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Update Monday, Nov. 26: Police says Oscar Eduardo Rivas-Macal, 23, of Washington Grove Lane in Gaithersburg died from his injuries on Nov. 23. Update, 1:10 p.m.: The driver of the Cobalt has been identified as Mario Antonio Jandres-Rivera, 24, of Ginger Court in Germantown. Jandres-Rivera was taken to a local hospital where he is reported […]

Montgomery County will offer free training on the prescription medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose known as Naloxone. Residents concerned about a friend or family member with an opioid addiction can register to attend the training to learn about reducing unintentional and life-threatening opioid overdoses. The two-hour training will be offered: Wednesday, Nov. […]

Montgomery County Council Health & Human Services Committee meets Monday. All committee meetings are held in the Council Office Building located at 100 Maryland Avenue in Rockville. The schedule of committee meetings for Monday, Nov. 26: The Health & Human Services (HHS) committee will meet at 2 p.m. to hold a discussion on a Workgroup on Meeting […]

Four of the five juveniles charged in the Damascus High School sexual assaults have been charged as adults, according to a Montgomery County police statement. The fifth juvenile remains charged as a juvenile. The four were arrested Wednesday morning with Montgomery County criminal warrants and taken to the county’s Central Processing Unit, police said. The […]

County Executive-elect Marc Elrich started his listening tour getting questions from residents. Here’s our video:

A 52-year-old woman was killed Tuesday morning in Gaithersburg when she was struck by a car, Montgomery County police said. The woman, Li Zhang of Settlers Landing Way in North Potomac, died at the scene, police said. She is the 14th pedestrian fatality this year, police said. About 6:44 a.m., Montgomery Village police district officers, […]

School Superintendent Jack Smith meets with reporters, discussing the incident at Damascus High School, the capital budget and upcoming state assessments of schools, among other topics. A Damascus High parent attended the session.

A marked police cruiser struck a bicyclist Friday night in Bethesda, a Montgomery County police statement said. The collision took place about 11:10 p.m. at Connecticut Avenue and Jones Bridge Road, police said. Police said Officer James O’Rourke, driving a 2016 Ford Interceptor, was traveling southbound on Connecticut Avenue when he hit a man riding […]

Officials from Montgomery Parks have announced they are piloting a new program that aims to improve the safety of residents on wood bridges and boardwalks during inclement weather. Wood bridges and boardwalks can become slippery following periods of rain or snow that could create hazardous condition for trail users. Montgomery Parks’ staff announced that are […]

Casey Aiken is the host for the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss Elrich’s picks for his transition team, Maryland’s Sixth District and the football culture at Damascus High School. This week’s panel of political observers includes Elbridge James, Evan Young, Phil Bell and Susan Heltemes. You can watch […]