In this week’s message to the community, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich expressed his disappointment in the updated federal COVID-19 guidelines released by the CDC no longer recommending the vaccine for for healthy children or pregnant women. His full response can be seen below:
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration anticipates improving nearly 3,400 lane miles of pavement across Maryland through patching and resurfacing efforts during Fiscal Year 2026, which begins July 1.
Alert Montgomery issued the following alert on Friday, May 30: “A Tornado Watch has been issued for Montgomery County until 12:00 am Saturday, 5/31. Be alert for rapidly changing weather […]
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Torrey Damien Moore, 34, of Silver Spring, was sentenced in Montgomery County Circuit Court to three consecutive life terms and an additional 80 years in prison following two separate murder convictions. He was found guilty in the 2022 shooting deaths of a gas station employee and his pregnant girlfriend, marking the County’s first conviction for the murder of a viable fetus. (more…)
Beautiful venue; great art, gifts and hand-crafted items; refreshments; and meet the award-winning painters, photographers, mixed media artists, ceramicists, fiber artists, and more – some 40 artists in all. It’s an extraordinary array of framed wall works, 3-d media including sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, and fiber pieces, and unframed prints.
Among them, you’ll see:
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland unsealed two indictments charging a South Carolina man with defrauding Medicare out of over $5 million through a COVID-19 laboratory testing scheme and defrauding customers of his private jet company out of approximately $15 million. (more…)
The Takoma Pride Parade and Street Fair will take place in Takoma Park, Maryland, with the parade beginning at 201 Ethan Allen Avenue and proceeding along Carroll Avenue to Laurel Avenue, where the street fair will be held. (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a house/log cabin fire in the 18500 block of Beallsville Road in Poolesville on Friday afternoon. (more…)
Morris Day, perhaps best known as the charismatic lead singer of the funk band The Time, spent time growing up in Gaithersburg, MD. He talks about working at Montgomery Wards in Gaithersburg (where Burlington is today) in an interview five years ago with Vlad TV. The clip where he mentioned Gaithersburg can be seen here.
Montgomery County Council President Kate Stewart said the Council is monitoring the Trump Administration’s designation of the County as a “sanctuary jurisdiction” and is coordinating with local and state partners while reaffirming its commitment to supporting the rights of all residents. On Thursday, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich also issued a statement in response to the Trump Administration’s designation of the county as a “sanctuary jurisdiction.” (more…)
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Keilana Bella Lenthongchak, a missing 15-year-old. (more…)
MCPS recently shared that the community gathered at Albert Einstein High School on May 20th to celebrate the Class of 2025 Business Management and Finance (BMF) Cluster graduation, honoring over 150 students from 10 high schools with five students receiving $500 scholarships to help fund their postsecondary education