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After 25 years of operation, Ruth’s Chris Steak House’s Bethesda restaurant will shutter its doors forever on Dec. 24. General Manager Lana Ward confirmed to MyMCM that the restaurant was closing but would not elaborate further. Bethesda Beat was first to report the story. In an email to Bethesda Beat, Ward said the 7315 Wisconsin […]

A surveillance video released Friday by the Montgomery County Police Department depicts two suspects linked to a Nov. 1 first-degree assault in Silver Spring. Officers from the 4th District responded to a reported assault at the 12100 block of Georgia Avenue around 7:30 p.m. According to the 53-year-old victim, two male suspects approached him on […]

A joint study from Montgomery and Loudoun counties evaluating the future of White’s Ferry was released Thursday. Since 1786, the ferry had transported commuters across the Potomac River between Montgomery County, near Poolesville, and Loudoun County, Virginia. In Dec. 2020, the ferry shut down service after more than 230 years following a court ruling that […]

Following the public outcry from a January 2020 incident in which two Montgomery County Police officers can be seen on video berating and verbally abusing a five year old boy who walked away from his school, the Montgomery County Council unanimously approved legislation on how police incidents are reported. The incident at Silver Spring Elementary […]

La policía de Gaithersburg y los oficiales del Distrito 6 del condado de Montgomery respondieron a un tiroteo fatal, el miércoles por la noche en Lakeforest Mall. La policía del condado de Montgomery (MCPD) emitió un comunicado el jueves por la tarde confirmando que Terrance Donte Dimes, de 29 años, fue la víctima del tiroteo. […]

At a time when local boards of education nationwide seem under siege from angry parents, our county residents appear eager to take up the gauntlet. 18 county residents submitted applications to fill the seat of Board of Education Member Patricia O’Neill. O’Neill, the county’s longest-serving BOE member, passed away in September at the age of […]

La población del condado de Montgomery ahora es de 1.062.000, según el censo de EE. UU. 2020. Hace una década, era 971,177. El personal del Consejo de Gobiernos Metropolitano de Washington revisó los datos del censo de 2020 en su reunión del miércoles y concluyó que menos de la mitad de la población en el […]

The Board of Supervisors of Elections officially certified Jud Ashman, Lisa E. Henderson, and Jim McNulty as the winners of the Gaithersburg municipal election for Mayor and City Council. Ashman, who has held the position of Mayor since 2014, won reelection with 81.36% of the vote, or 3,871 votes. Henderson received 2,780 votes (30.77%) in […]

Today is Friday, Nov. 12 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Vaccinations for Children:  COVID-19 vaccinations for 5-11-year-olds started last week in Montgomery County. Currently, there is a limited vaccine supply and appointments are required. Pharmacies, private physicians and county clinics offer the vaccine. ‘I Can Play With More Friends’: […]

Gaithersburg Police and Montgomery County officers of District 6 responded to a fatal shooting Wednesday evening at the Lakeforest Mall. At approximately 5:35 p.m., officers arrived at the mall parking lot to find a man who had been shot. Montgomery County Fire Rescue first responders attempted to perform life-saving measures on the victim, but the […]