Government

Primary Election Day live blog: Voters head to the polls

Primary Election Day live blog: Voters head to the polls

MoCo's top leadership posts, school board seats among local, state and federal offices on ballot 9:25 a.m.:For the first time since 2018, Montgomery County voters on Tuesday will choose a new county executive — plus several other county, state and...

Wheaton family displaced after e-bike catches fire

Wheaton family displaced after e-bike catches fire

Plus: Justice Department to appeal sentence for would-be Kavanaugh assassin; MoCo native receives inaugural Content Creator of the Year RAMMY June 23, 2026 6:00 a.m. 6:10 p.m. A family of four was displaced from their Wheaton apartment after an...

Police identify woman, 61, killed crossing Silver Spring road

Police identify woman, 61, killed crossing Silver Spring road

Hit-and-run was third pedestrian fatality in Montgomery County in June Montgomery County police identified 61-year-old Hanna Wegayehou of Silver Spring as the woman who died Friday afternoon in a hit-and-run collision at Crestmoor Drive and...

MCPS to cut safety, security chief position

MCPS to cut safety, security chief position

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is set to cut the Chief of Security and Compliance position, currently occupied by former Montgomery County police Chief Marcus Jones, after a $36 million budget gap resulted in hundreds of position cuts. MCPS...

What’s closed on Juneteenth in Montgomery County?

What’s closed on Juneteenth in Montgomery County?

Metro opens at 5 a.m. and runs on a weekend schedule through 2 a.m. Some Montgomery County offices will be closed and services will be changed for Friday’s Juneteenth holiday. From Metro schedules to what’s open and what’s closed, here’s what you...

Opinion: MoCo GOP welcomes support from all

Opinion: MoCo GOP welcomes support from all

Party would be ‘thrilled’ if GCAAR canvassed as it did for Democratic candidates June 18, 2026 12:45 p.m. 12:46 p.m. I readthe June 3 Political Notes storyby Ceoli Jacoby and Louis Peck about the Democratic Central Committee objecting to the...

From Bethesda Magazine: Sip while your hair gets clipped

From Bethesda Magazine: Sip while your hair gets clipped

Several MoCo barber shops serve alcoholic beverages A 2014 law in Montgomery County allowed salons to apply for a license to serve beer and wine. In July 2025, a new law went into effect renaming the “beauty salon beer and wine license” as the...