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Opponents of a Montgomery County Public Schools’ plan to move the county’s Alternative Education Program from the Blair G. Ewing Center to the English Manor School property off Bestor Drive won a small victory Thursday afternoon. The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee approved a plan Thursday that has the county’s school system looking at both […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal met with reporters on Feb. 2nd to discuss a variety of issues including, transit funding and the future of the proposed Transit Authority, the safety of Metro, the measles outbreak, the recent homeless count, the future of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr and more. You […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr has just days to let the county’s school board know if he wants his contract as head of the school system renewed. Although not a letter of intent, Starr submitted to the school board last week a letter touting the school system’s accomplishments under his tenure. You […]

The Maryland Aviation Administration inspected the Montgomery County Airpark Wednesday morning and the results of that inspection are due in a few days. Keith Miller, executive director of the Montgomery County Revenue Authority, told members of the Airpark Liaison Committee Wednesday night, that the inspection was requested by the authority in the wake of the […]

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory today for Montgomery County from noon until midnight. According to the advisory, winds are expected to blow from the northwest between 15 to 25 mph with gusts of up to 45 mph. Scattered tree and power line damage may result from high winds and motorists may […]

A hearing is scheduled to be held Friday afternoon in the case of a man accused of kidnapping a Montgomery County judge. Rickley Senning, has been charged with kidnapping, assault and related offenses from an incident in May 2014 involving Montgomery County Judge Audrey Creighton. Senning’s charges stem from a May 19, 2014 incident in which […]

A meeting of the Montgomery County Airpark Liaison Committee is set for Jan. 28 to talk about the tragic December 8th plane crash that killed six people.  But Montgomery County Revenue Authority Executive Director Keith Miller said he doesn’t believe there will be any changes to Airpark operations until the Authority gets a final accident […]

Opponents of the Montgomery County Public Schools’ plan to demolish the Blair G. Ewing Center off Avery Road and replace it with a bus depot for nearly 400 buses are planning a rally on Thursday in front of the County Council building. The rally, scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m., is set just before the […]

UPDATED, Jan. 27, 9:15 p.m. – Montgomery County Police report that the father who allegedly punched the mother of his 5-month-daughter and drove off with the infant in a rented car turned himself in to police in Prince George’s County about 8:30 p.m. Police say the mother is being reunited with her daughter. No additional […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal held a briefing on Monday where he discussed Governor Larry Hogan’s proposed Fiscal Year 2016 State budget and how it might impact the county and the future of the Purple Line, a request for attorneys in Montgomery County to provide work pro bono for unaccompanied minors looking to get […]