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    Chef Carla Hall’s new Olney Theatre show is an electrifying master class in reconnecting with childhood dreams
    Celebrity Chef Carla Hall shares her life story, and includes a cameo from her longtime idol, in Olney Theatre's “Please Underestimate Me.”
    Carla Hall’s autobiographical one-woman show, “Please Underestimate Me,” is onstage at the Olney Theatre Center now through July 26.
    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.
    Ahead in tight races, candidates in election limbo express cautious optimism
    Some Montgomery County candidates remain in election limbo as canvassers continue to count ballots.
    Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman said he’s in a “decent headspace” as he awaits the final vote totals in his race for the County Council’s District 3 seat.
    Hutzell: I was a Buycentennial kid. This semiquincentennial is so much worse.
    COLUMN | The 200th celebration of Independence Day was so over-the-top with stunts, kitsch and merch that wags and academics dubbed it the Buycentennial. So I look at this year’s 250th semiquincentennial and can’t help but judge it, well, worse.
    National Guard members look at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington.
    Don’t pick up fireworks on your way back to Maryland — they’re not legal here
    All fireworks, including sparklers, are illegal in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Possessing or lighting them can lead to hefty fines.
    Fireworks prices at a TNT Fireworks stand in a Walmart parking lot in Catonsville, MD.
    Emergency workers search for missing teen in Potomac River
    The search follows the drowning death less than three weeks ago of Towson University student Nazir Bell, 20, who had also been swimming with a group in the Potomac.
    The Potomac River flows through Great Falls National Park.
    Former Olympian from Bethesda indicted on felony charge over alleged Reflecting Pool vandalism
    A former Olympian from Bethesda was indicted on a felony charge after prosecutors said he damaged the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.
    Oklahoma City Police Department officers, deputized to assist with local law enforcement for events around the 250th anniversary of the U.S., patrol near the area where sections of blue coating have peeled up in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
    Montgomery County driver charged with kidnapping after traffic stop near BWI
    A Montgomery County man was arrested Monday after a woman exited his car during a traffic stop near Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and told police she had been handcuffed and kidnapped by the driver.
    Maryland Transportation Authority Police arrested a Silver Spring man following a traffic stop Monday after a woman exited his vehicle and told them the driver had handcuffed and kidnapped her.
    How to ensure your BGE bill doesn’t spike as temperatures top 100
    As Maryland braces for extreme heat over Independence Day weekend, here are tips to keep your energy bill from rising.
    As Maryland braces for extreme heat, here are tips to keep your energy bill from rising.
    7 things to do in the capital region during a sweltering Fourth of July weekend
    It’s going to be a hot one this July Fourth weekend. That doesn’t mean you can’t have fun.
    The sun sets in Baltimore on June 22, 2024.
    Montgomery County: Primary election results 2026
    Track Montgomery County primary election results and follow vote totals for county executive, County Council and other local offices.
    Montgomery County’s minimum wage just increased — thanks to inflation
    The County Council passed legislation in 2017 requiring the county to adjust the minimum wage every March 1 based on changes in the region’s inflation rate.
    Minimum wages rise in Montgomery County on Wednesday. Wage increases are based on inflation and company size.
    Where to watch Fourth of July fireworks in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties
    Here’s what you need to know about pyrotechnics in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, including where to watch and what other festivities to expect.
    People on Pier 4 watch as fireworks go off in the Inner Harbor as Baltimore City celebrates Independence Day on July 4, 2023.
    Police connect North Potomac teen to fatal shooting and carjacking in Gaithersburg
    Earl Deangelo Charles Jr., 18, of North Potomac, was arrested in connection with a fatal shooting and carjacking in April in Gaithersburg, according to Montgomery County Police.
    Montgomery County Police have arrested a North Potomac teen in connection with a fatal shooting and carjacking in Gaithersburg.
    A Maryland BBQ restaurateur won the top honor at D.C. area’s 2026 RAMMYS
    Fernando González of Riverdale Park’s 2Fifty BBQ won Restaurateur of the Year at the 2026 RAMMYS. Here’s how other Maryland restaurants fared.
    Monday, June 29, 2026 - Fernando González, owner and pitmaster of 2Fifty BBQ, took home the top prize for Restaurateur of the Year at the 2026 RAMMYS Awards.
    Hutzell: The best, worst and just plain weird of Maryland’s weak primary
    COLUMN | Maryland 2026 primary election is almost in the books, so it’s time to recognize the -ests among the results — best, worst and weirdest.
    People cast their votes at Liberty Elementary, located at 3901 Maine Avenue in Baltimore, on Tuesday. At 6:30 p.m., the polling location was empty save for a few voters.
    Will Jawando’s big win was years in the making
    Will Jawando’s base of support and a powerful endorsements propelled him to victory in the race for Montgomery County executive.
    County executive race observers say Will Jawando prevailed because he has connected with communities whom candidates have historically overlooked.
    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.
    Police identify couple found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning
    Montgomery County first responders pronounced two adults dead inside a Clarksburg home following a carbon monoxide emergency on June 27.
    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.
    Montgomery County Police identify nonverbal child and return him to his parents
    Montgomery County Police said a nonverbal child found in Takoma Park early Monday morning was later identified and returned to his parents.
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