The Montgomery County Council moved forward to pass a $7.75 million plan Tuesday to help address the loss of federal funding for programs that provide food and housing assistance.
Jared Smith, who has spent the last decade working in economic development in the Las Vegas area, is coming to Montgomery County at a "defining moment" for its economic future.
A judge found Iris Alonzo-Salgado guilty of first-degree murder in the 2023 death of a teen girl who was stabbed with a machete in the woods in Olney at the direction of MS-13.
Mass layoffs and a record-long shutdown have raised alarms about the local economy, but officials say Montgomery County will continue playing a vital role in Maryland’s economic growth.
More than 1,100 cyclists and walkers are expected to go from Bethesda to the National Mall on Sunday to honor Sarah Langenkamp — who died in a bike crash three years ago — and to push for legislation to make roads safer.
Much of the shutdown's economic harm will be "undone," but it still did some permanent damage to Maryland, a state especially reliant on federal dollars.