Thousands of protesters are expected to hit the streets in Montgomery County on Saturday. Organizers have planned about 20 No Kings rallies.

Jury selection begins Monday in the high-profile murder case of Sue Ann Marcum, a beloved American University professor found beaten and strangled to death in 2010. Jorge Rueda Landeros, Marcum's friend, faces first-degree murder.

The mother of the New York City woman police say was killed by her ex-boyfriend in Silver Spring witnessed the fatal ambush.

Akwalabeng Fontava, 29, was found killed in a North Bethesda apartment the morning of Sept. 21. According to court records, two people inside the apartment were then kidnapped, including Fontava’s girlfriend and a relative who was sleeping over.

Montgomery County police said they have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Silver Spring over the weekend as Monique Charles, a New York City resident. They allege her ex-boyfriend killed her.

Latino businesses have been hit hard by a flagging economy and immigration crackdowns. Owners and staff tell The Banner profits are down about 30% compared to 2024 and they’ve had to cut jobs.

Joshua Carter, 18, a suspect in a Montgomery County killing in September, has been arrested in North Carolina and charged with first-degree murder, Montgomery County Police said.

Mithun Banerjee of Silver Spring filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Montgomery County Circuit Court alleging that 15 defendants, including the Montgomery County Renters Alliance Inc. and Montgomery Community Media, broke the law when they excluded him from a candidates forum.

A staffing shortfall is making it harder for Montgomery County Police’s gang units to do their jobs, police said.

In September 2020, Caty Anderson typed out a short email to her state representative, lamenting that a woman was hit by a car near her family’s Kensington home.

Montgomery County Police are revising their initial college-credit requirements to expand their applicant pool as the department faces a shortage of patrol officers.

Jaime Zimmerman, 48, of Bethesda, has been navigating unemployment for months. She shares coping strategies with federal workers who fear losing their jobs during the shutdown.

ICE officers drove into the parking lot at New Hampshire Estates Elementary School in Silver Spring Monday, causing panic among Hispanic parents who worried that the undocumented among them might be detained.

Two Silver Spring men are wanted for first-degree murder linked to the Sept. 21 slaying of Akwalabeng Fontava, who was found dead in a North Bethesda apartment, police said.

The body of George Frederick Corum Jr., 81, who has dementia and disappeared from his Silver Spring home on Tuesday, was found in a wooded area Sunday night. Police said no foul play is suspected in his death.

Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Kisha Davis is strongly rebuffing federal officials’ claims that autism is linked to vaccines and Tylenol. She’s also warning of the promotion of an experimental drug, leucovorin, to treat autism.

An unidentified driver who police say left the scene of a hit-and-run last week in Wheaton has been located. Charges are pending against him, according to Montgomery County Police.

About 18,000 Marylanders who have intellectual and developmental disabilities and participate in the waiver programs are at risk of being removed, say the lawyers filing suit.

The 52-year-old woman was from New Carrollton, police said. Authorities continue to search for the driver who drove away.

It’s been nearly 15 years since Montgomery County Police found the 52-year-old accounting professor beaten and asphyxiated in her Bethesda home.