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March 3, 2020 | Staff Writer

Watch Live: County Council Briefing on Coronavirus

Meeting to discuss county’s efforts to ensure health and safety of all residents Montgomery County Council was briefed on the the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the county’s efforts to ensure the health and safety of all residents today at 2 p.m. Dr. Travis Gayles, health officer and chief of public health services in the Department of […]

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March 2, 2020 | Staff Writer

21 This Week: Coronavirus Rattles the Nation

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss: Coronavirus rattles the nation. How prepared are we in Maryland? Maryland General Assembly struggles to pay for the Kirwan Commission recommendations. Montgomery County considers creating nine separate Council districts. Will the presidential primary race for the […]

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February 25, 2020 | Staff Writer

UPDATE: Missing Germantown Teen Found Safe and Unharmed

Update Feb. 24: Police say Justice Navarro has been located safe and unharmed. Original: Montgomery County police are asking the public for help to locate a missing 14-year-old Germantown girl. Justice Navarro was last seen near the 11000 block of Brundidge Terrace on the afternoon of Feb. 13. Navarro is described as 5 feet 1 […]

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February 24, 2020 | Staff Writer

21 This Week: Hogan Subject of Ethics Complaint

Susan Heltemes hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Heltemes and the panel discuss: The Maryland General Assembly is working on numerous pieces of legislation. A record number of candidates are running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. A government watchdog group filed an ethics complaint against Governor Larry Hogan. This […]

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February 24, 2020 | Staff Writer

School System to Host Job Fairs in March

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is holding three job fairs in March for teachers, substitute teachers and supporting services positions. MCPS is hiring teachers for all subjects at all grades. Supporting services has high demand for: paraeducators, building services, security, clerical, cafeteria staff and bus operators. Interested applicants should visit MCPS Careers webpage online to […]

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February 10, 2020 | Staff Writer

21 This Week: State of Race Relations

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss: Larry Hogan’s State of the State Address. Democrat Kweisi Mfume and Republican Kimberly Klacik will face off in race to fill Rep. Elijah Cumming’s seventh district seat. Are race relations better now under the Trump administration? […]

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February 6, 2020 | Staff Writer

County Council Hosts Town Hall on Pedestrian, Bicycle and Traffic Safety Sunday

The Montgomery County Council will host a pedestrian, bicycle and traffic safety town hall meeting on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. at Wheaton High School in Silver Spring. So far in 2020, there have been three pedestrian deaths in the County, and two of these deaths occurred on Maryland Route 355 (Rockville Pike). In […]

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February 6, 2020 | Staff Writer

National Weather Service Issues Flood Watch for Thursday

An areal flood watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for Montgomery County from Thursday afternoon through Friday morning. Multiple rounds of rainfall will occur through early Friday. The heaviest rainfall is expected to begin Thursday around 1:00 p.m. and continue into Thursday night. Two to three inches of rainfall is expected through […]

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February 5, 2020 | Staff Writer

Man Arrested During Burglary at Silver Spring Bank

In Silver Spring, a man was arrested and charged while attempting a burglary at a bank on Sunday. 24-year-old Bukhari Muhammed of Washington, D.C was arrested by police at the Capital One Bank located on the 8000 block of Georgia Avenue shortly before 2:00 a.m. after security surveillance spotted him inside after hours of operation. […]

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February 4, 2020 | Staff Writer

Police Investigate Homicide in Germantown

Montgomery County police are investigating the death of a man that occurred Saturday night in Germantown as a homicide. The victim has been identified as Dwayne Anthony Stanley, Jr., age 28, of Washington, D.C. According to police, a driver on Great Seneca Highway called 911 at 10:30 p.m. to report an unresponsive person lying on […]

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