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A 44-year-old Rockville man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for federal child pornography charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported. Between June 16 and Oct. 9, 2017, Stephen McGrath posed online as a modeling agent, communicating with six girls, between the ages of 12 and 16, according to the U.S. Attorney. McGrath confirmed […]

Today is Monday, April 1. Maybe some rain on Wednesday, more on Friday, but otherwise a decent week coming up. Here’s the forecast. 1. Municipal Monday: Rockville meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, at 111 Maryland Ave. The Mayor and Council are expected to have a budget worksession and declare that April is World […]

This story has been updated. Comptroller Peter Franchot said Friday his 60-member enforcement division will not be switched to a new commission that will oversee alcohol regulation in Maryland. “I can emphatically state that is not going to happen,” Franchot said in an interview with MyMCMedia. Franchot hinted that he could pursue the matter in […]

A growing economy was cited by 21.5 percent of residents as the most important issue facing Montgomery County, the Elrich administration revealed in a website graphic. The economy was the top issue of seven areas polled, which represented the seven areas a 222-member transition team examined. The other areas were: Thriving Youth and Families; A […]

Today is Monday, March 25. Cool week, some rain, but warm this weekend. Here’s the forecast. 1. Meet the Media: Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro meets members of the media at 11:30 a.m. in the Council Office Building. She expects to discuss the fiscal 2020 budget, the racial equity and social justice policy, the […]

Fewer county residents are going without food, yet Jackie DeCarlo, CEO of Manna Food Center, explains why the fight against hunger must continue – on this episode of Montgomery Talks with Doug Tallman. Available now on MyMCMedia, Overcast, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Spotify and Stitcher, Facebook, Pocketcasts and Twitter. Please help us grow. Subscribe […]

Superintendent Jack Smith and School Board President Shebra Evans called on the Montgomery County Council on Thursday to restore funding the school system sought in its fiscal 2020 budget request. They spoke at Smith’s monthly press briefing. County Executive Marc Elrich shaved $14.5 million from the Montgomery County Public Schools’ request. Elrich released his proposed […]

A judge ruled Thursday that the fourth defendant in an alleged sexual assault that occurred in Damascus High School will have his case moved to juvenile court. The public generally gets little information from the juvenile court system. On Tuesday, Circuit Court Judge Steven G. Salant heard arguments on where the boy should be tried. […]

Montgomery County’s Park Police is investigating an embezzlement of the Montgomery Parks Foundation, a parks police officer said Wednesday. A lawyer representing the foundation said the loss is in the “six-figure range” and took place over several years. It was first detected in January, Lt. Jeffrey Coe said. The foundation is a nonprofit that raises […]

Use of force among Montgomery County police increased 3.6 percent in 2018, according to a report compiled by police and released Tuesday. Police reported 542 total incidents, representing 0.25 percent of nearly 220,000 calls for service and 2.9 percent of 18,592 arrests, according to the report. You can find the report here. Three incidents resulted […]