Montgomery County News

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.

Four hundred students have been playing a game of Assassin in the hallways of Montgomery County's largest high school this fall, an annual tradition of sorts that has largely fallen under the radar until now.

Montgomery County Police detectives are asking for the public's help in locating a woman reported missing from Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Md.

Gaithersburg City Councilman Ryan Spiegel announced Thursday that he will run for the Montgomery County Council District 3 seat currently held by county Councilman Philip M. Andrews.

NRG Energy Inc. said Friday that it notified the region's grid operator of plans to retire all coal-fired generation units at two of its Maryland power plants, facilities that are the subject of a water-pollution suit by state regulators.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for Montgomery County. The watch will last from Sunday morning to Monday morning.

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.