The Maryland State Police (MSP) are alerting residents to a recent scam where individuals are impersonating state troopers and officers from other police agencies. The scammers are using deceptive tactics, including faking caller ID information to appear as legitimate law enforcement.
Montgomery County law enforcement will hit the pavement in Rockville on Saturday, September 13, 2025, for the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics Maryland. The event aims to raise awareness and promote inclusion for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
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…)
The Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing on September 16, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. on Spending Affordability Guidelines for the FY27 capital budget and FY27-32 Capital Improvements Program; speakers must sign up by September 15 at 2 p.m. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating an early Sunday double stabbing that occurred at approximately 2:34am on Sunday in the 19500 block of Amaranth Drive in Germantown, where multiple juvenile male suspects reportedly brandished BB guns and two adult men sustained non-life-threatening injuries. (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.
Monday’s Powerball jackpot is up to an estimated $1.10 billion with a cash value of $498.4 million. Below are a few ideas for where you could spend some of that money in Montgomery County if you hit the big one. (more…)
Get ready to raise a glass to the crisp flavors of fall as the Maryland Apple Harvest Cider Festival makes its highly anticipated return. This one-of-a-kind event, a showcase of the state’s craft beverage scene, will take over Two Story Chimney (7115 Damascus Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20882) for an afternoon of delicious sips, savory bites, and live entertainment.
Sprout, a popular Maryland-based eatery known for its commitment to locally sourced, organic, and scratch-made foods, has officially opened its first location in the D.C. metropolitan area. The new café at Bethesda Row welcomed its first customers on Friday, August 29.
More than a month after its highly anticipated grand opening on National Ice Cream Day, July 20th, Yala Greek Ice Cream in Georgetown (3143 N St. NW) continues to see a remarkable phenomenon: long lines stretching down the block. While initial opening-day buzz is expected for any new eatery, the sustained popularity of this new establishment speaks to something more profound than a passing trend.
Silver Spring families are invited to join the Kennedy Cluster schools for a fun-filled Block Party (Fiesta del Barrio) on Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 10:00am to 12:00pm at John F. Kennedy High School, located at 1901 Randolph Road, Silver Spring, MD 20902.
Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) 5th District officers and Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services (MCFRS) were dispatched around 2:38 a.m. to the 19500 block of Amaranth Drive in Germantown for a call initially reported as a shooting. (more…)
Updated to reflect that the incident occurred in an unincorporated area of Gaithersburg, .3 mile outside of Montgomery Village (originally reported as Montgomery Village)
Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) 6th District officers and Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services (MCFRS) were dispatched early Sunday for a reported shooting in the 9000 block of Centerway Road in Gaithersburg. (more…)