Just Ice Tea, founded by the creators of Bethesda-based Honest Tea, has announced it has expanded its nationwide presence and will be available in over 12,000 stores, including Target, CVS, Wegmans, and Amazon, offering organic, Fair Trade-certified teas in various flavors. (more…)
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined 17 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the creation of the first publicly funded religious charter school, arguing it would violate constitutional protections requiring public schools to remain secular and could threaten billions in public education funding.
A Montgomery County jury found Edgard Castro-Contreras, 21, guilty on charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for his role in a 2022 gang-related shooting that killed o20-year-old Edvin Agustin Leon and critically injured another. He faces multiple life sentences plus 40 years at his August 2025 sentencing. The case involves several co-defendants linked to the MS-13 gang, with trials and sentencing still pending for others. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD has announced that the deaths of a married couple found in their Chevy Chase home have been ruled a murder-suicide.
The Montgomery County Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying three suspects involved in a residential burglary that occurred back in February.
The much-anticipated Pike’s Peek 10K is racing back to the Pike District on Sunday, April 27 and the Pike District Partnership is giving away one free race entry to kick-start your run! (more…)
According to Maryland Lottery and Gaming, Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $172,105,632 in revenue from slot machines and table games during March 2025. The total was down $6,032,191 (-3.4%) from March 2024 when the casinos registered their fifth-best monthly gaming revenue performance ($178,137,823).
UPDATE: Savannah Michelle Snowden has been located safe and unharmed. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in […]
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) responded to a shooting at 10:41am on Sunday in Montgomery Village.
The Montgomery County Council is extending the application deadline to April 21, 2025, for individuals interested in serving as a Council representative on the Boards overseeing the County’s employee retirement and retiree health benefits trust funds, which manage over $6.9 billion in assets. (more…)
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over alleged delays and terminations of NIH grant funding that support public health and scientific research. (more…)