Silver Spring News

Montgomery County police used cell phone technology to catch a suspect accused of shooting and killing a man in the woods behind a posh Germantown neighborhood, police said in court documents.

Monday's launch of a new free lunch program at Silver Spring's Georgian Forest Elementary drew some heavy hitters, including schools Superintendent Jerry D. Weast , County Council President Michael J. Knapp and ...

Some Montgomery County residents say they will soon have more than just their health to consider before calling 911 if the County Council passes a proposal to charge fees for ambulance rides.

When left-leaning Democrats staged a ''Progressive Summit" in 2004, middle-of-the-road Democrats fretted that it could drive a wedge between the two factions and jeopardize the party's chances of recapturing ...

Montgomery County fire officials say a seven-year-old boy from Gaithersburg has drowned in a backyard pool on New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring .

Anne Arundel County yesterday became the first local jurisdiction in Maryland to offer free mental health and substance abuse programs to veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

The $100,000 program, which also offers treatment options for veterans' families, includes a 24-hour hot line, and assessment and treatment services in county facilities or through contracted professionals.

Since October, 578 veterans have returned to Anne Arundel County, more than any other county in the state, according to the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs. Prince George's County ranked second with 520 veterans, followed by Montgomery County with 327.

"We encourage interested members of the public to consider serving on the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee," said Jim Balsiger, NOAA acting assistant administrator for NOAA's Fisheries Service.

This story was corrected on June 25, 2008, from its print version. Home foreclosures are skyrocketing in Montgomery County, jumping six-fold over the last year, hitting Silver Spring, Germantown, Gaithersburg ...

Silver Spring residents Mikki Hall and Claire Snyder are planning to get married next month in California, where the state's top court ruled same-sex couples had the right to marry.

Police are investigating a double shooting in downtown Silver Spring. Two victims, a man and a woman, were rushed to a local hospital around 5:40 a.m. after shots rang out along Ramsey Avenue, just a block away ...

A Langley Park man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the murder of his former employer.

County Council members are set to consider a series of zoning amendments that would give the company donating land for a Silver Spring music venue up to 15 years to develop nearby land for a separate project.

Montgomery County Police say a Silver Spring man had to be subdued by Taser after he stabbed his roommate, himself and threatened officers with a knife.

Monty Crown of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service adjusts the car seat of Annabelle Yontef, 2, of Darnestown as her grandparents Joe and Noreen Cryan of Laurel watch.

Montgomery County police have identified a body a jogger found along a wooded trail in Germantown.

A group of measures proposed by the county executive would give an estimated $800,000 in tax breaks over 10 years to the operators of a music venue in Silver Spring .

Diana Jolles Honored for Contributions to Midwifery and Women's Health Silver Spring, MD - Diana R. Caplan Jolles, CNM, MS, a certified nurse-midwife from Washington, DC received the 2008 Kitty Ernst Award, one ...

Louise Schlegel was crowned Miss Maryland 2008 Saturday and will compete in the Miss America pageant.

ABC 7's Project Immigration gets front and center in the war over day labor centers in Montgomery County .

Montgomery County Police have charged a woman with child abuse and assault after her 12-year-old daughter was found at a fast-food restaurant with bruises on her face and without shoes.