Montgomery County

    State investigators search for video of police shooting at Gaithersburg bus stop
    The Maryland Office of the Attorney General is seeking video of a fatal police shooting Sunday in Gaithersburg after a man allegedly loaded a gun at a bus stop.
    Hutzell: Republicans want to beat the odds in deep-blue Maryland counties. Good luck.
    COLUMN | To win in Maryland's most Democratic counties, Republicans will try to distance themselves from toxic parts of the national and state party. It’s not always easy.
    Esther Wells is running for Montgomery County executive as a fiscal conservative, but she has to deal with the Republican brand in a county dominated by Democrats.
    Police fatally shoot man who reportedly loaded gun at Gaithersburg bus stop
    Police fatally shot a man Sunday after a report that he loaded a gun at a bus stop near a crowded Gaithersburg strip mall.
    The Maryland attorney general’s Independent Investigations Division is investigating a police involved shooting at a Gaithersburg bus stop.
    Amar Mukunda ousted the Senate majority leader. Now he wants to reform Annapolis.
    Amar Mukunda, 33, ran as a critic of the state Senate’s “Democratic establishment” and accused leaders in the chamber of lacking the courage to stand up to President Donald Trump.
    Amar Mukunda, the Democratic nominee in the District 39 state Senate race, defeated Maryland Senate Majority Leader Nancy King in the primary election last month.
    Montgomery County cited her Little Free Library
    The tiny book exchange planted in front of a Bethesda family’s house more than 10 years ago does not comply with county rules.
    Homeowner Carol Andress set up a Little Free Library years ago outside her Newport Avenue house in Bethesda. The Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services recently posted a notice on the little library that said it was in violation of county guidelines.
    Only 23% of eligible voters cast a ballot in Montgomery County primary
    Montgomery County's primary drew just 23% of eligible voters as officials certified results, highlighted Apple Ballot wins and launched a new ICE reporting portal.
    Just 24% of Maryland’s eligible voters cast a ballot in the gubernatorial primary, a somewhat weaker turnout than in 2022.
    Baltimore’s beloved Food Market brings Maryland comfort food to Montgomery County
    The Food Market, a longtime Baltimore favorite restaurant serving elevated comfort foods, is now open in Bethesda.
    The Food Market, a longtime Baltimore restaurant known for its elevated comfort food, has arrived in Bethesda. Its footlong mozzarella sticks have inspired copycats around Baltimore.
    Microsoft layoffs hit Maryland video game workers in Montgomery, Baltimore counties
    Maryland is losing more than 350 jobs as software giant Microsoft makes deep slashes to its video game divisions.
    Rockville-based Bethesda Game Studios is among the companies impacted by the Microsoft layoffs.
    Man convicted in 2024 execution-style murder in Montgomery County
    A Montgomery County jury convicted Quinnton Eric Brown of first-degree murder linked to a 2024 execution-style killing.
    Montgomery County Circuit Court in Rockville.
    7 things to do in the capital region, from a murder mystery with beer to a jazz festival
    Performances from “Abbott Elementary” star Janelle James and children’s author Kwame Alexander are among the events around Montgomery and Prince George’s counties this week.
    "Returning #1" is a frame from Baltimore-based artist Aaron Oldenburg's "Night Walks," which is on display in an exhibit of his works at Laurel's Montpelier Arts Center.
    Woman scammed more than $400,000 from man she met on dating site
    Janey Sears was convicted of defrauding a Silver Spring man of more than $400,000 by grooming him over years and then spending the money at casinos and on an Italian car.
    A Montgomery County jury this week found  Janey Sears, left, guilty of a theft scheme that defrauded the victim, right, (face redacted) of more than $100,000. She faces up to 23 years in prison.
    Love horror movies? The house behind ‘The Blair Witch Project’ could be yours.
    “The Blair Witch Project’ creator Eduardo Sánchez is selling the Germantown townhouse that served as the production office and sleeping quarters for the cast and crew while filming in 1997.
    Eduardo Sánchez’s Germantown home served as the production office and sleeping quarters for the cast and crew of “The Blair Witch Project” in 1997.
    College student’s 60-day mission to help save her grandmother’s Silver Spring restaurant
    A college student’s Instagram post attempting to save her grandmother’s Mexican and Salvadoran restaurant, La Posada, has drawn widespread attention and promises from commenters to give the place a chance.
    WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026 - La Posada in Silver Spring has drawn attention this week after a college student posted on Instagram the Salvadoran-Mexican restaurant, run by her grandmother, must be saved.
    All the Marylanders nominated (and snubbed) for 2026 Emmy Awards
    Television’s biggest night of the year will give these Marylanders a chance to take home a Primetime Emmy Award.
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert during Wednesday’s May 20, 2026 show. Photo: Scott Kowalchyk ©2026 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
    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.
    A single mom and master electrician is poised to take a District 19 House seat
    Tichy said her work as a master electrician will help her advocate for working people in Montgomery County and across the state.
    Christa Tichy is poised to win election to the House of Delegates in District 19.
    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.
    Silver Spring man posing as a cop accused of kidnapping sex workers
    Bryan Neal Gordon, of Silver Spring, is accused of kidnapping two sex workers, claiming to be a police officer and handcuffing them, according to court records from several counties.
    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.
    Potomac River water hit 94 degrees before fish kill, officials say
    Extreme heat likely contributed to a fish kill that spanned almost 14 miles along the Potomac River in Montgomery County, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment.
    Motorists cross the Harry W. Nice Memorial/Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton Bridge on US 301 over the Potomac River between between Newburg, Maryland and Dahlgren, Virginia.
    A career woman grapples with endless demands of work and home in new novel
    Potomac-based author Caroline Bock explores the anguish of not being everything everyone needs at all times in her novel “The Other Beautiful People.”
    The cover of Caroline Bock's "The Other Beautiful People."
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