Silver Spring House Fire Displaces Family
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue responded to a house fire in the 9200 block of Whitney Street in Silver Spring early Friday morning. The fire displaced the family of five… Read More
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Multiple Vehicle Accident on I-270 Blocks All Express Lanes Northbound
All except one local lane of northbound I-270 between Montrose Road and Route 28 were closed Thursday evening as police and fire rescue services responded to an accident involving multiple… Read More
Girl, 9, Dies After Getting Off School Bus in Bethesda
A 9-year-old girl died after getting off her school bus, a Montgomery County police statement said. The girl was struck about 3:49 p.m. at Tanglewood Drive and Millwood Road in… Read More
Boundary Study Meeting Gets Heated
The discussion at Wednesday’s night meeting at Julius West Middle School in Rockville on the Montgomery County Public Schools boundary study got heated, as this video posted on Twitter. https://twitter.com/brianrkramer/status/1204977139013033984?s=20… Read More
Woman Gets Three and a Half Years in Federal Prison for False Invoices
A Silver Spring woman will spend 41 months in prison for a federal wire fraud charge for submitting fraudulent and inflated invoices to two separate companies over 10 years totaling… Read More
U.S. to Promote Tuskegee Airman, a Bethesda Resident, to Brigadier General
A Bethesda resident who was one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen of World War II could be promoted to brigadier general in the next Defense Department budget, after a request… Read More
Woman Struck, Killed by Mail Truck on University Boulevard
A mail truck struck and killed a woman about 6:46 p.m. Monday trying to cross University Boulevard West, a Montgomery County police statement said. The mail truck, a 1990 Chevrolet… Read More
Update: ‘Human Element’ Blamed for Firefighters Going to Wrong Address
Firefighters were sent to the wrong address for a house fire Friday night, going to a Rockville address instead of where they should have gone in Wheaton, about 10 miles… Read More
Wheaton Resource Fair Features Food Pantry, Medical Screenings
A family resource fair has been scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 7, at the Wheaton Recreation Center, 11701 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. The fair will provide free flu… Read More
Missing Aspen Hill Girl Found, Police Say
Update, 11 a.m. Dec. 6: Asucenia Martinez-Benitez has been located safe and unharmed. Original post: Montgomery County police are asking the public’s help in finding a missing Aspen Hill girl.… Read More
D.C. Man Arrested in Connection With Coin Store Burglary
A Washington, D.C., man has been charged with the Aug. 30 burglary of a Silver Spring coin store, a Montgomery County police statement said. Tony Arrington, 49, is being held… Read More
Economic Development Group Picks New Leader
Barely two weeks after the Montgomery County Council passed a new economic development platform, the nonprofit corporation in charge of attracting and retaining new businesses in the county has a… Read More