Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced an independent audit of Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, finding that more than half of reviewed cases had differing determinations of manner of death, including several from Montgomery County that were reclassified as homicides.
Montgomery County government has approved the FY26 budget, investing in transportation including fare-free Ride On buses and expanded transit services, environmental programs, parks and recreation, public safety, workforce compensation, and a six billion dollar six-year capital improvements plan supporting schools, housing, and infrastructure. (more…)
Montgomery County’s homeless population increased by 356 people, a 32% rise from 2024, according to the 2025 Point-in-Time survey. Officials attributed the spike to rising rents, the end of federal rental assistance, and a lack of affordable housing. (more…)
The City of Rockville will celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month with a free, all-ages Pride event on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at Rockville Town Square, and is seeking proposals from visual or literary artists to lead a community-engaged art project during the festival.
Councilmember Evan Glass issued a statement praising the Fiscal Year 2026 budget for funding education, housing, and fare-free transit without raising taxes, while also criticizing proposed tax hikes and emphasizing the need for transparency, fiscal discipline, and support for vulnerable residents during uncertain economic times. (more…)
Updated with a summer of events from MCPD.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a call for a toddler who fell from the 15th story of 11235 Oak Leaf Dr (The Enclave apartments) in White Oak, according to a report by DC area crime reporter Allen Henney. Miraculously, the toddler survived the fall and is alert and conscious.
Chief Antonio DeVaul of the Takoma Park Police Department announced the arrest of Donovan Xzavier Rivas, 20, of Rockville, Maryland, on a first-degree assault charge.
Beloved restaurant Parthenon Restaurant & Chevy Chase Lounge DC (located near the DC/Maryland line at 5510 Connecticut Ave. NW, DC) will be featured in the series premiere of Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service on FOX on May 21, with the episode available on Hulu the following day.
NPL Construction has announced that starting May 21, 2025, it will close single lanes on northbound Carroll Avenue between Sherman Avenue and Jefferson Avenue in Takoma Park to replace a gas line.
Council President Kate Stewart issued a statement praising the Montgomery County Council’s work on the Fiscal Year 2026 operating budget, highlighting its focus on education, mental health, housing, public safety, and economic development. She noted the budget was developed through an inclusive and transparent process and emphasized that it was balanced without raising tax rates, despite economic uncertainty and reduced federal funding. (more…)
A 24-year-old Germantown man was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning in Northwest D.C. after a stolen Infiniti struck his moped at 7th Street and New York Avenue. (more…)