Crime

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on Tuesday, September 23, in Wheaton. A 52-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle on eastbound Veirs Mill Road at Ennalls Avenue around 7:27 p.m. and later died from her injuries. (more…)


Rockville

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has awarded $1.5 million to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to support the first phase of redevelopment at RedGate Park in Rockville. The 130-acre property, once home to RedGate Golf Course, is being transformed into a public park after the course closed in 2018.

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MCDOT

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will host a public meeting on October 21 at Albert Einstein High School in Kensington to share updates and gather feedback on the Veirs Mill Road Flash Bus Rapid Transit project, with additional materials and virtual options available online in English and Spanish.

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MCPS

The leaves are just beginning to turn, and so too is the Montgomery County football season taking shape. September has already separated contenders from pretenders, and Friday nights are showing us which programs have the depth, discipline, and dynamism to make November matter. Here’s how the county stacks up this week:

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Maryland

Maryland is taking a major step forward in creating parks where everybody, regardless of ability, can play, thanks to a new online resource called Playgrounds for All! Maryland. Currently, the website does not include any playgrounds in Montgomery County, but has several nearby.

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Maryland

Tragedy struck this week as Andrew Kraus, 39, the son of Mission BBQ co-founder Bill Kraus, was among four U.S. Army soldiers killed in a helicopter crash during a training mission in Washington State on Wednesday.

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