Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to an electric vehicle fire in a parking garage located at Rockville Town Square, 300 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, near Beall Avenue off Rockville Pike. Rt. 355 is shut down at the intersection.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has arrested a Montgomery Village man while another remains at large in connection with an April 26 homicide on Brookridge Court, with both suspects charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery. (more…)
Sherwood boys basketball coach Tom Sheahin announced his retirement after 34 years in the game. Last season, he helped lead the Warriors to a 25-2 record and an appearance in the Maryland State Championship game.
The public has spoken and the results of the naming contest for Maryland Zoo’s baby giraffe are in. The winning name is… Titali, which means butterfly in the Bulu language. The Maryland Zoo is located at One Safari Place in Baltimore.
Michael Peter Sherman, a pre-school teacher from Rockville was among eight men arrested by The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO), in collaboration with the Northern Virginia Washington DC Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (NOVA-DC ICAC), after concluding an internet chat operation during the week of April 21, 2025 that resulted in detectives obtaining charges on eight adult males who were trying to use the internet to exploit children in Loudoun County.
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is conducting a Feasibility Study for an approved major capital facility project for Piney Branch Elementary School at 7510 Maple Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912.
Bus customers can now plan out future bus trips for June 29 and beyond when the new Metrobus network launches. Metro has updated its Trip Planner at wmata.com/tripplanner with the updated routes, schedules, and new route names.
The upcoming Board of Education meeting on Thursday, May 8, will include important updates related to the Boundary Study Project affecting the new Crown, Damascus, and Woodward high school projects.
MCPS has released its 2025 high graduation schedule for May and June. It can be seen below:
A Maryland man, known as “19th Hole,” won a $1 million prize on a $20 Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket at the Express Lane store in Salisbury on May 1 after initially thinking his ticket wasn’t a winner. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery: (more…)
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) is implementing changes to nontidal fishing license and trout stamp fees effective June 1, 2025. This represents the first adjustment to nontidal–or freshwater fishing–fees in almost 20 years, addressing the rising costs of maintaining conservation efforts and angler programs in the face of inflation.