Two Story Chimney Ciderworks, the farm-based cidery located at 7115 Damascus Road in Gaithersburg, announced today that it will close later this month.
The Maryland Lottery is reminding the public to play and gift responsibly during the holiday season and emphasizes that lottery tickets should not be given to children as part of the National Council on Problem Gambling’s “Gift Responsibly / Too Young to Bet” campaign.
For the seventh time in 13 years, Maryland’s two gold-standard programs meet on the state’s biggest stage, an annual collision that now feels less like a championship game and more like a heavyweight trilogy gone long. Wise vs. Quince Orchard is no longer just a matchup; it’s a brand, a legacy, a measuring stick for what elite public-school football looks like in this state. And this year’s installment might be the most compelling yet. The game between No. 1 Quince Orchard vs. No. 3 Henry A. Wise will take place on Friday, December 5th at 7:30pm (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD).
If you believe in football karma, if you believe that high school seasons sometimes bend back toward the moments that shaped them, then this state championship matchup feels predestined. The Class 4A/3A – No. 1 Sherwood vs. No. 2 Mergenthaler (Mervo) takes place on Thursday, December 4th at 7:00pm (Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD).
A Monday night fire at the Turnberry Court Apartments in Leisure World was quickly contained thanks to the building’s sprinkler system, according to MCFRS chief spokesperson Pete Piringer.
Clarksburg Coyotes head coach K.C. Landefeld was recognized Sunday night by the Washington Commanders as the Maryland Flag Football Coach of the Year, an honor celebrating his leadership, player development, and the sustained excellence of the Coyotes’ girls flag football program.
Out of an abundance of caution, all MCPS schools and offices will operate on a Code Yellow two-hour delay on Tuesday, Dec. 2, the school system shared at 4:55am Tuesday morning.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has released additional information about a single vehicle collision early Sunday morning on Route 27 in Damascus that left a 27 year old Germantown man dead. (more…)
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Update: MCPS will operate on a two hour delay on Tuesday, 12/2/25.
Montgomery County Public Schools says it is closely monitoring weather conditions as a mix of freezing rain, light snow, and rain is expected to move into the region late Monday night into Tuesday morning. In an update shared Monday evening, the school system noted that while early predictions call for slick conditions early in the day, the system currently expects to operate on a normal schedule for Tuesday, December 2.
With a Winter Weather Advisory in effect for parts of Maryland and Northern Virginia, including northwest Montgomery County, attention has shifted squarely to the morning commute and the possibility of school delays or closures across the region and FOX5 meteorologist Mike Thomas has provided a prediction.
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that 10 people have been indicted in three separate contraband-smuggling schemes at Jessup Correctional Institution in Anne Arundel County, following an investigation by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Unit and the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.