UPDATE: Anna Marie Mischke has been located safe and unharmed. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 3rd District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in […]
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Author: Patrick Herron
On Friday, Governor Wes Moore visited Wonders Early Learning Center at Leland in Chevy Chase to discuss expanding child care accessibility and affordability, highlighting the Child Care Scholarship Program’s growth, a historic $400 million investment in the FY26 budget, and the administration’s efforts to increase child care access by 66% while supporting providers with no-interest loans.
The Construction Trades Foundation (CTF), the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), and Block Kids hosted a Block Kids Competition at Thomas Edison High School in Silver Spring on January 25, 2025, introducing K-6 students to engineering and construction careers through hands-on building activities, with local winners advancing to regional and national competitions. (more…)
The Public Safety (PS) Committee will meet on Monday, February 3, to receive briefings on the Police Accountability Board (PAB) and complaint data tracking, while the Transportation and Environment (TE) Committee will review petitions for the abandonment of public spaces in Rockville and Bethesda, along with two proposed bills—one establishing a parking permit program for specialized service providers in Silver Spring and another banning plastic carryout bags and taxing paper bags to reduce environmental waste. Full agenda below courtesy Montgomery County:
Go to Plastic Bag Ban and Police Oversight on Agenda for County Council Meetings on Feb. 3
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Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and 11 other state attorneys general issued a joint statement opposing President Trump’s executive orders aimed at dismantling diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) policies, arguing that these initiatives promote fairness, opportunity, and respect while rejecting claims that they contribute to discrimination or undermine merit-based practices. (more…)
Maryland Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman and the Office of the Comptroller are celebrating National Unclaimed Property Day on February 1, 2025, highlighting the state’s free unclaimed property service, which reunited Marylanders with $60 million in lost assets in FY 2024, while also introducing modernization efforts and legislative updates to improve the claims process. (more…)
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Elmer Lopez-Cortez, 26, of Silver Spring, and Junior Del-Cid, 21, of Takoma Park, were each sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus three consecutive life sentences and 105 years, for the 2022 MS-13 gang-related murder of 19-year-old Willians Anderson Alberto Cruz and the attempted murder of three others in Montgomery County. (more…)
A Maryland woman was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to Medicaid fraud for falsely claiming to be a registered nurse, fraudulently obtaining employment at Denton Nursing and Rehab, and causing Maryland Medicaid to pay $3,576.20 for unqualified nursing services. (more…)
On Tuesday, February 4, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will offer free fares on all County buses to mark Transit Equity Day, which commemorates Rosa Parks’ birthday and highlights access to public transportation.
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The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating a shooting that occurred in Silver Spring on Friday morning.