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Montgomery County

    Minimum wage in Montgomery County will soon be among the highest in the country
    The $17.15 minimum hourly wage will be among the highest in the country.
    It’s local budget season in Maryland, where the government conversation over the next few weeks will be about money and two siblings: Taxes and Spending.
    Maryland-based pickleball paddle maker facing proposed class-action lawsuit
    The case was filed June 6 in U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Gregory Matus, a Fort Lauderdale resident, said Sport Squad, Inc., which does business as JOOLA, marketed and sold pickleball paddles as if USA Pickleball had approved them.
    Pickleball has grown popular in the past few years, and is one of the fastest growing sports in the US.
    How this Maryland pastor ended up leading one of the fastest-growing churches in the nation
    In 2019, the year Kingdom Fellowship AME was founded, the church had about 3,000 members and an average weekly attendance of about 1,800 people, according to the church’s figures. Today, membership has swelled to nearly 8,000, and its weekly services draw about 2,500 attendees altogether.
    Reverend Matthew L. Watley delivers his sermon during Sunday service at Kingdom Fellowship AME Church, Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Calverton, Md. The suburban Maryland congregation, led by Rev. Watley, has landed at the top of a list of the fastest-growing churches in America.
    Driver gets 8 years for DUI crash that plunged victim 10 stories into water
    Latrell Sanders, 29, of Windsor Mill, pleaded guilty on Friday in Baltimore Circuit Court to involuntary vehicular manslaughter in exchange for a sentence of 15 years in prison, with seven years suspended, plus five years’ probation, in the death of Robert Horne Jr. on Aug. 13, 2023.
    Four people stand posing for a picture as a young man, second from the left, accepts an award.
    Maryland saw 5 tornadoes Wednesday night. Here’s where and what damage they caused.
    There were tornadoes in Baltimore, Montgomery, Howard and Carroll counties.
    The tornado in Gaithersburg was one of five across the state, officials said Thursday night.
    Montgomery Co. elementary principal charged with assault, accused of stomping on child’s foot
    An elementary school principal in Montgomery County is accused of stomping on a student’s foot and is facing a related second-degree assault charge, according to court records.
    An elementary school principal in Montgomery County is accused of stomping on a student’s foot and is facing a related second-degree assault charge, according to court records.
    Two more Maryland counties are cutting virtual learning programs
    Frederick County has eliminated part of its virtual learning program and Montgomery County is considering completely ending its virtual academy.
    MARC offering discounts on some commuter train, bus routes amid DC Metro construction
    The Maryland Transit Administration is offering discounted rates on certain trains and buses while D.C.-area commuters deal with closures along Metro’s Red Line.
    Exterior of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Maryland Transit Administration building in downtown Baltimore on Aug. 11, 2022.
    A man accused his ex of a campaign of online attacks. The FBI says he was the stalker.
    The FBI affidavit unsealed Friday in U.S. District Court in Maryland lays out a series of allegations of stalking, using spoofed phone numbers and text messages aimed at the targeted woman.
    Richard Michael Roe is charged with cyberstalking and is currently free on $100,000 bond. He pleaded not guilty at an initial appearance.
    Former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder donates Maryland mansion
    The American Cancer Society is selling a Montgomery County mansion donated by former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder and his wife Tanya Snyder.
    An exterior view of the home, taken from the vantage point of the Potomac River.
    3-time Olympian Dominique Dawes to open gymnastics academy in Columbia
    Dominique Dawes, a Silver Spring native and three-time Olympian, plans to expand her gymnastics academy franchise to Columbia. She currently has two locations in Montgomery County.
    Retired gymnast Dominique Dawes is surrounded by fans at a Physical Activity Day event on May 1, 2002, in Washington.
    The new ‘Golden Bachelorette’ is a Maryland native and our personal favorite
    The first-ever “Golden Bachelorette” is a 61-year-old Montgomery County woman who left last season’s “The Golden Bachelor” of her own volition.
    Joan Vassos, right, goes on a date with Gerry Turner in last year’s “The Golden Bachelor.”
    The road to Maryland’s future may run through Montgomery County
    Montgomery County is the beast that beats them among Maryland’s local governments. Its budget proposal is a whopping $7.1 billion, more than the combined spending plans for Anne Arundel, Howard and Frederick — plus seven of the state’s 16 smaller counties. Why should you care? What happens there affects the rest of us.
    Interstate 270 in Montgomery County, Maryland
    K-12 school leaders reject allegations that they let antisemitism run rampant
    Montgomery County Public Schools featured prominently in a Congressional hearing on antisemitism in public schools on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
    From left, David Banks, chancellor of New York Public schools, speaks next to Karla Silvestre, president of the Montgomery County Board of Education, Emerson Sykes, staff attorney with the ACLU, and Enikia Ford Morthel, superintendent of the Berkeley United School District, during a hearing on antisemitism in K-12 public schools, at the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
    In the US Senate primary, will the Baltimore region decide the winner?
    Winning an election is all about numbers. Where will Maryland’s U.S. Senate candidates find their votes?
    Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Rep. David Trone spoke at a candidates' forum in March.
    Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to 4 with Maryland ties
    Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky, ex-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and politician, philanthropist Michael Bloomberg and astrophysicist Jane Rigby will be honored at the White House on Friday.
    Olympic and world champion swimmer Katie Ledecky, who grew up in Montgomery County, will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on Friday.
    Attorney General investigating fatal crash in Montgomery County
    Attorney General investigating fatal crash in Montgomery County
    Montgomery County man charged with fatal hit-and-run
    A 42-year-old Montgomery County man has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run that happened earlier this month.
    A Montgomery County Police vehicle is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland on Saturday, March 2, 2024.
    Girls flag football coming to more high schools with help from Ravens, Under Armour
    Frederick County Cadets freshman Maya Robinson runs the ball against the Thomas Johnson Patriots during the final minutes of regular season play in the girls varsity flag football season at Thomas Johnson High School, on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 in Frederick, MD. (Wesley Lapointe / for the Baltimore Banner)
    A Bethesda-based peace activist is charged with being a would-be revolutionary in Africa
    Federal prosecutors allege Peter Ajak was seeking to overthrow the government of South Sudan to take power.
    Photo collage shows handwritten list of weapons for “Operation Free South Sudan,” dated December 13, 2023, on left, with partial photograph of Peter Ajak. On right is an inverted map of Sudan and South Sudan with a photo of a grenade in front of it.
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