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The two women President Joe Biden nominated to sit on the Maryland U.S. District Court had their hearings before the U.S. Senate’s Committee on the Judiciary Wednesday morning. Both have ties to Silver Spring. U.S. Claims Court Judge Lydia Griggsby of Silver Spring currently serves as chair of the Court’s Committee on Legislation and Policy […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for May 12 The Maryland Department of Health reported 55 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Wednesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 70,353. Montgomery County recorded three new coronavirus-related fatalities Wednesday, so the death toll climbs to 1,486 which is the highest in the state. As of Sunday, there were […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will provide an update on COVID-19  at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hogan’s announcement will be streamed live on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Watch the briefing streamed live below: I will provide a live COVID-19 update today at 4:30 p.m. Tune in via Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube: https://t.co/OZuBjuoxnP pic.twitter.com/K1hvrpF74S — Governor Larry Hogan […]

Members of the Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education (BOE) spent Tuesday afternoon discussing how best to keep students safe without having a daily police presence in the schools. This after County Executive Marc Elrich removed funding for the School Resource Officers program. “The decision has been taken out of our hands,” said BOE […]

John P. Morrissey, the chief judge for Maryland district courts, has ordered all district court employees to stop wearing articles of clothing that donned the thin blue line flag. The “thin blue line” flag is often used by law enforcement officers to symbolize the line between police and their role in preventing society from descending […]

La actual Vice-presidenta de la Junta de Planificación Natali Fani-González lanzó oficialmente su candidatura para reemplazar a la actual Concejal Nancy Navarro quien representa el Distrito 4 en el condado de Montgomery, y a quien se le culmina su termino como concejal en 2022. Las elecciones primarias serán el 28 de junio de 2022 y […]

After Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was FDA-approved for youths ages 12-15 on Monday, Montgomery County leaders are preparing to administer shots to young residents. The eligibility expansion still requires final approval from a CDC advisory committee, which is set to meet Wednesday. During a county council meeting Tuesday, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles said leaders […]

Last week a federal judge ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Protection overstepped its legal authority when it issued a nationwide moratorium on evictions and vacated the CDC order. In Maryland, Governor Hogan’s Executive Order to protect tenants from eviction remains in place. County Executive Marc Elrich emphasized that tenants still have protection […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for May 11 The Maryland Department of Health reported 41 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Tuesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 70,298. As of May 9, the county reported that 75 people were hospitalized with COVID-19. Montgomery County recorded no new coronavirus-related fatalities Tuesday, so the death toll remains […]

The number of families with children experiencing homelessness decreased by 52% between the 2020 Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Point-in-Time survey to the 2021 survey. Overall, the number of persons experiencing homelessness in Montgomery County dropped by 14%. During the point-in-time survey, which was conducted on Jan. 27, county staff, members of several nonprofits who […]