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Montgomery County

    Montgomery County’s high school boundary study could be getting a major change-up
    Superintendent Thomas Taylor wants to consider using the new Crown High building as a “holding school” to house students while their own campuses undergo renovations.
    The Montgomery County Public Schools headquarters in Rockville.
    Albornoz to step down from Montgomery County Council at end of year
    At-large Montgomery County Council member Gabe Albornoz is stepping down in December, he announced Thursday. This creates a hole on the council that will be temporarily filled by an appointment.
    Councilmember Gabe Albornoz, left, at a Montgomery County Council meeting in September 2025 in Rockville, Maryland.
    Could Silver Spring’s Princess Awesome take down Trump’s tariffs?
    Princess Awesome, an online clothing shop based in Silver Spring, is struggling to stay afloat with tens of thousands of dollars in added costs from new tariffs.
    Eva St. Clair and Rebecca Melsky, co-founders of the small clothing company Princess Awesome, are lead plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s tariffs.
    7 things to do in Montgomery County, from pickleball to line dancing
    A pickleball tournament, a classic car showcase and more things to do in Montgomery County this week.
    A scene from 2024's Rockville Antique and Classic Car Show. This year's edition takes place on Oct. 18 from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
    Massive data centers invaded Virginia — and Maryland wants to be next
    Virginia’s rapid accumulation of nearly 600 data centers now feels like a warning for some Marylanders, as businesses and local governments look to attract the giant facilities.
    The 503,000-square-foot 72MW Corscale Data Center is the first of five planned data centers to be opened by Corscale in the Gainesville Crossing Data Campus in Gainesville, Virginia.
    Quince Orchard’s football team is on an amazing run
    The reigning state champions are undefeated again. How do they remain at the top of the state year after year?
    The Quince Orchard high school football team celebrates after winning the state championship last year.
    3 in 4 Maryland kids are shut out of after-school programs
    Too many Maryland families are ‘scrambling to figure out what they’re doing at 3 p.m.' since most kids are shut out from after school programs.
    Students engage in an after-school program within one of the educational spaces at Okinawan Karate Dojo on 6/13/24 in Ellicott City, MD.
    New York woman was shot and killed in Silver Spring while saying goodbye to her mother
    The mother of the New York City woman police say was killed by her ex-boyfriend in Silver Spring witnessed the fatal ambush.
    A charging document from Montgomery County Police says that Monique Charles’ mother witnessed her daughter’s killing on Sunday.
    Every Maryland resident is welcome to join this book club
    “One Maryland One Book” has been running for 18 years. This year’s pick, “Kin: Rooted in Hope,” is available through Montgomery County Public Library branches.
    A pattern of books with some of them open. The books are of different sizes and colors. The pattern is made up of various books stacked on top of each other
    Here’s what you need to know about Gaithersburg’s mayoral race
    Gaithersburg mayor Jud Ashman wants a third term. Challenger Tiffany Kelly says the city needs a change.
    Tiffany Kelly, Gaithersburg mayoral candidate, at left, and Jud Ashman, Mayor of the city of Gaithersburg.
    Ex-FBI agent found guilty of multiple sex offenses sentenced to 60 years
    The judge called the ex-FBI agent’s offenses, which included the rape and sexual assault of young women, “some of the most difficult and troubling circumstances I’ve ever heard.”
    FILE - An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025.
    Amid a shutdown and layoffs, county leaders say they will stretch the budget — to a point
    Montgomery County leaders say they can plug some of the holes the federal government is punching in the local economy — but not all.
    OCTOBER 1, 2025 - Grace Rivera-Oven, director of the Upcounty Hub and Montgomery County school board member, gives U.S. Rep. Mark Takano (D., Calif.) a tour of the hub’s food pantry in Germantown on Wednesday.
    Police say 3 suspects are connected to a North Bethesda homicide and kidnapping. Here are the details.
    Akwalabeng Fontava, 29, was found killed in a North Bethesda apartment the morning of Sept. 21. According to court records, two people inside the apartment were then kidnapped, including Fontava’s girlfriend and a relative who was sleeping over.
    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 is losing students. Here’s why that matters.
    Montgomery County Public Schools predicts a dramatic dive in enrollment: a 9% drop from its 2019 peak to the enrollment forecast for 2031.
    Teacher pointing at paper on the floor with students.
    That ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ song stuck in your head? A Marylander sings it.
    Before Rei Ami was the singing voice of Zoey, she was a kid from Montgomery County.
    THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 2196 -- Pictured: (l-r) Musical guests Rei Ami, Ejae, and Audrey Nuna of "KPop Demon Hunters" perform on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 -- (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC)
    MCPS athletic director on the rise of girls flag football, NIL and more
    MCPS Athletic Director Jeffrey Sullivan shares the biggest challenges facing high school sports and what might be next after the success of pickleball and girls flag football
    Jeffrey Sullivan has been director of athletics for MCPS since 2017.
    Montgomery County superintendent wants billions of dollars to fix aging schools
    If the MCPS superintendent’s proposal is approved, several elementary school buildings could be replaced by 2031, as could Damascus High.
    MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor is asking for $2.7 billion for campus infrastructure.
    More than $80,000 raised for family of child killed by school bus
    A GoFundMe campaign, to cover funeral and other expenses for the family — which includes Summer’s younger sister and brother — collected the sum in two days.
    Items left at a Rockville intersection to honor Summer Lim, an 11-year-old girl killed in a collision with a school bus there last week.
    Police identify woman killed in Silver Spring shooting
    Montgomery County police said they have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Silver Spring over the weekend as Monique Charles, a New York City resident. They allege her ex-boyfriend killed her.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape sits unused on a police vehicle at 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.
    Maryland is offloading more special education costs on Montgomery County
    It cost about $57 million to send roughly 700 Montgomery County students to nonpublic schools last year.
    Jennifer Berzok and her son, Ben. Because Ben has autism, his mom sent him to a nonpublic school for the specialized attention he needed, even though she would have liked to keep him in public school.
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