In the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, Judge Jeannie Cho has sentenced defendant William Alvarenga, 21, of Gaithersburg, to 33 years in prison, suspending all but five years to serve and five years of supervised probation upon release after posting a threat towards a police officer on social media.
Gaithersburg-based Remedy Plan Therapeutics (Remedy Plan), a privately-held, clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing novel, hyperbolic NAMPT inhibitors located at 704 Quince Orchard Rd., today announced the company has raised over $18 million in an oversubscribed insider financing round. The round includes participation from Schooner Capital and Alexandria Venture Investments. This brings the company’s total funding to date to $55 million.
A Rockville man has died after being struck by a car in Gaithersburg. On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 61-year-old David Albert Parker was crossing Watkins Mill Road when he was hit by the driver of a silver 2018 Toyota Camry.
The 16th annual Gaithersburg Book Festival will take place on Saturday, May 17, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg. The event is free to attend, and free parking options are available but limited, so attendees are encouraged to use the recommended free shuttle service running continuously from 9:15 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. between the Montgomery County Fairgrounds (501 Perry Parkway) and the Shady Grove Metro Station (355 side). (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a house fire in the 11900 block of Roan Lane in Gaithersburg on Friday morning. (more…)
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Justin Higgs, a missing 14-year-old from Montgomery Village. (more…)
Flags for Our Heroes, featuring a giant display of American flags, returns to the lawn at Bohrer Park at Summit Hall Farm in Gaithersburg on Friday, May 23 through Monday, May 26. A formal opening ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 24 at 11 a.m. There will be a flag retirement ceremony on Sunday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Persia Sasha Lopez, a missing 14-year-old. (more…)
MCPS recently shared the news of Gaithersburg High School hosting the Alternative Learning Outcomes (ALO) prom on Friday, May 9, for students from Albert Einstein, Sherwood, Springbrook, Wheaton, and Watkins Mill high schools.
Updated at 8:40am to include a summary of events by MCPD
A pedestrian was struck and killed this morning on Watkins Mill Rd, according to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD).