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August 8, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Officials Identify One-Third of County Apartments as ‘At Risk’ or ‘Troubled’

County Executive Marc Elrich held a press conference Thursday to announce the completion of a two-year apartment building inspection project. During the two-year initiative, the Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) inspected 22,199 apartment units. Overall, they discovered 31,000 violations—96% of which were corrected. Violations were given one of three labels based […]

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December 22, 2016 | Staff Writer

County Report this Week (VIDEO)

In this special edition of County Report This Week, Anqoinette Crosby takes a look back at some of the biggest stories of 2016 in Montgomery County.

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August 23, 2016 | Phyllis Armstrong

Two Children Among Victims Killed in Silver Spring Explosion

Montgomery County police detectives have released the names of two of the youngest victims killed in the Silver Spring explosion and fire. The names of the children positively identified are: Deibi “David” Samir Lainez Morales, 8 Fernando Josue Hernandez Orellana, 3                   The remains of seven people […]

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August 22, 2016 | Michelle Queen

Five Things to Know Today, Aug. 22, in Montgomery County

Here are five things to know today, Aug. 22nd, in Montgomery County: 1. School starts in just one week for more than 159,000 MCPS students. The school district still needs donations to provide students in need with backpacks and school supplies. 2. Officials announced Friday natural gas was the cause of the Flower Branch Apartment […]

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August 19, 2016 | Michelle Queen

Five Things to Know Today, Aug. 19, in Montgomery County

Here are five things to know today, Aug. 19th, in Montgomery County: 1. Clarksburg Premium Outlets is hosting a job fair today at Clarksburg High School to fill 800 positions. 2. Officials to provide an update on the investigation into the August 10 explosion and fire at the Flower Branch Apartments in Silver Spring. 3. Metro’s […]

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August 18, 2016 | Maureen Chowdhury

Five Things to Know Today, Aug. 18, in Montgomery County

Here are five things you need to know today, Aug. 18th, in Montgomery County: 1. Michael Razavi is the keynote speaker for today’s Small Business University event at Montgomery Community Media (MCM) studios in Rockville. Live stream the talk starting at 8 a.m. here. 2.Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal crash that happened in Burtonsville Wednesday […]

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August 17, 2016 | Maureen Chowdhury

Five Things to Know Today, Aug. 17, in Montgomery County

UPDATED Here are five things you need to know today, Aug. 17th, in Montgomery County: 1. Metro has extended SafeTrack Surge #7 through the upcoming weekend, which will impact the Red Line. 2. Sprint cellular service has been restored in the Montgomery County region. 3. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin […]

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August 16, 2016 | Maureen Chowdhury

Five Things to Know Today, Aug. 16, in Montgomery County

The heat wave continues today with temperatures in the 90s and possible thunderstorms this afternoon according to the National Weather Service. Here are five more things you need to know today, Aug. 16th, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin are scheduled to tour the damaged buildings at […]

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August 15, 2016 | Maureen Chowdhury

UPDATED: Seven Dead, Investigation Continues in Flower Branch Apartment Complex Explosion (PHOTOS)

UPDATE 8/17/16 6 a.m. Montgomery County police confirmed that a seventh body was found in the debris of the Flower Branch Apartment building Tuesday, Aug. 16. According to police, investigators have not identified the seven victims. The investigation continues. Update: Apt Fire Death Investigation-A Seventh Victim Located Deceased; Search and Recovery Efforts Continue Tmrw: https://t.co/F2eGFceSFW […]

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August 15, 2016 | Michelle Queen

Five Things to Know Today, Aug. 15, in Montgomery County

Temperatures may be slightly cooler today according to the National Weather Service forecast. Here are five more things you need to know today, Aug. 15th, in Montgomery County: 1. The investigation into the August 10th Silver Spring apartment explosion continues. The police have recovered five bodies and believe eight people total are missing. 2. It’s Family […]

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