How a local social media influencer formed a community to beat the loneliness epidemic.

Andrew Friedson has raised more than $2 million since launching his campaign for county executive, far outpacing his rivals, who are relying on public financing.

Montgomery County Council members introduced two bills Tuesday to curb how ICE conducts detentions and deportations within the county’s borders.

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich’s $6.6 billion proposed Capital Improvement Program for the next six years would give more to Montgomery County Public Schools than they have ever received in a capital budget —  $2.1 billion.

Ward served as Jamaica’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations and is best known for representing the nation on the UN Security Council. He died in Montgomery County, his most recent home, on Sunday.

The Montgomery County Council heard from a crowd Tuesday that overwhelmingly supported a bill to protect immigrants from ICE.

The Potomac man was a prolific fundraiser and philanthropist.

The funding would come out of the county’s reserves for the fiscal year 2026 budget, which ends in July.

A community organizer in Silver Spring said she couldn’t stop thinking Thursday about the woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday. “I had to turn my anguish into action,” she told The Banner.

Data, and conversations with those who work in the field, show that residents of Montgomery County are struggling mentally, and that demand for mental health services has increased.

Montgomery County Council President Natali Fani-González said the Trump administration mishandled the ouster of Nicolás Maduro, particularly by failing to wait for Congress to approve the military action.

The Montgomery County government and Montgomery History plan to commemorate the semiquincentennial through a yearlong celebration.

The MoCo Pride Center’s new physical space has made it easier for the organization to bring the LGBTQIA+ community together for events, including chosen family dinners.

An earlier attempt at a ban flopped. Here’s what you need to know about the new ban.

Gabe Albornoz fought hard for a seat on the Montgomery County Council but quit for a job in which he can work “closer to the ground.”

Landlords must now give tenants two full weeks of notice before evicting them.

Former school board president Shebra Evans will fill the at-large Montgomery County Council seat vacated this month by Gabe Albornoz.

The Kiplinger Family Foundation pledged $1 million at a Montgomery History fundraising event on Thursday.

The Montgomery County Council is poised to appoint a candidate to fill the seat left open by Gabe Albornoz, who resigned on Dec. 1.

At two breakfasts, Montgomery County and state leaders pledged to counter the Trump administration.