The Ruppert Family Foundation has pledged $1 million over five years to support scholarships and academic coaching for early childhood education students at Montgomery College, aiming to strengthen the local workforce and address the county’s childcare shortages.
Montgomery County Council committees will review the FY26 Operating Budgets and amendments to the FY25-30 Capital Improvements Program, including supplemental appropriations for the Montgomery Cares Program and the Diversion Center Project, on April 21, 2025. (more…)
The Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame will posthumously honor Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics, with its first Lifetime Achievement Award at its 2025 induction ceremony in Silver Spring, recognizing her global impact on inclusion through sports that began in Montgomery County. (more…)
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced charges against five individuals for allegedly operating a human and drug trafficking organization in Howard County and surrounding areas, involving the exploitation of vulnerable women and distribution of illegal drugs. (more…)
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Tanease Callands, a missing 17-year-old. (more…)
Maryland Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman today released the following statement on reports that the Trump Administration may discontinue the IRS Direct File program after the 2025 filing season: (more…)
White’s Ferry owners Chuck and Stacy Kuhn have offered to donate the ferry business and assets, valued at $4.5 million, to Loudoun County, VA after Montgomery County recently declined a similar offer, as part of their ongoing effort to reopen the historic Potomac River crossing. On April 11, officials from Maryland, Montgomery County, and the Town of Poolesville offered a $3 million financial incentive to the ferry and Virginia landing site owners to help resolve the long standing dispute and reopen the ferry, which has been closed since 2020. (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a single-vehicle collision on the I-495 Beltway exit ramp to River Road around 6:20pm on Friday.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Angelina Blaize, a missing 17-year-old. (more…)
A group of third through fifth grade students from Brooke Grove Elementary School in Olney star in a new music video celebrating the Capitals 50th Anniversary Season and Upcoming Playoff run. (more…)
Governor Wes Moore has launched a streamlined hiring initiative to help displaced federal workers apply for critical state government jobs through a simplified, one-stop application process for roles in human resources, procurement, accounting, and fiscal services. (more…)