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The Montgomery County Council will introduce another resolution in support of District of Columbia statehood on Tuesday. The resolution is sponsored by Council President Tom Hucker and Councilmembers Nancy Navarro and Evan Glass. This resolution is in support of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s latest resolution, which calls for the District’s statehood. The Metropolitan. Washington […]

Montgomery County Public Schools will offer a virtual academy for the 2021-2022 school year, officials announced April 15. The academy will be yearlong and open to pre-kindergarten to 12th grade students. MCPS said that the virtual academy option is only intended for those students with life circumstances and COVID-19 health concerns. The academy is not designed […]

Warmer weather means longer days, cookouts and this year: cicadas. Those noisy, swarming bugs are expected to surface from their underground homes of 17 years as soon as it gets a little warmer. The cicadas should make an appearance as soon as ground temperatures reach around 64 degrees. Montgomery County residents probably can already notice […]

Maryland was ranked the 26th best state in a YouGov survey ranking the 50 states plus Washington, D.C. YouGov is a London-based, international data and analytics group that specializes in online market research. States were judged in head-to-head matchups by more than 1,200 Americans. The rankings were determined by the winners of those matchups. Neighboring Virginia […]

Montgomery County Police charged a Gaithersburg man with robbery and second-degree assault on April 12. Police have arrested Luis Enrique Davila Marrero, 38, for the attack which occurred March 19 in a Montgomery Village parking lot. The 63-year-old female victim was putting groceries in her car at the Giant located at 20044 Goshen Road when […]

Two adults were transported to the hospital after an automobile accident in Kensington, Thursday night. Both individuals sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Knowles Avenue around 10 p.m. One adult female was trapped and needed to be extricated from the vehicle. Update~One adult female extricated from the vehicle […]

The National 4-H Council announced it is selling its Chevy Chase-based national conference center in March. The council’s decision to sell was due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic stress it has placed on the youth organization. The National 4-H Conference Center has been closed since March 2020. “In 4‑H programs, kids and teens […]

Firefighters put out a large fire at a high-rise on Manchester Rd. in Silver Spring Monday morning. No injuries were reported. The fire was put out quickly, and a cause is still being investigated, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue PIO Pete Piringer. Firefighters in Silver Spring battle large building fire: cause under investigation […]

Montgomery Parks will expand the Powerline Trail to connect South Germantown Recreational Park and Cabin John Regional Park. The park service has received $10 million in funding from the state of Maryland to make renovations to the Powerline Trail. The path currently is six miles of natural terrain that connects South Germantown Recreational Park to […]

The Cabin John Train and Wheaton Train and Carousel are now open despite wet conditions and the ongoing pandemic. Although patrons are not able to register for opening day rides anymore, there are still slots for the weekend. Interested community members should book their seats no later than 7 a.m. the day they plan to […]