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Montgomery County

    Police identify Silver Spring man, 80, struck and killed by SUV
    Montgomery County Police on Tuesday identified an 80-year-old pedestrian who died more than a week after he was struck by an SUV this month.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
    White Oak’s $2.8 billion redevelopment project is moving forward
    Viva White Oak, a 294-acre planned community, will take advantage of Montgomery County’s first-ever tax increment financing plan.
    FEBRUARY 24, 2026 - An architectural rendering of the planned Viva White Oak development, which the Montgomery County Council voted to approve Tuesday.
    Hutzell: Fleeing from police on Maryland roadways often has deadly consequences
    COLUMN | The teenage driver killed last month in a fiery Howard County crash was at least the 31st person in Maryland to die in a police-related accident in the past five years. Almost all were killed when a driver fled from flashing lights.
    The Maryland Attorney General's office on Tuesday released body camera footage from the Jan. 17 police involved fatal single-vehicle crash involving a juvenile driver in Columbia.
    Another toxic emissions violation brings renewed calls to close Dickerson incinerator
    Environmental advocates are pointing to a recent emissions violation at the Dickerson incinerator as further proof that the facility needs to close. They’re calling on county leaders to take action quickly.
    Reworld, the company operating Montgomery County’s waste incinerator, reported that a tear in air pollution control equipment may have contributed to elevated emissions.
    How the sewer line collapse unfolded and spread millions of gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River
    One local resident, Bob Ward, was an early witness to what would become one of the largest sewage spills in modern U.S. history.
    Caution tape blows in the wind as rerouted sewage flows into the C&O Canal from the collapsed Potomac Interceptor sewer line next to the Clara Barton Parkway in Cabin John on Feb. 11.
    Montgomery County schools will be closed Monday due to snow
    The district had initially called for a two-hour delay, but “greater-than-expected accumulation ... made it unsafe to open schools, even with a delay."
    Natasha Tynes and her 8-year-old son Gabriel prepare to go sledding in Rockville. They're looking for creative ways to pass the time, with school still closed.
    Gov. Moore declares state of emergency in Maryland as winter storm intensifies
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warned of poor travel conditions and life-threatening conditions as a winter storm sweeping the East Coast threatened to bring inches of snow and blizzard conditions to some parts of the state.
    Snow plows stand at the ready Sunday evening on Charles Street near Baltimore's Wyman Park Dell on Sunday evening.
    Hutzell: Republicans say they want to SAVE us from voter fraud. It’s a November trap.
    COLUMN | I’ve always thought Maryland Republicans’ fixation on voter fraud was a fantasy rooted in the frustration of being the state’s perpetual second party. But in Washington, the serial fantasists are in power and their proposals are a threat to open elections.
    Del. Kevin Hornberger (center), a Cecil County Republican, sits in the House chamber on “crossover day” in the Maryland State House in Annapolis on March 18, 2024.
    Can a $20 smoothie really solve your health problems?
    The wellness industry has boomed in recent years, begetting a sea of trendy wellness-focused restaurants that brand healthy eating as a luxury experience. But what does it mean for a restaurant to be healthy?
    Pura Vida Miami has arrived in Montgomery County. Here’s what nutrition experts make of the latest addition to a growing count of wellness-branded restaurants.
    Virginia resident with measles visited Bethesda office building last week
    Montgomery County health officials are sounding the alarm after confirming that a Virginia resident with measles visited a Bethesda building and could have exposed others to the condition.
    Vaccine Clinic staff prepare syringes during BCPS Fest held at New Town High School on August 16th, 2025 in Owings Mills, MD.
    Taylor shares concern for ICE surge, support for MCPS staff in letter
    In a letter sent to MCPS staff, Taylor wrote that it has been “heavy, painful, and even traumatic” to see “families separated in public view, lives lost amid unrest, and racist language and imagery.”
    Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas W. Taylor speaks about a shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School at a press conference in Rockville on Monday evening.
    Police release video of suspect in shooting death of Potomac senior living resident
    Montgomery County Police on Friday released video of a suspect in the death of Robert Fuller Jr., 87, an attorney who was found shot in the head on Valentine's Day in his apartment at a Potomoac.
    A video of the suspect police released on Friday shows the suspect with long dark hair from the back, wearing a flannel-type shirt and dark pants.
    Schools must pay $1.5 million to families over LGBTQIA+ storybook lawsuit
    Montgomery County Public Schools must pay $1.5 million to the families who fought to excuse their children from lessons at odds with their religious beliefs, lawyers for the parents announced Friday.
    WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 22: Protesters in support of LGBTQ+ rights and against book bans demonstrate outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on April 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. Supreme Court Justices heard arguments for the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor where a coalition of parents from Montgomery County, Maryland, say that a school requiring their children to participate in classes that include LGBTQ themes violates their religious beliefs and thus their First Amendment right to freely exercise their religion.
    After backlash, Montgomery County schools will close for Eid
    District leaders are hoping state lawmakers grant them more flexibility.
    A winter storm brought a week of snow days to Montgomery County public school students this year.
    For sale: Striking modern home in Bethesda
    The five-bedroom, five-and-a-half bath Bethesda home is currently on the market for $3.6 million.
    Drama over records withheld from inspectors general isn’t isolated to Baltimore. MoCo has its own turmoil.
    Megan Limarzi, the inspector general for Montgomery County, said her office was denied a record by the county attorney’s office under the Maryland Public Information Act.
    Megan Limarzi, the inspector general for Montgomery County, said her office was denied a record by the county attorney’s office under the Maryland Public Information Act.
    The viral, overflowing tacos of Flavor Hive arrive in Maryland
    Flavor Hive, which started in 2024 as a Virginia food truck, has rapidly expanded with its customizable bowls and chip-bag constructions.
    Flavor Hive, which opened Feb. 12 in Rockville, built its viral fame on walking taco bags where customers bring in their own bag of chips and add on rice, meat and other toppings. The Banner brought a bag of Fritos and Xochitl sea salt chips as test subjects.
    Is the county’s controversial rent stabilization law working?
    Supporters of Montgomery County’s rent stabilization law, led by County Executive Marc Elrich and council President Natali Fani-González, say that a new report shows that the policy is protecting renters.
    Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, left, and council President Natali Fani-González said at a Thursday press conference that a new report proves rent stabilization provides predictability and particularly helps low-income residents.
    Montgomery County’s only charter school has one more chance to prove itself
    School board members voted Thursday night to move forward with revoking MECCA Business Learning Institute’s charter, which would effectively force the campus’ closure at the end of the school year.
    FEBRUARY 19, 2026 - MECCA Business Learning Institute families attended Thursday’s school board meeting in Rockvile to try and convince district leaders to keep their school open.
    DC mayor declares emergency for sewage spill on the Potomac, asks Trump for help
    Mayor Muriel Bowser declared an emergency and requested that President Donald Trump provide federal resources to help the city fight a sewage system leak that dumped 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River in its early stages.
    A section of the 54-mile Potomac Interceptor, which runs along the Clara Barton Parkway near Interstate 49, collapsed earlier this week.

The Interceptor handles up to 60 million gallons of wastewater a day, moving it from parts of Virginia and Maryland to the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Washington, D.C.
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