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Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, who is running for Maryland governor, visited the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless on Tuesday along with his new running mate, Elizabeth Embry. During the meeting, MCCH Executive Director Susie Sinclair-Smith described programs and the county’s efforts, with the support of businesses, to reduce homelesseness. After the meeting, […]

Police responded to a threat aimed at Gaithersburg High School on Tuesday, the latest in a string of threats aimed at Montgomery County Public Schools since a shooting at Florida high school last week. “It looks like rumor more than anything else,” said Officer Dan Lane of the Gaithersburg Police Department. He said Gaithersburg police […]

Gov. Larry Hogan remains a popular politician — a Republican in heavily Democratic Maryland. A statewide poll reported Hogan’s approval rating at 61 percent, the same figure the same poll reported in September. Hogan’s popularity, however, didn’t extend to President Donald Trump. The Goucher Poll, conducted by the Towson college, found 27 percent approved of […]

Here is Tuesday’s rundown of five things to know today in Montgomery County: 1. Goucher Poll: One of the best indicators of how Marylanders are thinking — the Goucher Poll — will start its three-day rollout today. Expect to see news stories about Marylanders’ approval ratings for Gov. Larry Hogan, President Donald Trump, Sens. Chris Van Hollen […]

Quince Orchard High School mourns the loss of one of its own, and four of the 10 most diverse cities in America have Montgomery County ZIP codes. Those were among the Top 10 stories MyMCMedia published last week, based on web traffic.   UPDATE: Detectives Investigate Gaithersburg Teen’s Death   Four of the 10 Most […]

Montgomery County hunters killed fewer deer over the 2017-18 deer season compared with the 2016-17 season, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources reported Friday. The county deer kill was 4,783 in the 17-18 season, compared with 4,873 in the 16-17 season, a 1.8 percent decline. The numbers combine the archery, firearm and muzzleloader seasons from […]

A 15-year-old Northwest High School student has been identified as the person who made an online threat aimed at the Germantown school, a police spokesman said Friday morning. Because the 15-year-old is a juvenile, the student was not identified, said Capt. Paul Starks of Montgomery County police. The threat, which was shared with police by […]

Update 10:20 p.m.: An 18-year-old from Germantown has been charged with bringing a loaded 9mm handgun to Clarksburg High School, a Montgomery County police statement released Thursday night said. Alwin Chen of the 11700 block of Gunners Drive in Germantown has been charged with possession of a handgun, possession of a firearm by a person under […]

The Montgomery College professor’s union has taken the college to court claiming college president DeRionne Pollard and the college’s board of trustees violated the collective bargaining agreement. The American Association of University Professors claims the college has not followed the dispute resolution procedures contained in the agreement, according to a six-page suit filed in Montgomery […]

Council President Hans Riemer is asking Fire Chief Scott Goldstein to submit a written response outlining the nature and timing of complaints received from cleaning crews at up to six fire stations across the county. The cleaning crews said they received flirtatious comments or unprofessional conversations from fire and rescue personnel. Goldstein said the complaints […]