswith local chefs. Inside Mi La Cay at 2409 University Blvd. W. in Wheaton, the kitchen is already...
Plus: Photos of suspected Brookeville vandals released; Florida teen charged in Germantown swatting cases May 8, 2026 6:00 a.m. 12:37 a.m. A Silver Spring man has been charged with arson after authorities said he set a car on fire that damaged a...
Visit these local farmers markets for produce from Maryland-area purveyors May 7, 2026 10:19 a.m. 10:22 a.m. Whether you’re craving heirloom tomatoes, or you just want to stroll and browse, farm-fresh produce is never far away. Here’s a sampling of...
Plus: Developers pitch 134-unit apartment near Chevy Chase Lake; Atlanta rapper T.I. to perform at The Fillmore in Silver Spring in July May 7, 2026 6:00 a.m. 9:40 a.m. Royal Farms, a Baltimore-based convenience store chain, will now open its new...
Plus: Developers pitch 134-unit apartment near Chevy Chase Lake; Atlanta rapper T.I. to perform at The Fillmore in Silver Spring in July May 7, 2026 6:00 a.m. 6:50 p.m. For the 2026-2027 school year, Montgomery County Public Schools plans to raise...
The grandstand at Laurel Park race track is rarely full. Current plans call for the track, which will host the Preakness Stakes this year, to be converted to a training facility, but state lawmakers want to examine the financials of that proposal....
Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources Josh Kurtz speaks at the release event for the 2025 Chesapeake Bay report card from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science on June 10, 2025. (File photo by Christine Condon/Maryland...
42-year-old faces up to 33 years in prison for second-degree murder, other offenses A Montgomery Village man was found guilty Tuesday of second-degree murder while armed in connection with the April 2024 shooting death of a man at a Northwest...
Young Artists of America seeks to raise $8M for permanent home in Rockville The lights dimmed inside the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda on Saturday afternoon as orchestral music stands, each fitted with small clip-on lights, softly...
55-year-career celebrated with assembly, $5K check For students at Greencastle Elementary School in Silver Spring who had Estelle Moore as a second-grade teacher, some of their favorite memories about their time in her classroom were the calm...
School district changes guidelines following legal complaints Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) staff are now required to release information about a student’s gender identity if a parent or guardian requests it, marking a shift from previous...
Student is second person to be charged in Wednesday's incident A student who was shot outside of James Hubert Blake High School on Wednesday now faces charges connected to the fight and shooting, according to Montgomery County police. Police said...