Montgomery County Council Public Safety Committee members voted 2-1 to oppose a bill that would prohibit police from conducting consent searches of a motor vehicle during a traffic stop. Therefore,… Read More
Emanuel Edward Sewell, who was wanted in connection to the death of a Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services agent, is in custody. Sewell was located by U.S.… Read More
Community members and business owners are split on a new Montgomery County Council bill that would restrict hours for hookah, tobacco and vape shops. While several Silver Spring residents said… Read More
Los funcionarios del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) anunciaron el 1 de marzo que habían llegado a un “acuerdo… Read More
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials announced March 1 that they had reached a “landmark agreement” with Montgomery County concerning immigration detainers. According to ICE officials, during a Feb.… Read More
Residents spoke of shootings, car jackings, late night loud noises from bars and fear of living in the downtown area of Silver Spring. Those were the main issues during Sunday’s… Read More
One in 10 Montgomery County residents are food insecure and don’t always know how they will get their next meal. “So many of our residents are one paycheck or one… Read More
Montgomery County is reaching out to its department managers to determine if the county could function adequately if a mandate for county employees to be vaccinated is enacted. County Executive… Read More
Montgomery County Council unanimously approved Earl Stoddard, director of Montgomery County Emergency Management and Homeland Security, as assistant chief administrative officer, a position he has held on an interim basis… Read More
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has recommended the county reinstate the COVID-19 indoor mask mandate if the jurisdiction reaches what the CDC defines as “substantial transmission”: 50 new cases per… Read More
After about three months of operation, Montgomery County’s only COVID-19 mass vaccination site is closing Friday. “Thanks to your tireless work, new cases are on a downward trend and we… Read More
Not only are the number of new coronavirus cases dropping steeply among Montgomery County residents, the vaccines are showing they are effective. Ninety seven percent of the recent cases in… Read More