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Montgomery and Howard Counties have launched a new partnership when it comes to handling cases involving county police agencies use of force that end in death. State’s Attorney John McCarthy explains how this partnership will work and why he believes it is a step in the right direction for transparency and community trust. Visit our […]

The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (DLLR) and the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) have reported that Montgomery County’s unemployment rate in April was 3.7 percent, marking the first time it has been below 4 percent since December 2008. The last time the rate was at 3.7 percent was in October […]

Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy explains a new partnership with the Howard County state’s attorney’s office when it comes to handling cases involving county police agencies use of force that end in death.

A new report released today finds that Montgomery County ranks number one in Maryland when it comes to health rankings. The 2015 County Health Rankings rely on a set of data and analysis that allows counties to see what it is that makes residents sick or healthy, and how they compare to other counties in […]

UPDATED Howard County police officers are investigating a fatal collision that occurred around 9:10 a.m. on Feb. 17 on Georgia Avenue at the Howard County-Montgomery County line. Police said they believe speed may have been a factor in this crash. According to the police department’s preliminary investigation, a 2004 Acura RSX was traveling southbound on […]

Maryland 108 (Ashton Road/Clarksville Pike) will be reduced to a single lane at the Howard-Montgomery county line east of Olney beginning at 8 p.m. tonight (Jan. 31) for emergency repairs to the bridge over the Patuxent River. A flagging operation will remain in place throughout the weekend until the repairs are complete. The lane reduction […]

There will be a large police presence at 1 p.m. today at Columbia Mall as it reopens to the public for the first time since Saturday’s shooting. The mall will include two memorials for the victims of the Saturday shooting. On Twitter today, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman asked for the greater public to show […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, Prince Georges County Executive Rushern Baker and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman are urging Congress to find a way to avoid the sequester. The three county executives held a news conference on Feb. 19 at the Executive Office Building in Rockville. They were joined by several representatives from area chambers […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the Maryland State Flag flown at half-staff immediately in honor of Corporal Charles B. Licato, a 14-year veteran of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office who died today on duty in a car crash. The flag shall continue to be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of interment.