On Sunday, the Montgomery County Board of Elections responded to a tweet that showed a photo of a partially filled-in ballot that was provided to a voter in Takoma Park, explaining that “a voter was inadvertently handed a ballot that had been partially completed by another voter that should have been voided.”

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Megan Lee of Watkins Mill High School and Kairo Maysonet Walker of Julius West Middle School were the top winners in their respective categories in this year’s “Keeping it Safe Coalition” student video contest sponsored by Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) and the Montgomery County Police Department. The annual contest encourages student teams to create 30-second public service announcements about the risks of under-21 alcohol use.

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Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 4th District Investigative Section are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in the 900 block of Loxford Terrace in Wheaton. Detectives have released video and photos of the suspect and are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying him. The video is available below. (more…)


On May 2nd, the Montgomery County Animal Services & Adoption Center (MCASAC) announced it was closed to the public due to an outbreak of Canine Influenza (CIV). On Friday, they shared a few updates in a post on social media:

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In his weekly update to the community, County Executive Marc Elrich honored retiring Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) Director Anita Vassallo. She joined Chief Administrative Officer Rich Madaleno on the weekly media briefing Wednesday, which you can watch here.

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