Montgomery County News

Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides .

U.S. Rep. John Delaney on Saturday endorsed Douglas M. Duncan at the former Montgomery County Executive's first major campaign event in his bid to regain his old job.

Montgomery County police are investigating a possible shooting Monday afternoon in the area of Montgomery Village's Stedwick Elementary School.

The city of Gaithersburg is seeking election judges for its municipal elections in November, according to a news release .

Montgomery County police released a crime summary for April 29 through May 7. The following incidents were reported in Gaithersburg: A residential burglary occurred in the 10800 block of Game Preserve Road on Tuesday, April 30, between 1:30 a.m. and 3:45 a.m. Entry to the home was not forced and property was taken.

Only in Montgomery County do elected officials study how to get people to have fun.

The Long Branch Outdoor Pool and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Outdoor Pool will be open Saturday, Sunday and Monday this Memorial Day weekend, from 12-6 p.m. The Montgomery County Department of Recreation operates seven pools.

More than 100 cyclists hit the Twinbrook bike to work "pit stop" Friday morning.

The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department in its summary of major crimes occurring in the county between April 27 and May 7. The mention of an arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction.

Elizabeth Kneebone is co-author, with Alan Berube, of Confronting Suburban Poverty in America , a new book from the Brookings Institution.

Montgomery County residents are raising concerns about the county's proposed bus rapid transit system after planners revealed a scaled-back system that would center around Route 355 from Clarksburg to Bethesda.

By Patch Staff It was a big news week in Maryland last week, with a visit by the first lady, a commuter nightmare in Montgomery and a heads up for a sixth casino in the state.

An Afghan refugee can stay in this country despite pleading guilty to second-degree assault on a Montgomery County police officer who was processing his arrest for driving under the influence, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held.

More schools in Montgomery County are participating in free breakfast programs, a reality that may result in increased student achievement, advocates for school breakfast said.

The Montgomery County Council will enhance services and reduce energy taxes through its fiscal year 2014 operating budget unanimously agreed to Thursday morning.

A poll released by Public Policy Polling shows that a large percentage of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of "hipsters," a group of men and women "unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns," according to Merriam Webster.

The city of Gaithersburg released the following news: The city of Gaithersburg announces the selection of three roads for Green Street construction: Victory Farm Drive west of the intersection of Victory Farm Drive and Saybrooke Oaks Boulevard Dosh Drive west of the intersection of Dosh Drive and Midline Road Cedar Avenue northeast of the ... (more)

Henry Levi Sanders could spend the next 60 years incarcerated - if he lives that long - pondering his crimes against the three men he carjacked in Montgomery County in November 2011.

Marylanders by the dozens turned over unwanted firearms to police in the first statewide "Gun Turn-In Day," sponsored by Attorney General Doug Gansler.

Two patients in Maryland go to the hospital for an identical procedure. If they both go to the same hospital, they will face the same charges.