Gaithersburg Police and Montgomery County officers of District 6 responded to a fatal shooting Wednesday evening at the Lakeforest Mall. At approximately 5:35 p.m., officers arrived at the mall parking… Read More
Today is Thursday, Nov. 11, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Montgomery County Observes Veteran’s Day Holiday: Take a look at what’s opening and what’s… Read More
Following recent incidents of violence, including a stabbing at a high school this week, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Interim Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight issued a message to the MCPS… Read More
Veterans Day, observed annually on Nov. 11, honors all those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are over 40,000 veterans living… Read More
As Veterans Day approaches, Joann Woodson, 92, of Clarksburg, continues to fight for her late husband. Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr. served in the only all-Black unit to fight in Normandy… Read More
The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) says teachers are exhausted and overworked due to staffing shortages in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The teachers’ union wants MCPS to better support… Read More
This week violent incidents were reported on public schools’ premises, most recently the arrest of a 16-year-old student at Montgomery Blair High School. The arrest occurred after the stabbing of… Read More
Last week, COVID-19 vaccinations started for 5-11 year olds in Montgomery County. On Friday, young residents received their first doses at the Dennis Avenue Health Center in Silver Spring. “I’m… Read More
Montgomery County’s population now stands at 1,062,000, according to the U.S. 2020 Census. A decade ago, it was 971,177. Staff at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments reviewed data from… Read More
A 75-year-old man in Gaithersburg is dead after a water-delivery truck struck and killed him as he was crossing the street. Montgomery County Police say the incident happened at around… Read More
When Bev Whitfield joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1977, women and minorities were neither welcomed nor valued. “My first early years, I wasn’t treated as an equal,” she recalled… Read More
Students who are the first in their family to attend college gathered at the Universities of Shady Grove Tuesday to network and learn ways to help them succeed. For 90… Read More