Montgomery County News

Mark Hoft as Macy, Bailey R. Center as Santa, Patrick Becker and Lydia Kivrak in the Tantallon Community Players production of “Miracle on 34th Street,” to Dec. 15 at Harmony Hall in Fort Washington.

While Giant Food and Safeway still hold strong positions in the eyes of Montgomery County grocery shoppers, more are being wooed by cheese departments and other amenities in competitors such as Whole Foods, Harris Teeter and Trader Joe's.

Maryland Del. Heather R. Mizeur announces her running mate, Delman Coates, last month in Silver Spring.

Maryland State Delegate Tom Hucker declared that it's no longer an either-or proposition.

For years, a 12-acre site on Frederick's busy Urbana Pike - near Riverview Plaza and its major retailers such as Home Depot and Target - has sat undeveloped.

A decision on whether to include a child care center in a county office building in Wheaton has left some Montgomery County Council members frustrated with the pace of planning on the project.

This was among the cases received recently by the Montgomery County Animal Services Division.

Two robberies this week at PNC Banks in Montgomery County may have been committed by the same suspect, the Montgomery County Police Department said in a statement .

The energy-from-waste facility is owned by the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority and began commercial operation in August 1995 to sustainably dispose of Montgomery County's post-recycled waste.

Montgomery County Councilman Craig Rice took over as council president Tuesday, saying he plans to focus on helping small businesses thrive while advocating a powerful role for government in making sure the county's residents are taken care of.

Crystal Gayle and Lee Greenwood The country stars known for "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" and "God Bless the U.S.A." team up for a holiday concert.

Steve Lohr has dealt with tricky situations in the course of his career as a Montgomery County firefighter - from multi-home fires on hot summer days to helping deliver babies.

Darren M. Popkin thought about becoming a lawyer. It was one reason he took a job as a sheriff's deputy, to work in courts and law enforcement.

The ninth annual EagleBank Foundation Fight Against Breast Cancer Golf Classic, held on October 14, 2013, at the Trump National Golf Club, raised over $300,000.

Bruce and Joan Weber pose for a portrait in their house in Silver Spring on Nov. 30. A cat named Tank earlier this month climbed into the exposed floor of a bathroom being renovated in the Silver Spring house.

Montgomery County police say a teacher accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student with autism, has fled to Hong Kong to avoid prosecution.

Dec. 30 will mark three full years since the last book was checked out of the Olney Library, before it closed to prepare for an expansion and renovation project.

Montgomery County Public Schools has made very public claims about making "data-driven decisions."

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Heather R. Mizeur will announce Wednesday that she will become the first contender for that office since 1994 to accept public financing of her campaign - effectively limiting her spending on the primary to about $2.5 million.

Charles Barkley has served District 39 in the Maryland House of Delegates since he was first elected in 1998, and with his 2014 bid for re-election, he isn't showing any signs of slowing down.