Articles by Douglas Tallman

October 18, 2019 | Douglas Tallman

Five Things to Know for Oct. 18 in Montgomery County

Mostly sunny today. Check out the weather forecast. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Oct. 11. 1. Opioid Intervention: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and members of the County Council are scheduled to unveil an interactive art exhibit highlighting addiction. The event occurs at 11 a.m. at the Executive Office Building, […]

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October 16, 2019 | Douglas Tallman

D.C. Sniper Malvo Asks Supreme Court for New Sentence

Lee Boyd Malvo, the teenager who assisted John Muhammad during the D.C. sniper shooting spree in 2002, is asking the Supreme Court for a new sentence. During that three-week crime spree, Malvo and Muhammad killed 10 people in the Washington area. Muhammad ultimately received the death penalty. Malvo was sentenced to life without parole. The […]

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October 15, 2019 | Douglas Tallman

Senators Van Hollen, Smith Unite in Afghanistan

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with state Sen. Will Smith who has been deployed. The one senator captured the other senator on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3m8OHUn7yK/?igshid=7rj70qw1tzjq

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October 15, 2019 | Douglas Tallman

Officer Was Asked to Investigate Top Floor of Parking Garage, Police Say

A Montgomery County police statement released Monday night says that someone told Officer Thomas J. Bomba of the disorderly subjects in the parking garage where he was killed. In earlier statements, police said Bomba was conducting “proactive policing” and went to the top floor of the garage — at Fenton Street and Ellsworth Drive — […]

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October 14, 2019 | Douglas Tallman

County Police Mourn Loss of Officer

Acting Chief Marcus Jones announced Monday that Officer Thomas Bomba had died from an incident in the morning in Silver Spring.

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October 14, 2019 | Douglas Tallman

UPDATE: County Officer in Silver Spring Shooting Dies

Update, 1:20 p.m.: The officer shot Monday morning at a Silver Spring parking garage has died, according to Councilmember Craig Rice.

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October 14, 2019 | Douglas Tallman

Five Things to Know for Oct. 14 in Montgomery County

Today is Monday, Oct. 14. Showers Wednesday. Here’s the forecast. 1. Sneaker Gala: The Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County awards its “Peacemaker of the Year,” “Executive Director’s Award” and the “Volunteer of the Year” from 1 to 2 p.m. at VisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville. For details, click here. 2. Advisory Board: The Silver […]

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October 11, 2019 | Douglas Tallman

Some Montgomery Businesses Wonder If They’re Serving Their Communities

Montgomery County’s minority populations are growing and that has local business leaders pondering if their companies reflect the communities they serve. Data from a report recently submitted to the county council called the Racial Equity Profile of Montgomery County shows that in the last 10 years the percentages of African American, Latino and “other” minority […]

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October 11, 2019 | Douglas Tallman

Five Things to Know for Oct. 11 in Montgomery County

Mostly sunny today. Check out the weather forecast. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Oct. 11. 1. Beauty Meets Diversity: The Chase the Dream Culture, Arts and Beauty holds its 4th annual Multi Cultural and Humanitarian Gala at the Great Hall in the Silver Spring Civic Center. The 2019 humanitarian theme […]

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October 10, 2019 | Douglas Tallman

Raskin Talks Impeachment in Meeting with Constituents

Rep. Jamie Raskin met with residents Thursday at Dawson’s in Rockville, where much of the talk was on the congressional impeachment inquiry.  

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