Potomac native and Bullis alumna Masai Russell set an Olympic trials record and qualified for the Paris Olympics with a 12.25 in the 100m hurdles. On Saturday, she won 100m hurdles gold by .01 seconds with a 12.33.
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Quincy Wilson, a rising junior at the Bullis School in Potomac, became the youngest male U.S. track Olympian when he ran the opening leg of Round 1 of the U.S. 4×400-meter relay Friday. Now, he’s the youngest male Olympic track and field gold medalist ever…and school starts in two and a half weeks.
Many Facebook groups, locally, nationally, and internationally, are being targeted by scammers who are attempting to pull at heart strings by creating missing children posts and asking for the made-up information be shared.
MCPS will join Baltimore City Public Schools and Washington County Public Schools as school districts that will pilot girls’ flag football during the Fall 2024 season, joining Frederick County Public Schools, which successfully piloted girls’ flag last year. The schedule and information about how the season will work, can be seen below:
On Thursday, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich held a bill signing ceremony in Rockville for Bill-7-24, the Tenant Fire Safety & Notification Bill, which strengthens tenant protections and ensures safer living conditions. (more…)
The Montgomery County Police Department’s (MCPD) 3rd District Commander Jason Cokinos shared the news of a child with autism being rescued from a lake by a police officer and lifeguard at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in White Oak on Wednesday.
The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair returns on Friday, August 9th and will run through Saturday, August 17th. The Fair Foodie Awards are taking place on the first day and we’ll let you know all the winners for this upcoming year right after. For now, here’s a list of participating food vendors:
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal collision in the area of Georgia Avenue, between Triadelphia Lake Road and the Howard County/Montgomery County Line.
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Wheaton’s newest mural on the side of a building, called “Wheaton Lives,” will be dedicated in ceremonies at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11. The mural is on the building that houses Elbe’s Beer and Wine store (photo of the full mural below).
At approximately 9:43 p.m., Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) officers responded to a residence on Ravensdale Court in Gaithersburg for the report of an accidental discharge of a gun.