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The 57-year-old security guard charged with having sex with a 17-year-old Richard Montgomery High School student bought the girl gifts and told the girl he loved her, according to charging documents in the case. Mark Christopher Yantsos of Rockville bought the girl Ugg boots, a North Face jacket, a diamond pendant necklace for Christmas, a […]

Flags have been lowered to half staff as a mark of respect for the memory of astronaut John Glenn on the day of his interment. President Donald Trump ordered the United States Flag to half staff in a proclamation on Wednesday. Find out more about the President’s proclamation, here. The Washington Post reports that Glenn […]

Here are five things to know today, April 6, in Montgomery County: 1. Wednesday’s beautiful weather will be just a memory today as nasty weather moves in. 2. The Montgomery County Planning Board gets a briefing on the status of delineating cemeteries. The meeting starts at 9 a.m. 3. Democrats and public education advocates will […]

Here are some of our picks for arts and entertainment this weekend: Art: Two new exhibits open at Strathmore Saturday, April 8 with an opening reception Thursday, April 13 at 7 p.m. The two exhibits are the 31st Biennial of the Creative Crafts Council and The Space Between which both are on display through May […]

Budget testimony before the Montgomery County Council continued Wednesday, with a number of organizations making their case for funding in the fiscal 2018 spending plan. Among the people testifying was Merlyn Reineke, executive director of Montgomery Community Media. Here’s what he said:

The remains of John Patrick Donohoe of Bethesda, missing for more than three months, were found in Warren County, Virginia, on Sunday, near an entrance to the Appalachian Trail, police agencies said Wednesday. Donohoe, 36 when reported missing, had been reported as a missing person to police on Dec. 13, Montgomery County police said in […]

Here are five things to know today, April 5, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Council holds public hearings on fiscal 2018 budgets at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Third Floor Hearing Room. 2. The fourth annual Montgomery County Energy Summit starts at 8 a.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building. This […]

A fuss that brewed over the release of email addresses collected by Montgomery County looks like it will be resolved through a new regulation, county sources said. In March, Bobby Lipman requested the email addresses that County Council members use to send newsletters to constituents. He also wanted the addresses that the county government sends […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) maintain an extensive collection of materials for county residents to check out. Have you ever wondered what the county’s library visitors are reading? We turned to our county’s librarians to find out. For the month of March, the most read books by genre are: Juvenile Fiction Over the Ocean by […]

Roadway workers risk their lives every day servicing the many highway construction projects in progress. But with increased traffic, fatal crashes are on the rise in work zones, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. Federal and state officials gathered at an active construction site at Georgia Avenue and Randolph Road on Tuesday to mark Work […]