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Comptroller Peter Franchot on Wednesday released the names of 20 people and 25 businesses that collectively owe the state $12.7 million in back taxes, penalties and interest. “I want you to know that I understand that people and businesses sometimes fall on hard times, and my offices are more than willing to work out a […]

Update, 5:20 p.m.: A Maryland State Board of Elections said Monday the board would conditionally accept Councilmember Nancy Floreen’s independent candidacy for county executive. She must change her party registration from Democrat to “unaffiliated” by Aug. 6, and she must submit about 7,000 signatures from Montgomery County registered voters supporting her appearance on the ballot, […]

Here are five things to know for Monday, July 9, in Montgomery County: 1. Ag Reserve Alcohol: The Montgomery County Council’s Planning, Housing and Education Committee will take up regulations that will expand the ability for properties in the Ag Reserve to produce and market beer, wine and spirits. Here’s the staff report. And here’s […]

We invited primary winners to stop by the Montgomery Community Media studios to discuss their victories. Here’s what they had to say: Patricia O’Neill, winner of the nonpartisan primary for Montgomery County Board of Education District 3 Julie Reiley, winner of the nonpartisan primary for Montgomery County Board of Education At-Large: Robert Dyer, winner of […]

The man who was convicted for killing his pregnant fiancée died by suicide in his cell at a Montgomery County lockup Wednesday, a Montgomery County police statement said. Thierry Kinshala Nkusu, 35, had used a bed sheet to suspend himself, police said. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore ruled the cause of […]

A 20-year-old woman, born in El Salvador and an MS-13 here, received 95 years in prison Thursday from a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge for her role in robberies that took place in 2017. Josselin Andrade Ramirez of Temple Hills received maximum sentences from Judge John Maloney for charges of conspiracy to commit armed robbery […]

Here are five things to know for Thursday, July 5, in Montgomery County: 1. The Count Continues: The Montgomery County Board of Elections continues counting ballots at 10 a.m. when members check about 3,000 provisional ballots. About 150 votes separate Councilmember Marc Elrich and former health care executive David Blair in the county executive’s race. […]

Republican Montgomery County executive candidate Robin Ficker has succeeded in receiving matching funds from the county’s public election fund, according to an email message he shared Tuesday. Ficker is in line to receive $231,185 from the fund, according to the email from Taggart Hutchinson, an associate county attorney. Ficker had filed suit against the county […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Floreen filed Monday an independent candidacy for county executive, another wrinkle in the 2018 election season. In a 143-word statement, Floreen said she would announce her final decision on candidacy once all the primary votes for county executive have been certified. The Democratic primary for county executive remains too close to […]

Victor Brito has been on the job since June 18, becoming the city’s police chief. “I could not ask for a better opportunity to serve a great city with an involvement with community policing,” Brito said. “Policing is a team sport. Good policing involves all of us in a collaborative effort. This city has that. […]