MoCo Government

Montgomery County’s Asian American Health Initiative awarded $1.5 million in grants to 14 local organizations to support culturally tailored health and wellness programs for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, focusing on behavioral health, senior wellness, and social support services. (more…)


Crime

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has announced that Tiffany Zhang, 29, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after allegedly confessing to killing her mother, Guichun Hu, whose body was found near their residence in 19400 block of Olive Tree Way in Gaithersburg on Monday.

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MoCo Libraries

Montgomery County Public Libraries will honor Native American Heritage Month and Military Family Month in November with two special events: a musical storytelling program with Mwalim “DaPhunkee Professor” Peters on November 14 at Rockville Memorial Library, and a discussion with Alexandra N. Harris on Native American military service on November 20 at the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library in Silver Spring. (more…)


DMV

In October, The Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) welcomed the inaugural class of the new Metro Transit Police Department Criminal Justice Academy. “Previously MTPD outsourced a criminal justice academy to train recruits, but creating our own training academy will save Metro nearly $1 million a year, which includes fees that were paid to other training facilities and personnel costs.” Metro writes.

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