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The sentence Lee Boyd Malvo received in a Montgomery County courtroom — life without possibility of parole — stands after county Circuit Court Judge Robert Greenberg’s ruling Wednesday. Greenberg ruled that a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision did not apply to Malvo. The ruling made life without parole for juvenile defendants unconstitutional. Malvo was one […]

Montgomery County residents celebrated National Night Out on Aug. 1, in communities across the county. The annual event is designed to help neighbors get to know each other in order to make their neighborhoods safer. In the Saybrooke community of Gaithersburg this year, residents were also celebrating the neighborhood’s 30th anniversary. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke was […]

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss a possible wind farm off the coast of Ocean City, U.S. Rep. John Delaney’s bid for the 2020 presidential primary election, State’s Attorney John McCarthy warning about the county’s growing gang problem, and the County Council considers legislation […]

Catherine Hoggle is due back in a Rockville district courtroom July 6, for a status hearing. It’s been almost three years since the 30-year-old mother was charged with hindering, neglect and obstruction in the case of her missing children, Sarah (6) And Jacob (5). Since her arrest, Hoggle has been treated for mental health issues at […]

UPDATED It’s official. The Courthouse Team is running for re-election in Montgomery County. The team consists of State’s Attorney John McCarthy, Clerk of the Circuit Court Barbara Meiklejohn, Register of Wills Joseph Griffin and Sheriff Darren Popkin. The four Democrats filed their paperwork at the Board of Elections office in Gaithersburg on June 26. McCarthy, […]

Three defendants charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder are being held with no bail after a Monday district court hearing before Judge John Moffett. The defendants are accused in the June 5 slayings of Shadi Najjar (17) and Artem Ziberov (18). Edgar Garcia-Gaona, Jose Ovilson Canales-Yanez […]

Here are five things to know today, April 11, in Montgomery County: 1. The 2018 General Assembly session ended at midnight. You can expect to see a tide of post mortems flooding the news as bleary-eyed lawmakers stand in front of television cameras. 2. State’s Attorney John McCarthy said cell phone, hotel and financial records helped prove […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and County Council members have released a joint statement about immigration to address community concerns about safety, discrimination, legal status and harassment. “Montgomery County is committed to building and maintaining a safe and inclusive community for our residents. Understanding, tolerance, and respect are hallmarks of the Montgomery County way. Social […]

At the Montgomery County Circuit Courthouse today, Judge Ronald Rubin sentenced 78-year-old John Lutz to a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the murder of 23-year-old Nicole Castro, a social worker who was killed over 14 years ago, in March of 2002, in Silver Spring. “Judge Rubin got it right,” said State’s Attorney […]

At an awards ceremony at the Montgomery County Circuit Courthouse on Wednesday, State’s Attorney John McCarthy was recognized with the Patriot Award for his support of military veterans working at his office who are periodically called up for duty. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. You can watch the news conference in its entirety, below: Capt. Andrew […]