The Montgomery County Police Department is marking the 50th anniversary of the unsolved 1975 murder of 15-year-old Kathy Beatty, who was found unconscious and sexually assaulted in a wooded area behind the former K-Mart in Aspen Hill, later dying from her injuries.
The temporary closure of the Wayne Avenue and Fenton Street intersection has been extended to about September 5, 2025, due to unforeseen utility conflicts.
Evan Ferrufino, a talented student-athlete from Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, has been selected as one of 30 children of Dominican descent, aged 8-16, to participate in a prestigious cultural and educational program in the Dominican Republic.
Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Financial Crimes Section arrested 31-year-old Charles Horlesen of Kissimmee, Florida, on Wednesday, July 23 in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, for allegedly defrauding an elderly Montgomery County woman out of $20,000 through a tech support scam. (more…)
In response to a Heat Emergency Alert in effect through Monday morning, Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation (MCDOT) is providing free bottled water on Ride On buses. The effort aims to keep passengers safe and hydrated during dangerously high temperatures, with heat index values expected to reach 105 degrees or more.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) issued a traffic advisory following an incident involving a pedestrian on Wayne Avenue between Colesville Road and Cameron Street in Silver Spring on Friday afternoon.
After nearly three decades of serving the Wheaton, MD community with beloved Hong Kong-style dim sum and Chinese cuisine, Hollywood East Cafe has announced it will be closing its doors on August 24, 2025.
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general are urging Congress to pass the SAFER Banking Act of 2025 to allow financial institutions to serve state-regulated cannabis businesses, citing public safety, regulatory oversight, and economic benefits.
The Montgomery County Business Center, in partnership with M&T Bank, is launching its second free Spanish-language Business Accelerator Program on August 4, offering up to 30 eligible County-based entrepreneurs seven weeks of training in key business development areas, including marketing, finance, and AI tools.
Actor Jessie T. Usher, widely recognized for his captivating performances as Reggie Franklin/A-Train in Amazon Prime Video’s hit series “The Boys” and as Cam Calloway in Starz’s “Survivor’s Remorse,” is a Montgomery County native.