A 19-year-old Maryland man has been arrested in connection with an illegal car rally during Super Bowl LVIII celebrations, resulting in firearm-related charges in Maryland and pending extradition to Pennsylvania for additional charges. (more…)
Six people, including Toyia Johnson of Rockville, were found guilty in connection with a 2021 Labor Day weekend triple homicide in Washington, D.C., that left three people dead and three others injured. A jury convicted four defendants of murder and related charges, while Johnson and another individual were found guilty of tampering with evidence and acting as accessories after the fact. (more…)
Hollister Co. is returning to Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, according to a report by Robert Dyer. (more…)
As technology advances faster than ever, cybersecurity and defense companies are competing for more than talent—they are seeking exceptional innovators with the expertise to create the next generation of products, services, and breakthrough technologies.
That combination of diverse and specialized talent, and proximity to customers is what positions Montgomery County, Maryland, as a strategic destination and a growing hub for defense, satellite communications, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing companies.
Thales Defense & Security, Inc.’s (TDSI) expansion is the latest example.
For more than six decades, TDSI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thales U.S.A, has supported critical national security missions, delivering advanced communications, intelligence, surveillance, and defense technologies to military and government customers around the world.
Last week, the company celebrated a significant expansion of its manufacturing operations in Clarksburg, Maryland.
Over the past year, TDSI also doubled its manufacturing floor footprint through a $4 million investment, expanding production capacity to support the company’s continued growth.
Today, TDSI employs approximately 675 people in Montgomery County, including roughly 250 manufacturing employees.
As demand for its technologies continues to grow, the company continues to expand and has added more than 225 positions locally over the past three years.
A leading U.S. supplier of tactical radio and SATCOM communications, including EW/SIGINT kits, tactical power, Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (HMCS), mounted/dismounted EO/IR sensors, missile fusing, cyber protection technology and Anti-Submarine Warfare sonars, TDSI supports customers across the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Department of Homeland Security, other federal agencies, and global security partners. (more…)
The City of Rockville has announced that Hikers in the John G. Hayes Forest Preserve can now use an interactive mobile map to navigate over three miles of trails, view real-time locations, and access trail descriptions and park amenities. (more…)
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Due to ongoing Purple Line construction, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has implemented detours for Ride On bus routes 12, 13, and 19 in Silver Spring, with updated routing and temporary stops in place through at least August 2025.
Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal wrong-way crash on northbound I-270 at Germantown Road early Friday morning that killed two drivers
Pollo Campero is scheduled to open in the Wheaton Mall food court on Wednesday, July 9. The restaurant is located in the space previously occupied by Moe’s Southwest Grill.
Even though the Fourth of July has passed, there are still several great opportunities to catch fireworks displays in Montgomery County tonight, Saturday, July 5. (more…)
A Maryland man was sentenced to 30 years in prison and lifetime supervised release after pleading guilty to producing, distributing, and possessing child sexual abuse material, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a house fire around 5:45 a.m. on July 4 in the 500 block of Ethan Allen Avenue in Takoma Park, where an unoccupied home under long-term construction was fully engulfed in flames. (more…)
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined 12 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to uphold a preliminary injunction preventing the Trump Administration from enforcing a federal prison policy that would bar transgender women from being housed in women’s facilities.