The City of Laurel has established a new citywide curfew that will be in effect starting Friday, July 11th for residents under 17 years old.
The Gaithersburg Mayor and City Council granted approval of the Gateway Lakeforest Zoning Map Amendment Z-9928-2024 at their July 7, 2025 meeting. This is different than the Lakeforest Redevelopment project.
Did you know that if you’re a Maryland resident and the original owner of a vehicle with a 2019 model year or newer, the state offers a special exemption on emissions tests for original owners of the vehicle?
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…)
A traffic stop by Montgomery County Police in downtown Silver Spring on July 10 led to the arrest of two individuals after officers discovered a loaded handgun hidden under a car seat. (more…)
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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Rare Breed Triggers have agreed not to distribute or sell machine-gun conversion devices in Maryland and other plaintiff states following a multistate lawsuit led by Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Cayden Grace Ellis, a missing 16-year-old from Clarksburg. (more…)
The Montgomery County Department of Police confirms that Sergeant Mark Burhoe has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of possessing child pornography, resulting in his immediate suspension without pay, while both criminal and internal investigations are underway.
The owners of Kiin Imm Thai, a popular and highly rated Thai restaurant that opened its first location in Vienna, VA and has a restaurant in Rockville, MD, will open a second Montgomery County location in Gaithersburg.
The Springsong Museum, a nonprofit organization, is seeking to fund and build a museum honoring Rachel Carson, a pioneering writer, biologist, and Silver Spring resident. The museum will be located at Burnt Mills East Park, a serene setting adjacent to the Northwest Branch Trail in Silver Spring, and will repurpose the existing historic 1929 WSSC water filtration facility building.
The Washington DC area is on the radar for Cosm Inc., the innovative immersive entertainment company, as it seeks a site for its next “Shared Reality” venue. The Washington Business Journal is reporting that Cosm is actively looking for a significant footprint, targeting 40,000 to 80,000 square feet, with a preference for locations near existing major sports venues. While Southeast DC is being eyed, the company remains open to other possibilities within the metropolitan area.
Go to Viral “Shared Reality” Entertainment Dome is Actively Looking for a DC Area Location
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The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) received eight 2025 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) for innovative programs in civic education, sustainability, public safety, information technology, and transportation, recognizing efforts such as real-time bus displays, school zone safety integration, and digital tools to improve public services.