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Councilmember Will Jawando told a group of protesters that he wanted an investigation into all the officers involved in the questioning of several African-American men for trespassing at a Silver Spring McDonalds. In last week’s incident, a female police officer can be heard saying the N-word on a recording made by one of the men […]

Today is Monday, May 13. Rain on Monday, clouds expected the rest of the week. Here’s the forecast. 1. Municipal Monday: Gaithersburg Mayor and Council holds an off-site work session starting at 7 p.m. at the Olde Town Youth Center, 301 Teachers Way. Rockville’s Mayor and Council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 111 […]

Today is Monday, May 6. Rain less likely on Monday and Tuesday. Here’s the forecast. 1. Municipal Monday: Garrett Park holds its election, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Click here for details. Poolesville’s Town Council meets at 7 p.m. Here’s the agenda. Rockville’s Mayor and Council meets at 7 p.m. Here’s the agenda. Gaithersburg’s […]

MoCo native Dan Reed talks about growing up black in Montgomery County, where he attended a MCPS magnet school with affluent white kids. That was 20 years ago. Now, the writer of the popular blog, Just Up the Pike, he describes the childhood experiences that still affect him today.   Available now on MyMCMedia, Overcast, […]

Nate Tinbite, a Kennedy High School junior, won election as the new student member of the board. “After seeing the margin of the victory, I’m just overwhelmed an humbled,” Tinbite said Wednesday. Tinbite received 74 percent; his opponent Zoe Tishaev, a Clarksburg High junior, received 26 percent. “The students got my message. They got it […]

The Maryland House of Delegates made history Wednesday by selecting its first African American, and its first woman, to lead the chamber. Delegate Adrienne Jones, a Democrat from Baltimore County, won an election held because of the death of former speaker, Michael Busch, on April 7. Gov. Larry Hogan had convened a special session of […]

Today is Monday, April 29. Thunderstorms expected later in the week. Here’s the forecast. 1. Municipal Monday: Takoma Park has a budget work session starting at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave. Gaithersburg’s Mayor and Council meets at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall, 31 S Summit Ave., […]

The man convicted Wednesday in a bizarre Bethesda murder will file an appeal, his attorney said Friday. After a seven-day trial, Daniel Beckwitt was convicted of a second-degree “depraved heart” murder of Askia Khafra, a 21-year-old Silver Spring man Beckwitt had hired to dig tunnels under his property. “There are issues raised in the course […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich — joined by members of the County Council and school officials — pledged Wednesday to fully fund the Montgomery County Public Schools budget. Last month, Elrich released his 2020 budget request that provided about $2.6 billion for the school system. The figure was $14.5 million shy of the MCPS request. […]

The state’s attorneys of Howard and Montgomery counties inked a pact Tuesday that would spell out how the counties would investigate deaths from police-involved shootings. Previously, the two counties were working under a verbal agreement dating back to 2015, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said. Howard County would investigate Montgomery’s cases, and vice versa. […]