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Montgomery County will not host fireworks or an Independence Day celebration this July 4, according to a release from the county. The county could not guarantee the “Germantown Glory” and “Mid-County Sparkles” events would be possible due to uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, the statement said, and the county did not enter […]

Joseph Bostic Jr., the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School teacher named Montgomery County Public Schools Teacher of the Year for the 2021-2022 academic year, has officially picked up his final prize—a new car. Traditionally, Fitzgerald Auto Mall in Rockville provides the MCPS Teacher of the Year winner with a brand new car. For Bostic, […]

Takoma Park Mayor Kate Stewart swore in eight officers Friday, bringing the total number of officers to 43. The officers who were sworn in this morning began working in the police department at various times throughout the pandemic and were all sworn in June 25 in front of the community center. The officers are Warren […]

Maryland ranked 12th nationally in an updated report on the safest states during the COVID-19 pandemic, released by the personal finance website WalletHub. To identify which states are taking the most important steps to keep residents safe during the pandemic, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia on five key metrics. The […]

Two 15-year-old males from Northeast, Washington, D.C., have been arrested and charged for the June 16 theft of a vehicle at a gas station in downtown Silver Spring. A toddler was in the backseat of the stolen car when the suspects took it, according to Montgomery County Police. Officers say it happened at a gas […]

Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged five men with the murder of 15-year-old Nelson Ramos of Takoma Park. He was a 10th grader at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring at the time of the April 7 murder. William Rivera-Martinez, 20, of Reston, Va.; Jiecsin Marcel Portillo Cruz, 19, of Chillum; Edras […]

A Rockville man was killed in single motorcycle crash Thursday on westbound I-370 at Rockville Pike in Gaithersburg. Armon Kossari, 23, was driving a 2016 Yamaha motorcycle at 7:06 p.m.. According to Maryland State Police, Kossari lost control of his motorcycle, causing it to overturn. He was ejected, coming to rest in the center median […]

Celso Morales Salinas, un trabajador de la construcción de Annapolis, fue el ganador del 18 de junio en la promoción VaxCash de $2 millones, así lo anunció la oficina del Gobernador Larry Hogan. Morales Salinas, residente del  del condado de Anne Arundel, es el último ganador en reclamar un premio de $40,000 en la promoción […]

As of next week, the Montgomery College Germantown campus will no longer be the county’s mass vaccination site. County Executive Marc Elrich made the announcement saying the current venue will be suspended on July 2 before relocating to the Upcounty Regional Services Center (also in Germantown) beginning July 6, where first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses will […]

Today is Friday, June 25, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics: Montgomery County clinics are now vaccinating Marylanders ages 12 and older. Make an appointment here. 2. Food Assistance: Montgomery County has a food distribution event today at 18900 Kingsview Road in Germantown from 1 to 3 p.m. Check […]