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Republican executive candidate Robin Ficker has taken a county and a state official to court, claiming they have denied him public election funds he should have rightfully received. The suit, filed Monday in Montgomery County Circuit Court, claims he was given bad information from a Maryland State Board of Elections official over the receipts for […]

Here are five things to know for Tuesday, June 19, in Montgomery County: 1. Josiah Henson Leadership Conference: Montgomery Community Media and the Montgomery Parks Foundation host the Josiah Henson Leadership Conference. The conference addresses the local legacy, history and challenges facing Montgomery County’s African Americans and people of African ancestry. The conference runs from […]

Although Robert White suffered from mental illness, Quentin Nardi considered her neighbor a friend. “It was clear he had some issues, but he was my neighbor, and I looked out for him, and he looked out for me,” Nardi said. “He was a gentle soul. He was a lovely man,” she said. And White walked, […]

Volunteers with Progressive Maryland have been distributing leaflets at Metro stations in Montgomery County pushing the case that Democratic candidate David Blair is the wrong person for Montgomery County executive. On Wednesday, the group focused on Blair’s proposal to expand health services in schools through telemedicine. We interviewed Coleson Breen, a Progressive Maryland volunteer who […]

Early voting starts Thursday, and Democrats face tough questions on their ballots. First, there are nine names listed as gubernatorial candidates. One, former Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin, announced Tuesday she was giving up her bid after failing to get ballots reprinted. She started out the election season as the running mate of Baltimore County […]

A new company in Gaithersburg gives customers the feeling of flight. iFly Montgomery opened off Gaither Road on Wednesday. Here’s our coverage of the business: For rates, click here for the company’s website.

Valerie Ervin, who lost a fight to get her name on the ballot of the Democratic gubernatorial primary, gave up her plans for governor late Tuesday and threw her support behind Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker. Ervin, who served on the Montgomery County Council, had been the running mate of Kevin Kamenetz, the Baltimore […]

UPDATE: Montgomery County police have identified the officer in the shooting as Anand Badgujar, who has served about two years with police. He is currently assigned to the Patrol Division and works in the Silver Spring police district.  More information is expected this afternoon. A Montgomery County police officer shot and killed a man after […]

Comptroller Peter Franchot endorsed David Blair of Potomac on Monday, choosing the former health care executive as his pick to succeed Ike Leggett as Montgomery County executive. Proud to endorse @DavidTBlair for Montgomery County Executive. David has the vision and the experience of a leader that our county deserves, and I respectfully urge you to […]

Here are five things to know for Friday, June 11, in Montgomery County: 1. Kids Concert. The Thursday morning Kids Concert in Gaithersburg continues June 14. This week it’s Mark H. Rooney, an improvisational taiko artist, who teaches a dynamic form of full-body drumming based in Japanese tradition. 2. Cure for the Blues Downtown Silver […]