Per the National Weather Service, “rapidly deteriorating conditions expected across the Washington and Baltimore metropolitan areas as well as northeastern Maryland by 9 AM this morning as rain changes to heavy snow. Rates of 1-2″ per hour are possible at times with gusty winds.”
Winter Storm Warning for NW MoCo, Winter Weather Advisory for C/SE MoCo.
The National Weather Service has upgraded NW MoCo to a Winter Storm Warning from 6am until 3pm. C/SE MoCo remains under an advisory from 7am until 3pm.
Winter Storm Warning (NW MoCo)
Update : March 21, 2022 – Osman Hussam Osman was found deceased in Laurel, Maryland. The Laurel Police Department is investigating this death, and foul play is not suspected in his death.
Per MCPD:
Detectives are investigating a collision involving a bicyclist that occurred in Clarksburg yesterday.
The full press release can be seen below (the release refers to the area as Germantown).
Historic Indigenous Recognition Event to Take Place in Montgomery County, Maryland
The Taino American Indigenous National Organization (T.A.I.N.O.) proudly announces its upcoming signature public event,
The winners have been announced of the Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s “Heads Up, Phones Down” high school video contest.
Montgomery County teens were asked to create videos to encourage peers not to allow cell phones to distract them while driving and walking. Prizes included a PS5, an Apple Watch, and Amazon gift cards.
A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect for all of MoCo from 7am until 3pm on Saturday.
Per the National Weather Service:
Horizon Therapeutics plc announced in January that it signed a long-term, full-building lease with Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. to be the first tenant at the Alexandria Center® at Traville Gateway campus in Rockville, Maryland. The 192,000-square foot building with a five-level parking garage containing up to 562 spaces is currently being constructed for Research and Development use at 9810 Darnestown Rd next to the Travilah Square shopping center.
When completed, the state-of-the-art facility will serve as the company’s primary East Coast research and development and technical operations hub. Construction at the nearly 200,000-square-foot site is underway and Horizon expects to start work on interior improvements in 2023. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Update: March 16, 2022- Katie Michelle Ramos Rodriguez has been located safe and unharmed.
Per Montgomery County:
Rita’s Italian Ice, located on the lower level of Lakeforest Mall (701 Russel Ave) in Gaithersburg, has permanently closed.
The chain, which is known for their Italian ice and frozen custard, has remaining MoCo locations in Burtonsville, Derwood, Germantown, and Silver Spring. It previously had locations in Gaithersburg (Quince Orchard Rd) and Olney.
Below are updates on several businesses that will be opening in Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, as well as one that is closing.
There will be a ceremonial ribbon cutting at 10:30 a.m. and the location will be open daily from 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Judge David Lease has sentenced defendant, Denzel Kasaka, 23 of Silver Spring, to 40 years suspend all but 30 for the death of Jose Augusto Ruiz, 20. He also faces five years of supervised probation upon release.
The sentence was handed down late yesterday. In October, a jury convicted Kasaka of second-degree murder.