Robert Simms also pleaded guilty to three counts of reckless endangerment A Rockville man will serve 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to setting fire to an occupied Montgomery Village apartment in what prosecutors described as a deliberate...
New youth charging law, school security enhancements, AI fraud schemes are top of mind With a sixth term on the horizon, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said Wednesday that his top priorities include navigating a new juvenile...
Passenger, 75, injured in incident at entrance near Whole Foods Market Montgomery County police identified Marjorie Rothschild, 76, of Potomac as the woman who died Monday after the SUV she was drivingstruck a cable barricadein a parking garage in...
Lawmakers join other Md. members of Congress in vow to keep focusing on initiatives U.S. lawmakers from Maryland vowed to continue focusing on affordable housing initiatives for state residents and beyond at a Capitol press conference Thursday,...
Plus: Crash leaves vehicle dangling over Germantown bridge; Volunteers battle invasive plants in county June 26, 2026 6:00 a.m. 8:17 p.m. Montgomery County police reported a wave of overnight vehicle and airbag thefts in the department’s June 24...
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol following a meeting between the Maryland congressional delegation and Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Standing behind Van Hollen are,...
Official plans to finish out term that expires in November Though the results of Tuesday’s Democratic primary election are not yet certified, Montgomery County Sheriff Maxwell Uy has officially conceded to opponent Will Milam. “The voters indicated...
Motorbikes, mopeds, Class 2 and 3 e-bikes still prohibited Pedaling around Montgomery Parks’ 416 parks just got easier thanks to a new directive that expands access for Class 1 pedal‑assist e‑bikes across the system’s nearly 300 miles of trails. The...
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), along with two other Maryland school districts and the state’s education department, is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in connection with its policies on...
Plus: Potomac residents plead with officials to stop solar farm projects; MoCo transportation department to host hearing on Purple Line sidewalk plans Thursday June 25, 2026 6:00 a.m. 1:31 a.m. Two men who were convicted in the November 2022...
The U.S. Department of Education said this week that policies of the Maryland Department of Education and school systems in Prince George's, Frederick and Montgomery counties on transgender students may violate Title IX, which bans sex-based...
A judge ordered 17-year-old boy to be held without bond in MoCo jail Following a burglary investigation in downtown Silver Spring on Friday, Montgomery County police arrested a 17-year-old boy from Washington, D.C., for allegedly possessing a ghost...
Plus: Lawsuit dismissal allows Chevy Chase, D.C., civic redevelopment to move ahead; MoCo animal services officer has helped thousands of animals Montgomery County police identified Ashlei Le Shae Jones as the 37-year-old woman found dead Sunday...
Plus: Yang holds commanding lead in council District 1 race; Ashman, Shaw neck-and-neck in council District 3 Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) was on track early Wednesday morning to reprise his role as an at-large member of the County...
Costly contest between incumbent, predecessor featured $33M price tag June 24, 2026 1:17 a.m. 1:28 a.m. U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney late Tuesday claimed victory over ex-Rep. David Trone in the costly and acrimonious battle for the Democratic...
Voters also elected register of wills, Circuit Court judges, state’s attorney and clerk of the court There’s a new sheriff in town. In Tuesday’s Democratic primary, Montgomery County voters chose Poolesville resident Will Milam to be the county’s...
Activist Kelsie Kimberlin visited her mother’s homeland to make ‘The Last Message’ June 23, 2026 3:00 p.m. 2:25 p.m. When singer-songwriter Kelsie Kimberlin of Bethesda visited Ukraine in the early 2020s to film music videos, her younger cousin...
Both motorcycle riders lost control upon making contact while traveling together, police say Montgomery County police identified 20-year-old Jacob James Hale of Rockville as the man who died early Sunday when the motorcycle he was riding on made...
Passenger seriously injured in Monday evening incident, police say A woman died and her passenger was injured Monday evening after the SUV she was driving struck a cable barricade in a parking garage in Rockville, Montgomery County police said...
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...
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...
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...
Silver Spring man, 45, died of injuries in hospital; involved driver left scene but later returned Montgomery County police on Monday identified thecyclist who diedafter he was struck by a car in Silver Spring’s White Oak neighborhood the evening of...
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...