The Wheaton Urban District will launch the Wheaton Streetery Block Party Series on Saturday, May 17, featuring monthly open-streets events through October with outdoor dining, live entertainment, and family-friendly programming aimed at revitalizing downtown Wheaton.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) reports that a 2-year-old girl died after being left unattended in a hot car in the Wheaton-Glenmont area. (more…)
Emmanuel Adjapong Mellish, a 21-year-old resident of Silver Spring, has been arrested and charged in a recent multi-day vehicle theft and tampering spree across Calvert County and Dunkirk. Mellish’s involvement […]
Wheaton High School is proud to host the Third Annual Gilbert Games on Friday, May 16th– an ever-growing community event that honors the legacy of former student Sarah Gilbert. This unique celebration, inspired by Unified Field Day and Special Olympics traditions, brings together students of all abilities for a day of inclusion, encouragement, and spirited competition.
Montgomery Parks announces the name of its newest park in downtown Silver Spring is Bottleworks Lane Urban Park, following a public voting process. The park, located at 1110 East-West Highway (the former National Tire and Battery site), is currently under construction and expected to open in the spring of 2026.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has arrested 21-year-old Jason Ronil Medrano Reyes of Silver Spring for allegedly stealing a Mercedes-Benz from a Planet Fitness parking lot in Wheaton-Glenmont after breaking into a gym locker on May 4, 2025. (more…)
UPDATE: Catherine Siguil-Morataya has been located safe and unharmed. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Catherine […]
While responding to drug-related complaints in the Long Branch area last week, Maryland-National Capital Park Police (Montgomery County Division) officers arrested a driver found with cash and suspected fentanyl pills after observing possible CDS (Controlled Dangerous Substances) activity.
Downtown Silver Spring is hosting its 3rd Annual Chalk Fest on Saturday, May 10th from 10am until 4pm– a community celebration of local art and the refreshed 350-foot street mural, Sweet Network, by CHALK R!OT. The event, centered along Ellsworth Drive, features chalk art creations by local artists and groups displayed right on the pavement.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating a vehicle theft outside a Silver Spring government building, where a suspect took car keys from a security desk and drove off in a 2020 Toyota RAV4. (more…)
Chief Antonio DeVaul from the Takoma Park Police Department announces the arrest of Ta’Liyah Tapp, 24, of Temple Hills, Maryland, for possession of an unregistered firearm, illegal transport of a handgun in a vehicle, open alcohol container in a vehicle, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct.