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Montgomery County

    What’s it like to date in Montgomery County?
    Ali Deckelbaum and Molly Dresner, who grew up and live in the area, created The Court in 2024 to set up singles across the D.C. region.
    Molly Dresner, left, and Ali Deckelbaum became friends at Potomac's Bullis School. They stayed friends and created The Court in 2024 to set up singles in Montgomery.
    Signs at Olney synagogue vandalized with antisemitic graffiti
    Police are investigating antisemitic and anti-Zionist vandalism discovered outside an Olney synagogue Tuesday morning.
    Police are investigating vandalism of the building markers and two banners  outside Shaare Tefila, a synagogue in Olney.
    Germantown man charged after allegedly sniffing child’s bare feet at Dave & Buster’s
    Christopher Michael Simpson is charged with assault for allegedly sniffing a 10-year-old child’s bare feet at a Dave & Buster’s in downtown Silver Spring last year.
    Montgomery County Police charged Christopher Michael Simpson with assault for allegedly sniffing a 10-year-old child’s bare feet at a Dave & Buster’s in downtown Silver Spring last year.
    Frederick man charged with vehicular manslaughter in Germantown crash that killed pedestrian
    Dione Jordan is charged with vehicular manslaughter in an August crash that killed a pedestrian, Montgomery County Police said on Thursday.
    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.
    Sphere CEO says Maryland venue may open in under 4 years
    Maryland’s mini Sphere at National Harbor may open in under four years, company CEO James Dolan said during an earnings call.
    A rendering showing a Sphere at the National Harbor.
    Driver of tractor trailer charged in crash that killed Silver Spring man
    A Severn man was charged in a tractor trailer crash in 2025 that led to the death of a Silver Spring man.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    Elrich’s capital plan boosts the school budget. Parents say not enough.
    Many of the more than 100 people who testified on the county executive’s capital budget proposal said it underfunds schools and parks.
    Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich presents his proposed capital budget and Capital Improvement Program at the executive office building in Rockville on Thursday
    7 things to do in Montgomery County: New Glenstone exhibit, Valentine’s events and more
    Here’s your weekend plan in Montgomery County, including Chinese New Year, Black History Month, Galentine’s Day, Valentine’s Day and more celebrations.
    A new exhibit is open now at Glenstone Museum in Potomac, celebrating influential American artists ahead of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
    Judge denies request to move Wootton shooting suspect to juvenile facility
    A judge denied a request to move the suspect in Monday's Wootton High School shooting to a juvenile facility.
    FEBRUARY 11, 2026 - Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy addresses the press outside the Montgomery County District Court in Rockville after a bond hearing for the 16-year-old suspect in the Wootton High School shooting.
    Mother of Wootton High shooting victim says her son was bullied
    The teen who was shot at Wootton High School on Monday was bullied, his mother said.
    A Montgomery County Police officer walks past the barricaded Thomas S. Wootton High School after a reported shooting at the school on Monday.
    What we know about an AI-powered weapons detection system coming to county schools
    The day before gunfire pierced a Montgomery County high school’s halls, the district quietly began rolling out a pilot program for an AI-powered weapon detection system.
    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.
    Weapons detectors? Police officers? How should MCPS respond after Wootton shooting?
    Thomas S. Wootton High School opened its doors Tuesday, less than a day after a student shot a classmate.
    A Montgomery County Police officer walks past the barricaded Thomas S. Wootton High School after a reported shooting at the school on Monday.
    Suspect charged with murder in the 2023 death of Gaithersburg man
    A defendant was arrested in the death of a Gaithersburg man whose body was found in a Germantown creek in 2023.
    Montgomery County Council passes restrictions on ICE
    Montgomery County Council members say the bills to limit ICE are constitutionally sound, but the group is prepared for federal pushback.
    Montgomery County Council President Natali Fani-González introduced the Trust Act at a press conference in December.
    Rockville teen charged with attempted murder in Wootton High School shooting
    A 16-year-old student has been charged as an adult in Monday’s Wootton High School shooting, including attempted second-degree murder.
    Montgomery County Assistant Police Chief David McBain speaks about a shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School at a press conference in Rockville on Monday evening.
    Alleged student shooter at Wootton High School will be tried as an adult, police say
    A student was shot at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Montgomery County Police said Monday.
    An ATF agent walks past a police barricade near Thomas S. Wootton High School after a reported shooting at the school on Monday.
    Makeup snow day on major Muslim holiday sparks backlash
    Maryland school districts have long struggled to honor the religious obligations of their diverse student population.
    To the chagrin of some Muslim parents, Montgomery and Prince George’s county schools are using a major Muslim holiday as a snow makeup day.
    Police charge man with decades-old sexual assaults
    Montgomery County Police say Carl Rice Jr., of Mitchells, Virginia, has been linked to sexual assaults committed in 1988 and 1990.
    Chef in Michelin-starred kitchens hand-forms corn tortillas in Rockville food truck
    Saul Zelaya, who grew up in Gaithersburg and has cooked in D.C. restaurants such as Kinship and Rose’s Luxury, opened the Hijos del Maíz food truck in January.
    Chef Saul Zelaya chats with a customer from his food truck, Hijos del Maíz, in Rockville.
    Raskin secures $16.5 million in federal funding for Montgomery County infrastructure, public safety
    Despite the federal government’s targeting of blue states, Jamie Raskin is touting a small victory after securing more than $16.5 million in federal funding for Montgomery County.
    Rep. Jamie Raskin, center, at the Jewish Community Relations Council’s annual Legislators and Lox breakfast in December. Raskin has secured more than $16.5 million in federal funding for Montgomery County.
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