Montgomery County News

The Montgomery County Planning Board is considering a 250-foot height limit to induce owners of the Apex Building in Bethesda to relocate to make way for a station at the western terminus of the $2.2 billion Purple Line.

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice said he paid more than $1,000 in delinquent D.C. tickets Monday - for illegal parking, speeding and expired tags - after a television reporter confronted him with the records.

With winter weather and more snow forecast for Tuesday, keep tabs on the latest school delays/closings: Click HERE to see the list.

By Laura L Thornton Had enough of the snow this week? Well, it's not over yet. On Monday morning, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for Montgomery County for Tuesday, from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. Heavy snow is expected, the National Weather Service advised.

Spiegel is seeking the District 3 seat held by Councilman Phil Andrews, who's leaving the post to for Montgomery County Executive.

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.

Extending shop local retail positioning through co-operatives. While the co-operative business movement started in the 1890s, and some large organizations are still organized that way, especially businesses serving farmers , and rural electricity systems , for the most part retail businesses aren't run as co-operatives, with a couple of exceptions.

When Montgomery County Del. Heather Mizeur , who's running for governor, unveiled a proposal to tax and legalize sales of pot, most of the reactions from Maryland politicians were muted - with one Frederick County delegate providing a characteristically explosive exception.

A vehicle theft occurred in the 5400 block of Randolph Road in Rockville on Friday, Nov. 22 at 7:21 p.m. A residential burglary occurred in the 200 block of Highland Avenue in Rockville on Wednesday, Nov. 20 between 11:30 a.m. and 10:45 p.m. No forced entry; property taken.

Bill de Blasio will be unveiling "important" new appointments in the near future, but don't expect his schools chancellor pick to be among them.

Snow crews are treating only primary and secondary arterial roads. a- Montgomery County Parks Department's Wheaton Ice Arena, Cabin John Ice Rinks, Wheaton Indoor Tennis and Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Center closed at 1 p.m. Sunday.

The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department in its summary of major crimes occurring in the county between Nov. 18 and 26. The mention of an arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction.

The following information was supplied by the Montgomery County Police Department in its summary of major crimes occurring in the county between Nov. 18 and 26. The mention of an arrest or charge does not indicate a conviction.

Dec. 8, 2013 - DAMASCUS, Md. -- Voted one of Montgomery County, Maryland's "Best Places for Coffee," The Music Cafe in Damascus, Maryland welcomes back, from 8:00pm to 11:00pm, one of their most unique musical artists, Randy "Windtalker" The blending of flute with lush orchestration and Native percussion, weaves a musical tapestry that creates a ... (more)

Latest regional radar shows movement of precipitation and lightning strikes over past two hours.

Latest regional radar shows movement of precipitation and lightning strikes over past two hours.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY has been issued for Baltimore city and areas along and east of I-95.

Montgomery County is under a winter storm warning Sunday through Monday, according to the National Weather Service .

The scene Saturday at a community center in Chevy Chase was a familiar one in the campaign of Maryland Lt.

When Marc Elrich, a county councilman in the northern Washington suburbs, sought to raise the minimum wage, businesses threatened to move across the Montgomery County line to pay workers less.