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October 5, 2020 | Brendan Hartlove

Coyote Tests Positive for Rabies After Rockville Attacks

After attacking three people in Rockville on Thursday, the coyote that was put down by police tested positive for rabies, the city confirmed. Rockville City Police responded to several calls about a coyote attacking residents throughout the day on Thursday. A 59-year-old woman and her dog, a 12-year-old boy, and a 39-year-old woman were the […]

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February 28, 2020 | Josalyn Perez

Walt Whitman High Student Needs Life-Saving Bone Marrow Donor

Ben Lesser, a Walt Whitman High school senior, is battling leukemia at Children’s National Medical Center and is in critical need of a bone marrow donor. Since receiving the diagnosis about five weeks ago, he’s been in intensive care. Whitman High students, family and friends are rallying around him and encourage others to get tested […]

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May 7, 2019 | Bryan Gallion

Children’s National Health System Signs Lease in Old Discovery Communications Building

Children’s National Health System signed a 15-year lease on Wednesday for space in Silver Spring’s Inventa Towers, formerly the headquarters of Discovery Communications. This lease makes Children’s National the first tenant in the space, located at 1 Discovery Place on the corner of Colesville Road and Georgia Ave. Discovery, the company behind popular cable television […]

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August 23, 2016 | Sonya Burke

Katie Ledecky to Throw Out First Pitch at Nationals/Orioles Game

Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, a Montgomery County resident, is scheduled to throw out the first pitch at the Nationals/Orioles game on Wednesday night at Nationals Park. Just last week, Ledecky returned to her Bethesda home from the Rio Olympics with five medals: four gold and one silver. On Monday, she visited with patients at […]

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May 31, 2014 | Staff Writer

Serious Accident on Snouffer School Road

Montgomery County Police are investigating a serious accident involving injuries that occurred at 4:30 p.m. on May 30 in the 8000 block of Snouffer School Road. According to the police department’s preliminary investigation, the vehicles involved in the accident include a 2004 Dodge Ram pickup truck that was traveling westbound on Snouffer School Road and a […]

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