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Councilmember Craig Rice will announce the winner of the Councilmember for a Day Challenge Wednesday at the conclusion of a screening of the top five videos entered into this year’s competition. The screening will be broadcast live on Wednesday, May 5, at 3:30 p.m. on County Cable Montgomery (Comcast channel 6 and Verizon channel 30), […]

Montgomery County’s Department of Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) announced that the County Council confirmed Kathie Durbin as its new director. Durbin, who served as the acting director of ABS over the last four months, will be the first woman to lead the department. Durbin is a lifelong Montgomery County resident. Before working in local government, […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for May 4 The Maryland Department of Health reported 42 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Tuesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 70,006. As of May 2, the county reported that 83 people were hospitalized with COVID-19. Montgomery County recorded no new coronavirus-related fatalities Tuesday, so the death toll remains […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Monday a new financial incentive program to encourage more people to receive the coronavirus vaccine. Each state employee who receives the coronavirus vaccine will receive $100. “Incentives like this are another way to reinforce the importance of getting vaccinated, and we strongly encourage businesses across the state to consider offering […]

A Pentagon police officer was indicted by a grand jury Friday on murder and assault charges for fatally shooting two men and injuring another in Takoma Park last month while he was off duty. Montgomery County States Attorney John McCarthy says Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer David Hall Dixon had been indicted on seven counts […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers recently got an update from federal agencies about unaccompanied minors entering the United States and migrating to different parts of the country – including Montgomery County. During a virtual media briefing Monday, County Council Vice President Gabe Albornoz said the DMV is among the top 10 receiving areas of unaccompanied youth in […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for May 3 Since Friday, April 30, the Maryland Department of Health has reported 159 new cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County — 68 Saturday, 49 Sunday and 42 Monday. The county’s cumulative case count is 69,964. The county most recently reported that 99 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Montgomery […]

Nick Asante, 18, is a long-time fan of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Although he joked that his friends make fun of him for it, he’s a proud “Swiftie” — so much so that he took to Reddit to pen an elaborate fan theory about Swift’s 2020 album “Folklore.” Asante, or tswiftconspiracist13 as he’s known on Reddit, […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for April 30 According to the Montgomery County Department of Health, 36.5% of the county’s residents are fully vaccinated and 52.7% have received the first dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Preregistration, which is the first step to obtain a vaccine at county clinics, is currently open to all […]

The “Skip the Straw” campaign beginning Saturday reminds Montgomery County restaurants and food service businesses to forego the extra plastic. County Executive Marc Elrich proposed the law which prohibits straws given to dine-in customers, except on request or in compliance with federal disability rights laws. The Montgomery County Council approved the bill in December 2020. […]