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Incoming Del. Matt Post campaigned as a fresh voice, but with appreciation for his predecessor
Plus: Hearings for the Friendship Heights Sector Plan; recruiting for the Arts and Humanities Council; how Kensington and Germantown feel about cats.
District 14 House of Delegates candidate Matt Post talks to a Montgomery County voter.
A Montgomery County Council member wants to ban former ICE employees from county jobs
The legislation would restrict the county from hiring those who were employed by ICE after October 2025.
Montgomery County Council member Kristin Mink, who represents District 5, told The Banner she drafted the bill so that it wouldn’t violate the Constitution or employee discrimination laws.
Prince George’s County Council approves 2-year data center moratorium
Residents have expressed concerns for months about data centers’ environmental and community impacts. Several of those critics attended Tuesday’s council meeting.
Prince George’s County Councilwoman Krystal Oriadha speaking at a press conference in Largo last month.
Ashman declares victory over Shaw in District 3 council race
With nearly 46% of the vote, Jud Ashman declared victory for the council seat.
Jud Ashman in Gaithersbur on Election Day in 2025.
Karla Silvestre declares victory in at-large Montgomery County Council primary
Karla Silvestre has been an at-large member of the Board of Education, which is often a stepping stone to a seat on the Montgomery County Council.
Karla Silvestre has declared victory in the race for the remaining at-large seat on the 11-member Montgomery County Council.
They left high school. Now they proudly hold diplomas.
Graduates and their loved ones gathered in Silver Spring to celebrate their accomplishments, which some said would not have been possible without support from the Latin American Youth Center.
Julissa Mejia receives a celebratory gift from her mother Gloria Lovo after Mejia received her GED diploma during the Maryland Multicultural Youth Center 2025-2026 graduation ceremony at the Silver Spring Civic Building in Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S., June 30, 2026.
‘Highly disappointed’: Maryland’s exhibit at the Great American State Fair falls short for some
The Great American State Fair intends to showcase all states and territories, but some exhibits are a lot barer-bones than others.
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026 - The Maryland exhibit at the Great American State Fair on Tuesday.
3 Montgomery Red Line stops are about to shutter for the summer. Here is the workaround.
Starting Monday, Metro will be operating free shuttle buses between Friendship Heights and North Bethesda.
Traffic on Rockville Pike in Bethesda on May 22, 2025.
Development is coming to Friendship Heights. Some residents aren’t happy about it.
The Montgomery County planning staff hopes to transform the neighborhood back into a regional retail destination and make it a more vibrant community.
Residents rally outside of the former GEICO headquarters in Friendship Heights on June 9 to call for a stop to the development proposed on the site.
Man killed in suspected road rage incident near MGM National Harbor
Christopher Austin Jr., 33, of Alexandria, Virginia, was killed in a suspected road rage incident near MGM National Harbor on Thursday night, authorities said.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Bystander and victim in US Park Police chase was a Hyattsville resident
A bystander killed in a police chase in D.C. over the weekend was a Prince George's County resident. This is not the first fatal police chase in the area.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026 - Food delivery drivers gather on the Taft Bridge Wednesday night to mourn their friend and colleague.
Tara Jackson will likely remain top prosecutor in Prince George’s County
Jackson has been the county’s interim state's attorney since last June.
Tara Jackson stands with her son as she addresses supporters in Largo on Election Day.
The fate of Prince George’s County data centers may hinge on Election Day
While most candidates agree that massive data centers have no place in Prince George’s County, some are leaving the door open to building those facilities.
Prince George’s County Council member Jolene Ivey during a council meeting in May. Ivey used to think data centers would be good for the county, but now she is more skeptical.
Police arrest a Silver Spring father and daughter in stabbing incident
The father and daughter stabbed the victim inside their shared home in Burtonsville on June 4, according to court documents.
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