Montgomery Village News

Kathleen Leeson was loading clothes in her dryer just a few dozen feet away from her foster son in August when he accidentally strangled himself with the window blind cords in her Montgomery Village home.

As the investigation continues into two Montgomery County officers who allegedly helped federal immigration agents apprehend a Montgomery Village man six weeks ago, Latino residents used a forum with county leaders to describe a pattern of run-ins and perceived mistreatment by police.

County police have arrested three suspected members of the MS-13 gang for allegedly assaulting several area residents last month in what appears to be a hate crime, according to a Montgomery County Police press release.

Montgomery County Police have charged three men with committing a crime by assaulting the victims because of their sexual orientation.

A brief vehicle chase early Saturday ended with the arrest of a Montgomery County man, according to the Frederick Police Department.

Alex Hall, 17, of Montgomery Village and Peter Jackson, 17, of Comus talk about their tree study during the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology's regional student conference last week at Poolesville High School.

With billions of dollars in transportation projects promising to redefine traffic patterns and quality of life in Gaithersburg, this year's slate of city candidates brings a hodgepodge of ideas for how to best bring those ideas together.

Friends of a Montgomery Village man who was fatally shot last month said the shooting was an accident and he would have never intentionally kill himself.

An allegation of police brutality has prompted a broader Montgomery County Police investigation into the role that two officers might have played in helping federal agents detain a Montgomery Village man without charging him with a crime.

St. Martin's Church pantry, which distributes 200 bags of groceries to needy families and individuals on Mondays, is seeking donations of nonperishable foods and supplies to meet an increased demand.

Jedidiah Olson, 10, of Montgomery Village at an Awana meeting at Central Baptist Church in Rockville.

Karen Brito of Silver Spring talks with Kathy Thrower, program manager for Rebuilding Together Montgomery County at the county's 9th annual Housing Fair and Financial Fitness Day in Gaithersburg on Saturday.

It will be at least four years before four county operations are up and running at the Webb Tract, and county officials promise to begin community meetings on designs before the end of next month.

Gaithersburg Assistant City Manager Fred Felton resigned Wednesday following a two-week internal affairs investigation prompted by his arrest last month by Gaithersburg Police on gun charges.

Cecilia Ann Pauley, a Rockville resident, applauds after Montgomery County resident Diane Creed speaks about her experience trying to get state care for her daughter Larissa during a town hall meeting Monday night at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville.

The 1947 caboose that was part of the Gaithersburg Community Museum next to the Olde Towne train station in Gaithersburg was hauled off on a flatbed truck.

The 1947 caboose that was part of the Gaithersburg Community Museum next to the Olde Towne train station in Gaithersburg is hauled away.

Randy Graham waited seven years for his first kidney transplant. The kidney, taken from a shooting victim in Washington, D.C., lasted nearly three years, until a disease that scars and permanently impairs the organ's ability to filter out chemicals and toxins relapsed in March, he said.

A Montgomery Village man was found shot to death early Tuesday morning and police are investigating whether he committed suicide or someone else pulled the trigger.

Montgomery County will purchase the entire Webb Tract on Snouffer School Road near Montgomery Village as part of its ongoing Smart Growth Initiative, saving $225,000, the county council announced Tuesday.