On Monday, Edgard Castro-Contreras was sentenced in Montgomery County Circuit Court to life in prison plus 52 years for the 2022 gang-related murder of Edvin Agustin Leon, the attempted murder of a second victim, and related firearm and conspiracy charges. (more…)


The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating a rape at a Rockville gas station and an armed bank robbery in Wheaton committed on consecutive days, and has arrested a suspect who matched descriptions, surveillance, and vehicle details linking both crimes. (more…)


Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a collision involving a car and a truck at Layhill Road and Bel Pre Road in Silver Spring on Friday morning.

According to MCFRS spokesperson David Pazos, crews extricated an adult female passenger from the car, who was transported with non-life-threatening injuries. The two other drivers involved declined transport.


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