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June 11, 2020 | Samantha Subin

Hogan Public Health Adviser Concerned With Some State Reopening Plans

Dr. Tom Inglesby disagreed with some of the decisions communicated in Gov. Hogan’s public health message on Wednesday. So, he took to Twitter to share his thoughts. Inglesby, who directs the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and is a public health adviser to Hogan amid the pandemic, said in a series of tweets Thursday […]

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June 9, 2020 | Suzanne Pollak

Former MCPD Officer Falsely Accused in Bicycle Assault Speaks Out

When a video of the Bethesda bicyclist who assaulted three young adults went viral, social media lit up with incriminating and vicious comments about former Montgomery County Police Captain John Damskey. Some tweets pointed to Damskey without any proof, another accused the entire MCPD of protecting the retired Damskey. But Damskey was not involved at […]

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May 29, 2020 | Andrea Sarralde

MCPD Investiga un Video que Circula en Twitter como “Incidente de Sesgo de Odio”

El Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery tuiteó el jueves que está investigando un video que circula en Twitter, que muestra una confrontación entre un hombre y una mujer que ocurrió en el centro de Bethesda. En el video, el hombre utiliza una retórica racista hacia la mujer. La policía tuiteó: “MCPD está al […]

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May 28, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

MCPD is Investigating Video Circulating on Twitter as ‘Hate Bias Incident’

Montgomery County Police Department tweeted Thursday that it’s investigating a video circulating on Twitter, showing a confrontation between a man and woman that occurred Wednesday in downtown Bethesda. In the video, the man uses racist rhetoric toward the woman. Police tweeted, “The MCPD is aware of the video circulating on social media of a ‘road […]

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May 7, 2020 | Alexandra Macia

Van Crashes Into Guardrail Leaving Two People with Life Threatening Injuries

A van crashed into a guardrail on I-495 between Old Georgetown Road and Rockville Pike at about 5 p.m. Wednesday trapping multiple people inside the vehicle, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Public Information Officer Pete Piringer. Two people were transported to the hospital as priority 1 trauma patients with life threatening injuries. […]

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April 3, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

Hogan Answers Coronavirus Questions on Twitter

Gov. Larry Hogan answered several questions about the coronavirus pandemic on Twitter Thursday. Here’s a look at the questions and Hogan’s answers: #AskGovHogan @2lovelabs asks “What is the status on the test kits and ventilators?” pic.twitter.com/7iMkfNXjs9 — Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) April 2, 2020 #AskGovHogan @Yangw211 asks "The essential list? A lot of people are […]

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January 29, 2020 | Josalyn Perez

Trump Calls Van Hollen a ‘No Name Senator from Maryland’

President Donald Trump was angered on Tuesday by the interview Chris Van Hollen, whom Trump called “a no name Senator from Maryland”, had with Fox News. Van Hollen made an appearance on the network to discuss the Senate impeachment trial of Trump, along with other topics. Although, Trump took his debate with Van Hollen’s interview […]

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July 30, 2019 | Abigail Brooke

Hogan to Discuss Trump’s Demeaning Tweets on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’

Governor Larry Hogan is scheduled to appear on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” on Thursday, a few days after President Trump sent out demeaning tweets about the city of Baltimore and Representative Elijah Cummings. In a Twitter thread from July 27, Trump referred to Baltimore as a “a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,” and […]

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June 25, 2019 | Abigail Brooke

Maryland Officials Call For Release of Tubman $20 Bill

There may be some hopeful news for Maryland officials who’ve been calling on the U.S. Treasury Department to reverse the decision to delay the release of the Harriett Tubman $20 bill. The Treasury Department’s acting inspector general will investigate the delay in the redesign of the $20 bill from Andrew Jackson to Tubman. Axios reported […]

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May 14, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Fire Damages Gaithersburg Businesses, Destroys Barbershop

A fire has destroyed a Gaithersburg barbershop and brought significant damage to a number of businesses in Gaitherstowne Plaza near North Frederick Avenue and Chestnut Street. According to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services, more than 75 firefighters were on the scene after 5 a.m. on Tuesday responding to a fire […]

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