The Montgomery County community is rallying to support the family of Taeyon Malachi Prather, an 18-year-old Gaithersburg resident whose death is being investigated as a homicide. According to the Montgomery County Police Department, officers were called around 7:21 p.m. on Friday, January 2, to the 23600 block of Rolling Fork Way near Damascus after Fire and Rescue responded to a report of a person down and found Prather suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. (more…)


For anyone who spent Friday nights at Quince Orchard, the names Aydan and Elisha West still echo like a PA announcement before kickoff. Two Maryland brothers who grew up chasing each other around the CougarDome secondary are now chasing a shared future in the University of Minnesota’s maroon and gold.

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Popular Frederick, Maryland Instagram account @TheFrederickFeed has narrowed down some of the best steaks you can find in Frederick, and the list highlights a mix of classic steakhouses, chef-driven restaurants, and value standouts across the city. With so many of our readers living in or frequently visiting our neighbor to the north, we decided to put together a quick write-up inspired by their list.

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New estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that federal employment in Maryland declined by an estimated 10,300 jobs in October and November 2025 combined, contributing to a total loss of about 24,900 federal positions in the state since January, while private sector employment fell by 4,400 jobs over the same two months.

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Montgomery County’s Office of Food Systems Resilience announced a new phase of its Food Recovery Network strategy, expanding coordination, infrastructure, and direct funding to support organizations that rescue surplus food and redistribute it to residents in need, with investments totaling more than $764,000 across multiple grant programs.

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Montgomery County native and Wake Forest star defensive lineman Mateen Ibirogba has committed to Texas Tech, according to a report by Hayes Fawcett, citing Ibirogba’s representative Jon Perzley, who confirmed the decision to Pete Nakos and Fawcett for On3Sports.

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