Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded Wednesday morning to a house fire on Starlight Court off Falls Mead Way in the Falls Mead neighborhood in Rockville.
With the U.S. government experiencing its 23rd funding lapse since 1976, and its 11th actual shutdown (this time a partial one), the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on the States Most & Least Affected by the 2025 Government Shutdown with Maryland coming in ranked as the 5th most affected state.
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…)
Rehab 2 Perform, a Germantown-based physical therapy and rehabilitation company founded by Dr. Josh Funk, was named a 2025 CO—100 Top Honoree in the Growth Accelerators category by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. (more…)
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UPDATE: On Monday, October 14, 2025, shortly after 10:00 p.m., Rockville City Police officers responded to the 1100 block of Highwood Road for the report of shots fired.
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Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) 5th District officers responded late Tuesday night to reports of shots fired on the 19000 block of Staleybridge Road in Germantown. (more…)
Former FBI Supervisory Special Agent Eduardo Valdivia, 41, of Gaithersburg, was sentenced in Montgomery County Circuit Court to 80 years in prison, with all but 60 years suspended, after being convicted of multiple sex offenses involving three young women he lured to his tattoo studios under false pretenses. (more…)
The Shoppers grocery store in Germantown will close its doors next month, according to a letter sent to employees on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
Bethesda-based Imagination Stage received a three-year grant from the Kaiser Permanente Fund at the East Bay Community Foundation to expand its educational theater programs promoting children’s mental health. The initiatives include Empathy Quest, an interactive play for elementary students focused on empathy and self-regulation, and RISE UP, a virtual workshop designed to help educators address mental health challenges in schools.
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According to the Maryland Lottery, a $128,772 Big Money Doubler progressive jackpot ticket sold on October 12 at the Shell gas station located at 4101 Aspen Hill Road remains unclaimed as of October 14.
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After more than eight years of brewing, community building, and championing Montgomery County’s craft beer scene, Tony and Lacy Prebula, co-founders of Saints Row Brewing, have announced that they are stepping away from the business (Saints Row Brewing will remain open during this time as Tony and Lacy look for new ownership).
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) arrested 22-year-old Terrance Barfield and 18-year-old Jaylen Cunningham, both of Washington, D.C., in connection with an armed robbery at Manny & Olga’s Pizza in Bethesda, with investigators later linking Barfield to three additional pizza restaurant robberies across Montgomery County between September 23 and October 1.