U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport seized 257 pounds of dried opium poppy pods between February 12 and February 21, 2025, from 81 shipments originating in Madrid, Spain. The controlled substances, often used to make narcotic “poppy tea,” were mislabeled as decorative items and destined for multiple addresses across the U.S., with CBP officers seizing them for destruction as part of ongoing efforts to prevent illicit drug imports. (more…)
The Montgomery County Council approved Executive Regulation 17-23AM, establishing Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) to reduce emissions from certain buildings as part of the County’s climate goals. (more…)
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Nevaeh Washington, a missing 17-year-old. (more…)
Nearly 20 years after the last CHI-CHI’S restaurant closed, the beloved Mexican chain is set to make a comeback. In December, it was announced that Michael McDermott, son of CHI-CHI’S founder, had secured the rights to use the CHI-CHI’S name on physical restaurant locations through an agreement with Hormel Foods, which owns the brand’s trademarks.
A Gaithersburg man recently won $140,903 playing the Racetrax lottery game with a $1 quick-pick ticket purchased at Shady Grove Beer & Wine. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery: (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating a fatal collision that occurred on February 21, 2025, in which 51-year-old Marcos Anton Solorzano Ramirez of Gaithersburg was pronounced dead at the scene after his Acura Integra collided with a Ford Transit van on Whites Ferry Road near Partnership Road in Poolesville. (more…)
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that Rhonda Keisha Powell of Upper Marlboro was sentenced to 45 days in jail, five years of supervised probation, and ordered to pay $58,373 in restitution after pleading guilty to felony insurance fraud for filing false claims with USAA in 2020 and 2022. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating a series of armed robberies at gas stations in Gaithersburg and Germantown, where a suspect used a large kitchen knife to threaten cashiers before fleeing with money. (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a large brush fire on Beallsville Road in Dickerson, which involved several acres of woods, logs, and stumps. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has released additional information regarding the arrest of a suspect that was caught by police inside of a home he was burglarizing. (more…)
Montgomery County Council will meet on February 25 to present proclamations, interview nominees for key positions, vote on building energy performance regulations, discuss zoning amendments for Bethesda, and hold public hearings on various issues, including infrastructure funding and retirement system administration. (more…)