Education

The Board of Education approved the  administrative appointment of retiring Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus G. Jones as Chief of the school system’s Department of Security and Compliance.

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Maryland

Updated with the correct time of the earthquake (previously written as Tuesday morning)

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has stated that a 1.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Spencerville, near Cloverly and Burtonsville, in Montgomery County on Monday Night. USGS reports that the 5.9-depth earthquake occurred shortly before 11:30 pm on Monday night near Spencerville, Maryland.


Celebrities

Taraji P. Henson, a DMV native who was born in DC and grew up in Prince George’s County, returns to the BET Awards 2024 as host. The show will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater on June 30, 2024 at 8pm EST from Los Angeles, California. Henson is a six time BET Awards winner as an actress in movies like Hustle & Flow and Hidden Figures, and the tv show Empire.

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National

Quincy Wilson, a rising junior at the Bullis School in Potomac, ran a 44.94 to finish in sixth place in the men’s 400m Final on Monday night. He now awaits to see if the Team USA relay pool will call him to be part of the team at the Olympics in Paris.

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