Metrorail will open at 5 a.m. to help thousands of runners get to the start line for the 50th Marine Corps Marathon, one of the region’s most celebrated annual events. Trains will run frequently throughout the day, making Metrorail the easiest way to get around and avoid traffic and road closures.
Montgomery County Recreation, along with the cities of Gaithersburg, Rockville, and Takoma Park, has officially endorsed the Children’s Bill of Rights in Sports, developed by the Aspen Institute’s Project Play initiative, which promotes safe, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate youth sports opportunities.
On Monday, October 27 at 1:30 p.m., the Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Parks Committee will discuss the County’s development pipeline and a proposal to designate Timberlawn in Rockville as a historic site, while the Public Safety Committee will review courthouse security, Sheriff’s Office staffing, and the County’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program. (more…)
On Wednesday, Novavax announced that it is downsizing its Maryland operations by transferring the lease of part of its main campus at 700 Quince Orchard Road in Gaithersburg to AstraZeneca and selling nearby property to reduce costs and focus on vaccine research. (more…)
Below you’ll see the most recent updates or final scores of the 2025 week 8 MCPS football games. The scores will be updated as we receive them. If a score isn’t listed, it’s because we haven’t yet received a report from the game that we can confirm. An ‘F’ signifies the score is confirmed as being final:
Traveling through Maryland this weekend (October 24-26)? The below information may impact your travel. Please click on the Project Portal links to learn details about the work in each county, courtesy of the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT).
8:14PM UPDATE: The ERT in the 22000 block of Cabin Branch Ave has concluded. The adult female suspect was taken into custody at approximately 8 p.m. The scene is secure and the shelter in place has been lifted.
A 25-year-old Silver Spring man, Jerrell Lee Fullwood, was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree rape and first-degree assault after police said he attacked a woman walking to a bus stop on Medical Center Drive early Friday morning.
In the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Judge Christopher Fogleman sentenced Markus Dowdy to 42 years in prison for the 2023 shooting death of Marvin Jefferson and the wounding of a second victim at a carry-out restaurant in White Oak.
The community is coming together to support Oliver, a local pig who suffered severe injuries after being attacked, believed to be by a loose dog or dogs, while in his barn earlier this week.
In a statement released Friday, Governor Wes Moore said the Trump Administration has directed Maryland not to issue SNAP benefits and withheld legally required contingency funds, warning that approximately 680,000 residents, including 270,000 children, may not receive food assistance beginning November 1. (more…)