Two Maryland Lottery Powerball tickets sold in Gwynn Oak and Hagerstown each won $50,000 in the December 17 drawing by matching four white balls and the Powerball, while no one won the $1.25 billion jackpot.
Governor Wes Moore announced the launch of the Maryland Community Business Compass, a new statewide data platform designed to help entrepreneurs access information, funding opportunities, and business support in high-need communities.
As technology advances faster than ever, cybersecurity and defense companies are competing for more than talent—they are seeking exceptional innovators with the expertise to create the next generation of products, services, and breakthrough technologies.
That combination of diverse and specialized talent, and proximity to customers is what positions Montgomery County, Maryland, as a strategic destination and a growing hub for defense, satellite communications, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing companies.
Thales Defense & Security, Inc.’s (TDSI) expansion is the latest example.
For more than six decades, TDSI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thales U.S.A, has supported critical national security missions, delivering advanced communications, intelligence, surveillance, and defense technologies to military and government customers around the world.
Last week, the company celebrated a significant expansion of its manufacturing operations in Clarksburg, Maryland.
Over the past year, TDSI also doubled its manufacturing floor footprint through a $4 million investment, expanding production capacity to support the company’s continued growth.
Today, TDSI employs approximately 675 people in Montgomery County, including roughly 250 manufacturing employees.
As demand for its technologies continues to grow, the company continues to expand and has added more than 225 positions locally over the past three years.
A leading U.S. supplier of tactical radio and SATCOM communications, including EW/SIGINT kits, tactical power, Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (HMCS), mounted/dismounted EO/IR sensors, missile fusing, cyber protection technology and Anti-Submarine Warfare sonars, TDSI supports customers across the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Department of Homeland Security, other federal agencies, and global security partners. (more…)
Sherwood High School was briefly evacuated Thursday afternoon after a malfunction in the school’s sprinkler system triggered the fire alarm near the start of the final class period, according to a message sent to families by Principal Tim Britton.
Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) Fifth District officers were dispatched at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, to a reported stabbing in the 20200 block of Red Buckeye Court in Germantown. (more…)
Join Us for StoryBox Comics Fair, a two-day festival celebrating local and independent comics authors!
Day 1 – Saturday, June 27th, 11-5pm @ DwightMess compound (805 Silver Spring Ave): Events are open to the public, admission is FREE. Featuring Special Guest Artists, gallery exhibitions, workshops, artist talks, a modeling session (suggested donation) and exhibitors, you can dig in to indie comics and also tour the compound, which features an extensive comics collection, a rare video collection, Risograph and screenprinting studios.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded at approximately 2:01 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, to a collision involving a vehicle and a bicyclist at New Hampshire Avenue and Southview Avenue in Cloverly. (more…)
Strong winds are expected across Montgomery County and the region on Friday as a powerful cold front moves through the area overnight, according to the National Weather Service.
The MoCoShow is teaming up with local community leader Marquis Evans to help support families in need this holiday season through the return of the Stuff the Ambulance Toy Drive, taking place Saturday from 11:00am to 4:00om at Summer House Santa Monica at Pike & Rose.
County Executive Marc Elrich, County Councilmembers Kate Stewart and Dawn Luedtke and Department of Environmental Protection Watershed and Restoration Division Chief Amy Stevens, are reminding residents about the “Bring Your Own Bag” law which will take effect on January 1, 2026, and informing residents about the upcoming changes.
An inmate previously convicted in a high-profile Montgomery County gold bar scam has died while in state custody, according to Maryland State Police.
Chris Vondas and Alex Alperstein of AdvisoRE LLC brokered the sale of the building at 7909 Norfolk Avenue, which officially closed Monday for $1.1 million. The property was sold to an investor.
A public hearing has now been scheduled for the proposed Rio Lakefront redevelopment in Gaithersburg.