Government

Jawando garners support of Washington-area AFL-CIO council

Jawando garners support of Washington-area AFL-CIO council

County Councilmember Will Jawando (D-At large) has picked up the backing of another organized labor group, as the Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO late last week announced it is endorsing him for Montgomery County executive. The regional...

From Bethesda Magazine: Extraordinary Teens 2026

From Bethesda Magazine: Extraordinary Teens 2026

Meet 10 local high students going above and beyond in their passions and communities March 30, 2026 3:00 p.m. 5:02 p.m. A series of racially charged incidents at Rockville’s Thomas S. Wootton High School during the 2024-2025 school year led to the...

Opinion: MCPS needs to tame its monstrous overhead costs

Opinion: MCPS needs to tame its monstrous overhead costs

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...

Police investigate fatal shooting in Rockville

Police investigate fatal shooting in Rockville

Plus: State bill would fine drivers who don’t clear snow, ice from vehicles; Two injured in Gaithersburg wrong-way crash March 30, 2026 6:00 a.m. 11:38 p.m. Montgomery County police are investigating a shooting Friday night that left a 20-year-old...

The Food Market slated to open in downtown Bethesda

The Food Market slated to open in downtown Bethesda

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...

Meet Northwest High’s boys basketball coach, Instagram guru

Meet Northwest High’s boys basketball coach, Instagram guru

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...

Maryland families cannot be hit twice by disability service cuts

Maryland families cannot be hit twice by disability service cuts

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...