Montgomery County

Plus: Inspector General report finds problems at the recreation department and the county health officer gets a prominent national role.

This year, for the first time, starting salaries for Maryland public school teachers must be at least $60,000.

A group of about 30 people walked about half a mile to an early voting site in downtown Rockville on Thursday morning, as early voting sites opened throughout the state.

Introduced this week by council member Evan Glass, the legislation would make it easier to waive a public hearing on a proposed sidewalk project.

Things to do across the capital region include fall and Halloween festivities, along with the Capitol Battle of the Bands.

Montgomery County Police Lt. Patrick Kepp said that takeovers he has witnessed involved “chaos, fireworks, fire, destruction of property, prohibition of others from being able to freely travel on the roadway.”

The Title VI complaint outlines years of reported issues and demands a federal investigation.

Republican Esther Wells switched parties in 2018 after she became disenchanted with what she sees as a Democratic propensity to overtax.

Ryan Barile was arrested on hate crime charges for allegedly making racial remarks to a Taco Bell worker in Silver Spring and threatening to shoot and kill her, Montgomery County Police said on Monday.

The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it would hear a case centered around whether Montgomery County Public Schools’ magnet program admissions policies denied opportunities to Asian American students.

Cox’s message discipline is a marked change from 2022, when he boasted about his associations with President Trump, especially during a competitive Republican primary when he beat then-Gov. Larry Hogan’s choice, Kelly Schulz.

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” arrives at the Olney Theatre Center just in time for Halloween, artfully reinventing the United States’ oldest ghost story in a stunning performance sans dialogue.

Both sponsors told The Banner they’re frustrated that Elrich is knocking the proposal before it has come to a vote.

Based on recommendations from The Banner’s most dedicated beer connoisseurs, here are 10 Maryland breweries to check out.

Enyish Sergawie Asemahegne, 72, was killed when a vehicle struck her in Colesville on Wednesday morning, Montgomery County Police said.

A super PAC is spending tens of thousands of dollars in opposition to Brenda Diaz’s candidacy.

Montgomery County will test hundreds of ballot marking machines and ballot scanner before early voting begins.

Montgomery County schools are educating just under 152,000 students this year, according to preliminary numbers.

Here's what to do this weekend and beyond in the capital region, including Birdability Week and a barbecue cook-off.