A Germantown man was arrested without injury after a standoff involving a butcher knife outside a Silvergate Way apartment on November 17, 2024, following a domestic incident and threats to police. (more…)


On Friday, Ansoumane Camara of Germantown, MD was sentenced to 18 months in prison for securities fraud and felony theft exceeding $100,000, after pleading guilty to defrauding a client of $129,966 through unregistered investment services; he was also ordered to repay the stolen amount and serve five years of probation. (more…)


The Montgomery County Office of Human Rights is accepting nominations for its Human Rights Hall of Fame, honoring individuals who have made significant contributions to civil rights and social justice within the County, with the nomination period closing on Nov. 25 and the induction ceremony set for Dec. 15 at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. (more…)


The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has charged Adelaida Consuelo Zacarias Chacon, of Germantown, and Reyna Gomez Lopez, of Philadelphia, with first-degree conspiracy to commit murder after an investigation revealed that Chacon allegedly paid Gomez Lopez to arrange a murder-for-hire plot against her ex-boyfriend.

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Good Fortune Cafe, which has been serving the area since 1994 (according to its website), closed in August at 237 Kentlands Place. At the time an employee shared that they would be returning later in the year in the space that has been home to Happy Uncle in Germantown’s Clopper’s Mill shopping center (18022 Mateny Rd.) for more than 20 years. Today, it was confirmed by Happy Uncle that Good Fortune would be taking over early next year.

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