Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced an independent audit of Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, finding that more than half of reviewed cases had differing determinations of manner of death, including several from Montgomery County that were reclassified as homicides.
Montgomery County government has approved the FY26 budget, investing in transportation including fare-free Ride On buses and expanded transit services, environmental programs, parks and recreation, public safety, workforce compensation, and a six billion dollar six-year capital improvements plan supporting schools, housing, and infrastructure. (more…)
Montgomery County’s homeless population increased by 356 people, a 32% rise from 2024, according to the 2025 Point-in-Time survey. Officials attributed the spike to rising rents, the end of federal rental assistance, and a lack of affordable housing. (more…)
The City of Rockville will celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month with a free, all-ages Pride event on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at Rockville Town Square, and is seeking proposals from visual or literary artists to lead a community-engaged art project during the festival.
Councilmember Evan Glass issued a statement praising the Fiscal Year 2026 budget for funding education, housing, and fare-free transit without raising taxes, while also criticizing proposed tax hikes and emphasizing the need for transparency, fiscal discipline, and support for vulnerable residents during uncertain economic times. (more…)
Council President Kate Stewart issued a statement praising the Montgomery County Council’s work on the Fiscal Year 2026 operating budget, highlighting its focus on education, mental health, housing, public safety, and economic development. She noted the budget was developed through an inclusive and transparent process and emphasized that it was balanced without raising tax rates, despite economic uncertainty and reduced federal funding. (more…)
A 24-year-old Germantown man was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning in Northwest D.C. after a stolen Infiniti struck his moped at 7th Street and New York Avenue. (more…)
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Bertrand Thomas Jr., a missing 15-year-old from Silver Spring. (more…)
FingerLicking SoulFood, a Jamaican-style restaurant that began as a food truck in Frederick County, is opening a location in the Westfield Wheaton Mall food court. (more…)
The father of 5-year-old Gibson Rivera Theimer, who was severely injured in a lawn mower accident on Saturday, May 10, in Olney, has provided an update on his condition. He shared that Gibson’s injuries are far more extensive than initially reported, affecting his entire right leg from upper buttock to foot. While Gibson is now out of immediate danger, he faces multiple surgeries, a long rehabilitation process, and will ultimately require a prosthetic. Over $40,000 has been donated so far to a GoFundMe campaign supporting his recovery. (more…)
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Justin Higgs, a missing 14-year-old from Montgomery Village. (more…)