Montgomery County

“Pay to the order of: The students of Montgomery County,” the oversized check read.

Mass layoffs and a record-long shutdown have raised alarms about the local economy, but officials say Montgomery County will continue playing a vital role in Maryland’s economic growth.

Residents of Howard, Prince George's, Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Charles, Calvert and St Mary’s counties could have increased fire risk on Sunday.

Dancing lights at three Montgomery festivals capture the holiday spirit.

The Rockville City Police Department and the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office are collecting unwanted guns on Saturday in Rockville.

This Takoma Park home for sale features beautiful, bright interiors, a professional-grade kitchen and a spacious 1-plus-acre lot.

Whitman boys and Bethesda-Chevy Chase girls soccer teams head to state championships this week.

More than 1,100 cyclists and walkers are expected to go from Bethesda to the National Mall on Sunday to honor Sarah Langenkamp — who died in a bike crash three years ago — and to push for legislation to make roads safer.

Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings opened in October at Montgomery Mall. The restaurant, which began in New York, is part of an expansion across the Northeast.

Montgomery County is continuing with programs set up to help federal workers, as officials aren’t expecting any decline in the need for assistance.

Montgomery County Police Chief Marc Yamada honored about 75 of his officers for acts that saved people from harm and death.

Much of the shutdown's economic harm will be "undone," but it still did some permanent damage to Maryland, a state especially reliant on federal dollars.

Things to do around Montgomery County include holiday celebrations, a Renaissance festival at a brewery and more.

County planners are rethinking Germantown’s growth plan after visions of a business district didn’t pan out.

Police are investigating reports of threats made against ACECO last month after news photos showed the company’s backhoes demolishing the White House’s East Wing.

Wheaton won its first playoff game since 2014 and its first division title since 1996.

Montgomery County is opening up more spots in a program that gives residents vouchers to order groceries through Instacart.

Two former cops say evidence about alternative suspects in former American University professor Sue Marcum's killing should have been available to the jury.

Montgomery County officials issued an Extreme Cold Alert beginning Tuesday night and extending through 9 a.m Wednesday.

Montgomery County Council member Kristin Mink said a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer “grabbed” her arm and tried to take her phone as she filmed a team of agents in Adelphi who appeared to be detaining a person.