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UPDATED: Sept. 16, 9:46 a.m. — They met through Instagram and were friends for more than three years. Evelynn Santos, a Damascus High School student, said John Martin DeReggi Jr- the teen struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Boyds on Monday afternoon- was a loving and affectionate person. “We ended up dating, and […]

UPDATED A 16-year-old boy was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Boyds on Monday afternoon, according to Montgomery County Police. It happened shortly before 5 p.m. in the area of Boyds Market, located at 15110 Barnesville Road. According to police, the initial investigation indicates the teen was walking along the tracks with two […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal collision involving a bicyclist and a vehicle that occurred at about 6:15 a.m. on Friday in the 6000 block of Massachusetts Avenue in Bethesda. According to the police department’s preliminary investigation, Timothy Aloysius Holden, age 64, of Bethesda, was traveling eastbound on Massachusetts Avenue on a […]

Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a 2003 Chevrolet S10 Trailblazer and a 2008 Honda Accord on Darnestown Road near Whites Ferry Road, that occurred Tuesday, around 7 p.m. in the Dawsonville area. Police said alcohol use may have contributed to the collision that killed Tiffany Nicole Bein, 23, of the 12800 block […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal collision involving a Honda CRV that struck a utility pole in the 300 block of Olney-Sandy Spring Road near Sherwood High School around 8 a.m. on Sunday in the Ashton area. The police department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit is conducting the investigation. According to police, the preliminary investigation […]

Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred last night in the 26600 block of Clarksburg Road. According to police,  the driver of a 2007 Ford Fusion lost control of his vehicle and collided with a utility pole. Despite life-saving efforts, police said the driver, identified as 54-year-old Richard Pliszak of Mount Airy, […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred shortly before 5 p.m. on April 6 on Spencerville Road just west of Peach Orchard Road in Spencerville. Police said the collision involved a motorcycle and large truck designed for hauling refuse. According to police, arriving units confirmed that the motorcyclist involved in the […]

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 19, in Montgomery County: 1. The Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center has a new name and a new logo. 2. State Delegate Aruna Miller is introducing legislation to limit the use of drones. 3. Local civic groups are hosting a Budgetpoolza event one week from today. 4. […]

Montgomery County Public Schools are opening on time today. Here are five more things to know today, Feb. 18, in Montgomery County: 1. Prepare for more snow later today. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory and a Winter Weather Advisory for Montgomery County. 2. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has named William […]

UPDATED- A 72-year-old man died at the scene of an accident in Silver Spring Wednesday when his car hit a truck and veered off the road. Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks reported the accident occurred at  10:23 a.m.  on Georgia Avenue in the area of Janet Road. Starks said preliminary investigation revealed that a Cadillac and […]