The Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Montgomery County Department of Police, and Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services are encouraging residents to plan ahead and avoid impaired driving during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Officials say police will increase enforcement efforts while transportation officials promote safe ride options to help prevent crashes related to drunk driving.
Montgomery County Police 3rd District officers located an adult male in the roadway at Georgia Avenue and Silver Spring Avenue around 3:12 am Saturday with apparent stab and gunshot wounds. (more…)
Montgomery County Police responded Friday evening to a report of a non-contact shooting in Germantown. (more…)
UPDATE from Sec. Sean Duffy: The ground stop is over and operations have resumed. Firefighters from Fauquier County and Prince William County confirm there is no danger to air traffic controllers, and they are returning to the Potomac TRACON. The source of the strong odor was traced to a circuit board that overheated, and it was replaced.
A ground stop has been issued for several major airports in the region after a reported odor at a key air traffic control facility disrupted operations Friday evening.
Matchbox will be closing its location at Bethesda Row on Sunday, March 22, ending a run that began when the restaurant opened there in October 2019.
Updated to include press release from Quincy’s
Quincy’s Uptown, a restaurant and bar located at 9813 Main St. in Damascus, will close permanently on Sunday, March 15. The restaurant first opened in late 2018 and has operated in Damascus for approximately 7.5 years.
Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando plans to introduce a motion at the March 17 County Council session to place the Unmask ICE Act (Bill 5-26) on the agenda for a worksession and vote at the following meeting on March 24. (more…)
Arby’s has signed on to take over the soon-to-close McDonald’s location in Derwood, making its return to Montgomery County in the longtime drive-thru site at 7200 Muncaster Mill Road in the Red Mill Shops shopping center.
A Montgomery Village man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred last year.
Montgomery County police have arrested a Germantown man on drug and handgun-related charges following a traffic stop earlier this week.
Chicago-based Giordano’s, known for its legendary stuffed deep-dish pizza, remains on track to open its first DMV location in downtown Washington DC, with a debut still expected this spring.