Deadline for final approval of county operating and capital spending is June 1 The Montgomery County Council this week is meeting to discuss and take preliminary votes on various items in the county’s operating and capital budgets for fiscal year...
Plus: Prominent Washington, D.C. area developer with Bethesda roots dies at 58; firefighters rescue ducklings from Sandy Spring storm drain May 5, 2026 6:01 a.m. 8:20 p.m. Hien Tram of Burtonsville has been recognized by the Maryland Department of...
Early morning crash was first of two fatal incidents Friday involving vehicles A driver who died after his vehicle and a Ride On bus collided early Friday morning has been identified as Alexander Junior Norris, 59, of Gaithersburg, Montgomery County...
Incident occurred Friday afternoon in a townhome parking lot, police say May 4, 2026 5:29 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Montgomery County police have identified Abdul Kaium Mohammad Hakim as the man who died Friday after a collision in the parking lot of a...
Smoke alarms alerted residents, MoCo fire official says Eight adults and one child were displaced from their Rockville residence after an electrical fire caused significant damage to their single-family home Sunday afternoon, according to Montgomery...
Plus: 1 seriously injured among 3 kayakers rescued from Potomac River; Silver Spring mom is first MoCo resident to receive rare sickle cell treatment May 4, 2026 6:00 a.m. 9:40 p.m. Three people were transported to a local hospital Sunday afternoon...
Gov. Wes Moore (D) and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller (D)in a 2025 file photo when they appeared before the House of Delegates. Moore and Miller officially announced their reelection bid over the weekend. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters) Gov. Wes...
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...
Funds critical to Praline Bakery & Bistro payroll stolen; community rallies through GoFundMe campaign Susan Limb, co-owner of Praline Bakery & Bistro in Bethesda, says she was used to dismissing scam phone calls, but the call that purportedly came...
A man was pronounced dead after being struck by a vehicle in Germantown Friday afternoon, according to Montgomery County police. Officers were dispatched at about 12:35 p.m. Friday afternoon to the 11600 block of Drumcastle Terrace in Germantown for...
Midcounty Highway at Goshen Road reopened Friday morning A man is dead after a Friday morning collision between a vehicle and an empty Ride On bus in Gaithersburg, which resulted in the closure of Midcounty Highway and Goshen Road, according to...
Plus: EagleBank Returns to Profit as Assets Dip Below $10B; Rockville to close roads for busy arts festival weekend May 1, 2026 6:00 a.m. 9:16 p.m. Montgomery County is launching a state-leading clean energy microgrid in Derwood to power its...
Victim,17, in stable condition, police say; school to hold community meeting Thursday night A 19-year-old Silver Spring man was arrested and charged with first-degree assault Wednesday in connection with a shooting at James Hubert Blake High School...
2026 legislative session marked MoCo legislators' third failed attempt to change process for filling vacancies Reflecting on the 2026 Maryland General Assembly session at a meeting of the District 18 breakfast club at Silver Spring’s Parkway Deli on...
County Councilmember and executive candidate asks department, school leaders to develop plan Prior to a Wednesday shooting at Silver Spring’s James Hubert Blake High School, County Councilmember Andrew Friedson (D-Dist. 1) asked Montgomery County...
Lt. Christopher Higgins died while in the line of duty in January 2025 April 30, 2026 8:00 a.m. 10:22 p.m. The name of a Montgomery County firefighter who died after experiencing a medical emergency while responding to a 2025 house fire in Laurel...
Plus: Glen Echo theater company secures $250K for needed renovations; Fire damages White Oak Jiffy Lube store early Wednesday April 30, 2026 6:00 a.m. 1:58 a.m. After a life of pain and trips to the emergency room, Jessica Ceja, 41, a mother of...
MoCo has more ports than all of the state's western, southern, Eastern Shore counties combined For Lynn Parsons, knocking on a stranger’s door was once the difference between getting home or having her car hooked onto a flatbed truck and towed away....
Bram Weinstein and Heather Golde enhanced features, added flare to their 7,000-square-foot Bethesda house April 29, 2026 3:00 p.m. 4:35 p.m. When they moved to Bethesda from Connecticut in 2016, Heather Golde and Bram Weinstein were bewitched by a...
Incident at Silver Spring school is latest of several involving guns in MCPS schools April 29, 2026 12:11 p.m. 12:12 p.m. A student was detained Wednesday at James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring after reportedly bringing a firearm to...
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Appeal filed Monday argues MCPS recommendation relied on inaccurate data, didn’t follow school closure rules In another legal move against the Montgomery County school board’s vote to move Rockville’s Thomas S. Wootton High School to Gaithersburg, a...
Plus: Voting rights act championed by county Del. Wims signed by Gov. Moore; Montgomery Blair robotics team heads to championship The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) officially sanctioned girls’ flag football as a...
Greenbelt Police hope a new voluntary registry will help officers who are asked to local people with autism, dementia or other conditions that might make communication difficult. (Photoby Halfpoint Images/Getty Stock photo) Greenbelt police have...