Takoma Park News

The Takoma Park community is on the alert and police are looking for a suspect in the sexual assault of a woman that took place Thursday on the Sligo Creek Stream Valley Trail.

A charming four-bedroom home in Takoma Park offers an attractive mix of old and new elements.

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett criticized the County Council on Wednesday for taking too long to pass several bills that he says would improve residents' quality of life.

Montgomery County Councilman George L. Leventhal criticized council President Philip M. Andrews for what he viewed as an attempt to bypass the committee chaired by Leventhal.

MOUNT RAINIER a ' On a brisk fall night here, Brent Bolin fires up his corn-burning stove.

On the program this week Linda Gunter from Beyond Nuclear in Takoma Park, Maryland joins Helen Caldicott for an in-depth discussion about the culture and politics of nuclear power.

Last week, in Takoma Park, Md., a new cryptographic voting system that could ensure accurate vote counts was used for the first time in a real election.

A Bethesda woman struck and killed by a school bus Wednesday is being remembered as a tireless advocate for the homeless.

A woman was struck and fatally injured by a county schoolbus in front of Bethesda Elementary school Wednesday afternoon.

First Test for Election Cryptography -- The first government election to use a new cryptographic scheme that lets both voters and auditors check that votes were cast and recorded accurately will be held tomorrow in Takoma Park, MD.

A new electronic voting system being used today for the first time in a government election in the U.S. will allow voters and elections auditors in Takoma Park, Md.

First lady Michelle Obama asked middle-school children about science during a visit to the Energy Department.

It's an election system voters and math geeks can embrace. On Tuesday voters in Takoma Park, Maryland, got to try out a new, transparent voting system that lets voters go online to verify that their ballots got counted in the final tally.

PG and Montgomery Counties have been studying the Crossroads region where New Hampshire Avenue and University Boulevard meet up for several years now .

Can you name the three area jurisdictions with borders that all meet in Takoma Park? Although Montgomery County, Prince George's County and the District share miles of borders, they are very different real estate markets.

Three Montgomery County clinics distributing swine flu vaccines Wednesday closed hours before they were scheduled, after demand far outstripped the scant supply, leaving families frustrated.

While Al Qaeda and eco-nuts use different tactics, they share a similar enemy: civilization.

This year the parade will immediately follow the 4 PM costume contest on Saturday the 31st.

The Takoma Park Police Department is attempting to locate the individual, Joseph Quewon, who is described as a black male, around 67 years old, 5'-7", 145 lbs., missing two front teeth and has gray hair with a beard.

Baltimore Avenue in Beltsville was blocked off Friday evening from Lincoln Avenue to Garrett Avenue while police investigated the attempted robbery of an armored truck and an ensuing standoff.