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M-83, the long-debate extension of the Mid County Highway into Clarksburg, drew support from three county executive candidates Thursday morning at a forum hosted by the Suburban Maryland Transportation Alliance. The three candidates — Republican Robin Ficker, health care executive David Blair and former Rockville mayor Rose Krasnow — stood in contrast to the two […]

Montgomery County police said Thursday they believe they have a “person of interest” in an 18-year-old case involving a Bethesda woman first thought of as a missing person but later considered a homicide. Police and family members of Alison Thresher are asking the public for any information they might have about Fernando Asturizaga, 51, who […]

The Montgomery County Charter Review Commission will not recommend a change in the constitution of the County Council, despite months of consideration that the current set up is less than ideal. In a Facebook message posted Wednesday, the commission’s chairman Paul Bessel said the panel’s recommendation is to keep the current council structure of four […]

A group concerned about climate change is asking the Montgomery County Council to include in the fiscal 2019 budget an office of climate emergency and $1 million for public awareness campaign to educate residents on climate emergency. About 30 members of various groups gathered in the Council Office Building cafeteria and heard from three council […]

The Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office won two convictions Monday —a murder charge against a man who killed his pregnant fiancée and an attempted murder charge against a man who participated in a botched drug deal. “Yesterday was a great day to be state’s attorney in Montgomery County,” State’s Attorney John McCarthy said Tuesday at […]

Takoma Park Police say that between April 10 and April 16, the following aircraft are scheduled for flyover events: On Wednesday, April 11, the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis will be conducting a series of three parachute jumps over the Naval Academy at various times. The jumps, from a Cessna 182, will occur at 1:20 […]

Montgomery County Public Schools will seek out input from parents and school system employees before it drafts a request for proposals for a new elementary school curriculum. “We want some feedback from the community,” MCPS spokesman Derek Turner said. That feedback, he said, would ensure “we’re getting the right product for our community.” In the […]

The Montgomery County Council will consider procedural changes to the county’s development review in an effort to expedite large company headquarters, including cutting reviews from 120 days to 60 days. “It is fashioned so that we are competitive in the pursuit for Amazon, there’s no question about that,” Council President Hans Riemer said Monday. He […]

Happy Monday! Here are five things to know today, Monday, April 9, in Montgomery County: 1. Last Tour of Duty: Assistant Chief Luther Reynolds retires today and is accepting the police chief’s position for Charleston, South Carolina. A Gaithersburg native and a Seneca Valley High School graduate, Reynolds was a patrol officer of the police […]

Our top news stories for the past week included crime news, education news and news you can use on carbon monoxide detectors. And there was that interesting story where the Gaithersburg Book Festival will be where some local residents, and their relatives, will receive a reward an ancestor earned. Read the story to get the […]