Montgomery County News

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.

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.