Montgomery County has activated a new weather station in Laytonsville as part of an expansion intended to improve local weather monitoring and help emergency officials respond to severe storms, flooding, and other hazards.

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Montgomery County Councilmember Dawn Luedtke is calling for increased Federal Aviation Administration scrutiny of the Washington International Flight Academy (WIFA) following what she describes as a pattern of safety concerns at the Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg. (more…)


Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman, who has served as mayor since 2014, is expected to announce his conditional resignation during the Mayor and City Council meeting on September 8 as he runs for the Montgomery County Council District 3 seat in the November 3 general election. (more…)


Update: Several people who say they witnessed the landing have disputed MCFRS’s description of a “hard landing,” describing it as smooth and praising the pilot’s handling of the situation.

A small twin-engine aircraft made a hard landing without its front landing gear at Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg Monday evening, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) spokesperson Pete Piringer.


If you have ever tried to park at a busy shopping center in Montgomery County, chances are you have had a frustrating experience. Over the years, we have heard from countless readers about which parking lots are the most chaotic, confusing or downright difficult to navigate. Based on that feedback and our own observations, here is an updated look at some of Montgomery County’s worst parking lots, in no particular order.

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