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Byung Il “Peter” Bang, a Montgomery County government employee for many years, pled guilty Friday morning in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt to embezzling $6.7 million in county funds that were earmarked to assist small businesses, according to a press release form the U.S. Justice Department. Bang, a Germantown resident, was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) […]

Watch a video preview of the next episode of 21 This Week, below: 21 This Week airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and again at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m.

Update, Friday: Montgomery County police have identified the dead man as Dammeon Terrell Powell, 34, of the 18300 block Streamside Drive in Gaithersburg. Police are awaiting the results of an autopsy performed by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore. A police statement says he might have been struck by an automobile. Original […]

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. Guests include Robert Hill, JaLynn Prince, Tim Wiens, and Dr. Bruce Fowler. Mooers and the panel discuss the State’s Attorney’s legislative priorities with Robert Hill, Madison House programs for people with autism with JaLynn Prince, the Jubilee Association with Tim Wiens, and the Fulbright […]

UPDATE at 3:30 p.m.  The hypothermia alert is extended through Friday, Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. A hypothermia alert for Montgomery County residents will continue until Thursday evening. Public Safety officials issue a hypothermia alert when forecasted temperatures or wind chill, in at least part of the County fall below 20 degrees. A hypothermia alert is […]

In addition to closing Montgomery County Public Schools today, the weather is forcing other closings and cancellations across the county. Montgomery College campus are closed today. MC ALERT: Montgomery College is CLOSED today, Thursday, November 15 due to hazardous weather conditions. — Montgomery College (@montgomerycoll) November 15, 2018 Officials from Montgomery County Department of Recreation […]

A Chevy Chase man has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges, according to online court records. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis has scheduled the sentencing of Jonathan Oldale of Greystone Court in Chevy Chase on April 1. For the background of the story, see: Detectives Charge Chevy Chase Man with Visual Surveillance  

Two people died in an early morning collision Saturday between a grocery store delivery truck and a Toyota sedan, Montgomery County police said. Ismael Melchor Salazar, 39, of Hyattsville — the driver of the 1997 Toyota Corolla — died at the scene, at New Hampshire Avenue and Northampton Drive in Silver Spring, police said. A […]

A man whom police say was armed was shot by one or more officers in Germantown, according to a Montgomery County police statement. The man, who remains unidentified, was in serious condition at a local hospital, police say. NBC4Washington spoke with police Capt. C. Thomas Jordan who wouldn’t say how many officers fired their weapons […]

Casey Aiken is the host for the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss Governor Hogan’s reelection, County Executive-elect Marc Elrich, and the 2020 Presidential elections. This week’s panel of political observers includes Sam Statland, Mark Uncapher, William Askinazi, and Cynthia Rubenstein. You can watch the show in […]