Montgomery County

    Can AI-powered weapons detection protect schools — without targeting students?
    Adding to their unease are rumblings about the district’s track record when purchasing security software.
    Steeze Burger, once called the best in the region, finds a permanent home in Gaithersburg
    Steeze Burger had only popped up for a year before The Washington Post named it the best burger in the D.C. area. Gaithersburg native Hunter Karametos plans to open the first brick-and-mortar location in April.
    Gaithersburg native Hunter Karametos will open a brick-and-mortar version of his pop-up, Steeze Burger, in April. His double cheeseburger was named by The Washington Post in 2023 as the D.C. area's best burger.
    Saks Fifth Avenue closing Chevy Chase department store amid bankruptcy
    The shuttered Saks stores include sites in Chevy, Chase, Md., Chicago and San Antonio.
    FILE - Holiday decorations are displayed during Saks Fifth Avenue's holiday light show and window reveal, Nov. 24, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
    Will Jawando scores major union endorsements in race for county executive
    The unions said Jawando, an at-large council member, was an “easy” choice among a crowded field.
    Council member Will Jawando is being supported by SEIU Local 500, 32BJ SEIU and 1199SEIU in his campaign for county executive.
    Washington Capitals trade deadline tracker: Team acquires Timothy Liljegren
    Two spots and four points back from the Eastern Conference wild-card spot, the Washington Capitals are in a tough spot ahead of the trade deadline.
    San Jose Sharks sefenseman Timothy Liljegren reacts against the Los Angeles Kings on Jan. 7.
    If you’re a WSSC Water customer, you’ll also pay for the Potomac sewage pipe collapse
    WSSC Water customers in Maryland will likely pay for the cleanup and repairs of the collapsed Potomac Interceptor pipeline.
    Potomac Riverkeeper Dean Naujoks in February discusses the break in the Potomac Interceptor at a bypass for the spill built using the C&O Canal.
    For sale: A mix of historic charm and modern luxury in Chevy Chase Village
    Built in 1903 and luxuriously updated, this home for sale in Chevy Chase Village is move-in ready.
    7 things to do in Montgomery County, including a new spring coffee menu and a Ramadan popup
    Temperatures may be fluctuating, but spring is in the air with a new seasonal lineup at Neighbors Coffee. Here’s everything you should do this week in Montgomery County.
    MARCH 4, 2026 - Neighbors Coffee unveiled its spring menu lineup on Wednesday, which includes the sumo spritz, matcha in bloom, raspberry bliss and mango sticky rice soda.
    Suspect in Potomac senior home killing declared competent to stand trial
    The competency declaration, signed off by Montgomery County District Court Judge Michael O. Glynn III, followed a doctor’s exam that found James mentally capable of standing trial.
    Prosecutors have not said what they believe motivated the suspect, 22-year-old Maurquise Emillo James, in the fatal shooting of Robert Fuller Jr.
    Anticipating an ICE surge, county leaders ramp up immigrant protections
    In Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, home to more than half of the state’s foreign-born population, officials are drafting legislation to restrict ICE’s expansion.
    Prince George’s County Council chair Krystal Oriadha, third from right, speaks during a press conference about new legislation designed to protect local immigrant communities.
    Maryland spent $1B renovating Baltimore schools. Fixing the heat could add millions.
    As many as 100 schools across Maryland use faulty HVAC systems, including those in Montgomery and Baltimore counties.
    Jonathan Collins, director of mechanical services and engineering at Baltimore City Public Schools, shows a malfunctioning thermostat, which should keep the heat between 70 and 75 degrees, at Arlington Elementary School.
    1 dead after 3-car collision in Damascus
    First responders found a driver who had been ejected from a Toyota Camry. They pronounced him dead at the scene, police said.
    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.
    25-year sentence for killing of American University professor
    A judge sentenced Jorge Rueda Landeros to 25 years in prison Tuesday for the beating death of an American University professor at her Bethesda home in 2010. The maximum sentence in the case was 30 years.
    Sue Ann Marcum was found dead in her home in the 6200 block of Massachusetts Avenue in Bethesda in 2010.
    Police identify pedestrian killed in Rockville crash
    A pedestrian was killed in Rockville when a van struck him on Sunday night.
    A 2006 Chevrolet was traveling north on Norbeck Road when it struck and killed a pedestrian Sunday evening.
    He thought it was a routine ICE check-in. Now his family fears he’ll be deported.
    An Oxon Hill-based computer gaming champion is facing deportation, and his family says his life would be in peril in his native Cameroon.
    Competitive gamer Ludovic Mbock, left, with his sister Diane Sohna.
    New MoCo bill would prohibit building permits for ICE detention facilities
    The Montgomery County Council announced its latest step Monday to counter the federal campaign to deport immigrants, which has disrupted the lives of hundreds of county residents.
    Montgomery County Council member Evan Glass, center, during a news conference in Rockville on Monday.
    Books are fading from kids’ lives. Parents want schools to do more.
    Parents across Maryland, and the country, are questioning whether students are reading enough books — classics or otherwise — in English classes.
    K2 Cafe and Kitchen expands its blended, family-tested cuisine to Clarksburg
    K2 Cafe and Kitchen, which started in Poolesville in 2021, opened a second location in January.
    The tandoori chicken bowl, one of the most popular dishes at K2 Cafe and Kitchen.
    Legislators introduce bill to exempt inspectors general from restrictions on records
    The legislation would clarify in Maryland law that inspectors general are not subject to standard restrictions on Maryland Public Information Act requests.
    Del. Vaughn Stewart, a Montgomery County Democrat, attends Gov. Wes Moore’s State of the State address in the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.
    Prosecutor: Suspect planned for a month to kill assisted living resident
    A Montgomery County prosecutor said the suspect in a Valentine’s Day homicide planned the “cold-blooded killing of a defenseless 87-year-old man” for a month.
    Cogir Potomac Senior Living
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