Montgomery County News

A loophole that lets part-time school employees and coaches escape prosecution for sexual conduct with a minor could close without a controversial exemption for conduct between those close in age.

Police arrested three suspected bank robbers in Montgomery County on Tuesday after officers set up a roadblock on Interstate 270 and walked car to car with pistols, shotguns and semiautomatic rifles drawn.

Planning for new fire stations in Glenmont and White Flint will go ahead, while fire stations in several other Montgomery County communities will be delayed after a vote by the Montgomery County Council.

Sanitary cloths, feminine care wipes, paper towels and baby wipes flushed down the toilet are clogging Montgomery County sewer lines and costing taxpayers money.

LANHAM, Md. - Interstate 270 was completely shut down in both directions between the spur and Montrose Road for more than a half hour police search for three people suspected of robbing a bank in Rockville Tuesday morning.

The real estate researchers at Business Insider ranked about 140 suburbs across America by how exciting they were, and Silver Spring is number 13. In the survey, the largest suburbs of the nation's 50 biggest cities were ranked by these per capita: nightlife, such as bars, comedy clubs and nightclubs; live music venues; and active life options, ... (more)

This is Small Business Weekly, a recurring feature in which we'll spotlight a small, independently owned business in Bethesda or Chevy Chase.

The new Glenmont Metrocenter is taking shape, at least on the books, as Winchester Homes gains planning approval for a new townhouse development in the project.

Despite fading hopes among state lawmakers for its passage, the president of the Montgomery County Council hasn't given up on the idea of getting a bill that would provide more state money to ease crowding in the county's schools.

As of 7:35, the major issue affecting traffic on Monday morning is a pair of accidents on I-795 south near the Beltway.

State Sen. Richard S. Madaleno Jr. of Kensington was among the lawmakers who spoke in support of more state funding for Montgomery County school construction during a rally organized by the Montgomery County Council of PTAs at Lawyer's Mall in Annapolis on Thursday.

This consistently pleasing Italian red blend is a bargain at less than $11 a bottle in Montgomery County, but a steal on sale for less than $8 a bottle at Pearson's.

One person suffered life-threatening injuries and two others were hurt when two cars collided after the exit for Shady Grove Road around 5:45 a.m., according to Montgomery County Fire Department officials.

A Rockville man was gunned down Tuesday night at a Germantown intersection by a man he owed thousands of dollars, Montgomery County police alleged in arrest records.

Some time ago, Neil Davey began pondering a question that might not consume the average teenager: How, he wondered, could he effectively detect and isolate circulating tumor cells in a cancer patient's bloodstream? It stayed with him through research and an internship and finally led to Sunday in Washington, where the 18-year-old displayed his work ... (more)

Teachers in Montgomery County have ratified a new contract that will provide raises totaling 5.5 percent over three years, but it also requires educators to pay more for health insurance.

Building approvals are tied to a term, "matter of right," which is based on the zoning classification of the land.

No decisions have been made yet, but parents in Montgomery County should be aware that the school year could be extended until June 19. The brutal winter has caused the county's public schools to miss nine days of classes, The Washington Post reports, five days more than built into the year's calendar.

Montgomery County is about halfway finished with a big project to add time to all 800 of the pedestrian crossings there.

Ana Sol Gutierrez is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from District 18. First elected in 2002, she is running for her fourth term.