A Montgomery County jury found Edgard Castro-Contreras, 21, guilty on charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for his role in a 2022 gang-related shooting that killed o20-year-old Edvin Agustin Leon and critically injured another. He faces multiple life sentences plus 40 years at his August 2025 sentencing. The case involves several co-defendants linked to the MS-13 gang, with trials and sentencing still pending for others. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD has announced that the deaths of a married couple found in their Chevy Chase home have been ruled a murder-suicide.
On Thursday, April 17, 2025 from 7pm-9pm the City of Takoma Park Police Department will host a Multi-Jurisdictional Public Safety Summit. Law enforcement leaders from the following law enforcement agencies are expected to attend the Summit; the Montgomery County Police Department, Prince George’s County Police Department, Metropolitan Police Department (DC), Metro Transit Police, Maryland State Police, and Maryland-National Capital Park Police.
The Montgomery County Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying three suspects involved in a residential burglary that occurred back in February.
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The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has released additional information regarding a fatal single-vehicle collision that occurred on Sunday, April 6, 2025, in the 300 block of Travis Avenue. (more…)
The Butterfly Experience at Brookside Gardens is returning to Montgomery Parks later this week. Formerly known as Wings of Fancy, the exhibit is relaunching on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 10 a.m., and runs through Sunday, September 21, 2025. Advanced timed tickets go on sale Monday, March 3.
According to Maryland Lottery and Gaming, Maryland’s six casinos combined to generate $172,105,632 in revenue from slot machines and table games during March 2025. The total was down $6,032,191 (-3.4%) from March 2024 when the casinos registered their fifth-best monthly gaming revenue performance ($178,137,823).
With 13% of full-time employees now working entirely from home and another 26% having a hybrid schedule, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best States for Working from Home, with Maryland ranked the third best state in the country for working from home.
Demonta King, 18, of Chevy Chase, MD, pleaded guilty today for carjacking a taxicab driver at knifepoint in November 2024 and robbing another victim at gunpoint when he was 16 in August 2022, announced U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin, Jr., Chief Pamela Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
UPDATE: Savannah Michelle Snowden has been located safe and unharmed. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in […]
Commas Food Hall, a new 13,000-square-foot food destination on the third level of Ellsworth Place (8661 Colesville Rd) in Downtown Silver Spring, is slated to open later this spring. One of its featured stalls is Tokoa Cheesesteaks, which local food reviewer “Big Schlim” has rated with his highest honor, “STAMP,” after several visits.