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UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal collision that killed a Bethesda woman shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday night in the 5500 block of River Road. According to the police department’s preliminary investigation, the woman, identified by police as 95-year-old Margaret McDowell Wydro was crossing River Road from south to north at […]

UPDATED Oct. 16, 5:11 p.m. Homicide detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department continue to investigate the fatal shooting that occurred at a Montgomery Village shopping center on October 15. Police are now identifying the victim as a transgender female who identified herself as Zella Ziona. “This is a horrific crime and a tragedy for […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal traffic collision that occurred Sunday afternoon on Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda. It happened shortly before 1 p.m. at Old Georgetown Road and Lone Oak Drive and involved a car and a motorcycle. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates a tan, 2005, Honda Accord was traveling north […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal and fiery one-vehicle crash on Darnestown Road between Germantown Road and White’s Ferry Road. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the driver was killed in this collision overnight. The police department’s preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle was traveling eastbound on Darnestown Road, around […]

UPDATED Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. Montgomery County police have charged 22-year-old Ryan Anthony Salandy of Germantown with first degree murder in the death of 21-year-old William Dean McDaniel of Clarksburg. Salandy is being held without bond. According to police, his bond hearing has been set for Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. in Rockville. So […]

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 […]

Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a vehicle and bicycle that occurred in Bethesda on Friday morning. Police said Timothy Holden, 64, of Bethesda, was hit by a Chevrolet Malibu just around 6:15 a.m. while riding his bicycle on Massachusetts Avenue. Police said Holden died at the scene. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County […]

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 […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating the fatal stabbing of a 40-year-old man in Germantown that happened shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday night. Police said Germantown resident William Palacios was transported to the hospital with multiple stab wounds from the 12900 block of Walnut View Court. According to police, Palacios died from his injuries […]