Montgomery County

    How many library cards can a book lover like me collect?
    If you’re itching for a certain e-book before your beach vacation, or your kid is behind on their summer reading list, you may want an extra card — or 10.
    Reporter Ginny Bixby with a newly obtained library card outside the Courthouse Library in Arlington, Virginia.
    MCPS employee accused of secretly recording students faces new charges
    The Walter Johnson High School employee accused of secretly recording female theater students faces more charges.
    The Walter Johnson High School employee accused of secretly recording female theater students faces more charges.
    Streets flood, tens of thousands without power after storm pummels Maryland
    A flood watch is in effect for Baltimore City and most of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard and Harford counties.
    The National Weather Service said most of Maryland remained under severe weather watches and warnings through Tuesday evening.
    Montgomery County passes a longer — and likely stronger — data center moratorium
    The unanimous vote for the 18-month moratorium follows County Executive Marc Elrich’s June executive order that placed a six-month moratorium on data centers.
    Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich during a community forum on data centers in Rockville earlier this year.
    Montgomery County Council approves up to $420 million in Viva White Oak bonds
    The Montgomery County Council voted Tuesday to approve up to $420 million in bonds for the Viva White Oak project.
    Montgomery County Council members during a forum hosted by Friends of White Oak in Silver Spring earlier this year. The Council voted Tuesday to approve up to $420 million in bonds for the Viva White Oak project.
    Montgomery County schools’ test scores show one grade is outpacing the rest
    Montgomery County students made modest gains in reading and math, though not all groups improved.
    Hutzell: This data could keep more Maryland teenagers from killing each other
    COLUMN | Jen Pauliukonis is collecting data on gun violence in the state as no one has before.
    Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough, flanked by Councliman Julian Jones and County Executive Kathy Klausmeier, details the arrest of a 16-year-old in the double murder in Gwynn Oak.
    Prominent attorney who cofounded SCOTUSblog sentenced to 6 years in prison
    A prominent appellate attorney who argued dozens of Supreme Court cases and helped launch SCOTUSblog was sentenced to six years in prison.
    Tom Goldstein, who writes SCOTUSblog.com, poses for a photograph in front of the Supreme Court, Oct. 31, 2013, in Washington.
    Police identify man who died after single-vehicle crash in Silver Spring
    A driver died after a single-vehicle crash early Saturday morning, according to Montgomery County Police.
    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.
    I just went to one of the weirdest plays I’ve ever seen. You should see it, too.
    “Adrift: A Medieval Wayward Folly” is the latest production onstage at Bethesda’s Round House Theatre, on loan from Baltimore’s Happenstance Theater. It’s a very weird, wonderful and eerily familiar play about life in the aftermath of an apocalypse.
    Adrift: A Medieval Wayward Folly” is onstage now at the Round House Theatre in Bethesda.
    Could voters cap county spending at the rate of inflation?
    The initiative comes from Control MoCo Spending, a group founded by Reardon Sullivan, the Republican nominee for the council’s District 1 seat.
    At-Large Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando speaks during a council session for electing a new president from the current council at the Montgomery County Council Office Building in Rockville, MD.
    Montgomery County firefighters violated law against cooperating with ICE, council member says
    Montgomery County Council member Kristin Mink said firefighters violated county law when they allowed ICE to join them as they prepared for a potential water rescue on the Potomac River.
    Montgomery County Council member Kristin Mink said firefighters violated county law when they allowed ICE to join them as they prepared for a potential water rescue on the Potomac River.
    After $1.5 million deal, Montgomery County looks to Virginia to reopen White’s Ferry
    Montgomery County has agreed to pay $1.5 million to acquire the White’s Ferry landing in hopes that public ownership will help reopen the Potomac River shuttle.
    County Executive Marc Elrich, left, and Chuck Kuhn shake hands after announcing a $1.5 million deal for Montgomery County to acquire White's Ferry.
    MCPS spends millions on portable classrooms. New boundaries could make some disappear.
    Roughly 60% of the district’s portable classrooms are on elementary campuses.
    Arcola Elementary is home to four portable classrooms because its main campus is over-capacity. Fifth-grade teacher Karen McKiernan has taught in the trailers for a decade.
    Metro plans to install barriers to separate riders from the tracks
    The aim is to reduce fatalities on the tracks and to allow trains to enter and exit stations at full speed as part of a plan to fully automate the Metro system.
    Metro officials plan to erect a see-through barrier on the Red Line separating the platform from the track, in an effort to reduce fatalities.
    Montgomery County agrees to buy land with aim to reopen White’s Ferry
    Montgomery County is acquiring private land in Dickerson in hopes of eventually reopening the White’s Ferry shuttle.
    County Executive Marc Elrich said that he believes that the county will have more success in reaching a deal to reopen the ferry.
    Driver pleads guilty in August crash that killed 85-year-old woman
    Jesica Argueta, of Silver Spring, pleaded guilty this week to a 2025 crash that killed an elderly woman, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office.
    A Silver Spring woman pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter connected to an August crash that killed an 85-year-old woman and seriously injured a second person, according to county prosecutors.
    Fire department had ‘boats in the water’ after federal agents launched pursuit along Potomac
    Federal officials, including ICE, on Wednesday morning conducted an operation that led to a pursuit of three people — and the arrest of two of them — near the Clara Barton Parkway.
    Federal officials, including ICE, on Wednesday morning conducted an operation that led to a pursuit of three people  — and the arrest of two of them — near the Clara Barton Parkway.
    7 things to do in the capital region, including a crab feast and puppet slam
    Check out one of the region’s best bowls of pho, a sound bath and playoff baseball among other events over the next week.
    Sage Cassamas is the house manager for Glen Echo's The Puppet Co. The Gaithersburg resident has performed at three of the company's Puppet Slams, which are variety showcases of puppetry geared toward adults.
    Renovated Olney Theatre respects the audience’s role in the show
    Curious about the future of the arts? Look at what’s happening at local theaters.
    The entrance to the Roberts Mainstage of the newly renovated Olney Theatre Center.
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