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September 28, 2016 | Staff Writer

Senators Announce $5.4 Million Federal Grant for Montgomery County Airpark

U.S. Senators Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin announced this month that Montgomery County has been awarded a $5,477,702 Federal Aviation Administration grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to rehabilitate Montgomery County Airpark (GAI). According to a news release, the grant will be used to restore more than 2,500 feet of pavement critical to […]

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September 25, 2016 | Staff Writer

St. John’s Upsets Good Counsel, 39-22 (PHOTOS)

On Saturday afternoon, it was St. John’s over Good Counsel, 39-22, in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) opener for both teams. The Cadets quickly scored first, and at halftime were leading the Falcons, 23-7. They never looked back. Next up for St. John’s is a big WCAC game at DeMatha. Good Counsel travels to […]

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September 13, 2016 | Staff Writer

UPDATED: Police Locate Missing Autistic Teen (PHOTO)

UPDATED 9.13.16 Montgomery County police officers report they have safely located Keysean Dorsey. Update: Keysean Tyree Dorsey has been located safe and unharmed and has been reunited with family. TY for sharing!. pic.twitter.com/ULZf2EYXnx — Montgomery Co Police (@mcpnews) September 13, 2016 Montgomery County police officers are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing […]

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August 23, 2016 | Sonya Burke

Katie Ledecky to Throw Out First Pitch at Nationals/Orioles Game

Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky, a Montgomery County resident, is scheduled to throw out the first pitch at the Nationals/Orioles game on Wednesday night at Nationals Park. Just last week, Ledecky returned to her Bethesda home from the Rio Olympics with five medals: four gold and one silver. On Monday, she visited with patients at […]

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July 29, 2016 | Sonya Burke

Five Things to Know Today, July 29, in Montgomery County

Here are five things to know today, July 29, in Montgomery County: 1. Are you ready for the Olympics? Beginning today, you can wish two local Olympic swimmers, Jack Conger and Katie Ledecky, good luck by signing two giant flip flops at the Rockville Town Square. #MoCo2Rio 2. Speaking of feats, a man and his goat are walking […]

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June 12, 2016 | Sonya Burke

President Obama on Mass Shooting in Orlando: “We Will Not Give into Fear” (VIDEO)

President Obama delivered a statement on the mass shootings that occurred in Orlando, Florida on June 12. “This was an act of terror and an act of hate,” said President Obama. “We will not give in to fear or turn against each other. Instead, we will stand united, as Americans, to protect our people, and […]

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June 7, 2016 | Staff Writer

Freeman Sentenced to Over 25 Years for Armed Robbery and Carjacking Shootings

U.S. District Judge Deborah Chasanow sentenced Marcellus Ramone Freeman, a/k/a Derrick Relando Pitts, age 24, of Washington, D.C. to 308 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for robbery, discharging a gun during a robbery and carjacking, in connection with a 2012 armored car robbery and a carjacking in which a victim […]

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April 27, 2016 | Sonya Burke

Metrorail Extends Hours for Capitals Playoff Game

WMATA officials have announced that the Metrorail system is planning to remain open one additional hour to accommodate fans attending the Capitals playoff game on Thursday night at the Verizon Center. Fans entering the system after midnight must use the following station entrances: • Gallery Place (7th & F Street entrance only); • Judiciary Square […]

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April 7, 2016 | Staff Writer

Police Charge Two Suspects with Kidnapping and Rape

Montgomery County police officers have charged 24-year-old Enrique Carbajal and 19-year-old Victor Tome, both of Wheaton, with kidnapping and rape. On March 31, detectives began investigating the kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old female that occurred in Wheaton. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates that on March 26, a suspect later identified as Carbajal, who […]

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March 16, 2016 | Staff Writer

Police Investigate Briggs Chaney Homicide

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department are investigating the homicide of a 20-year-old Washington, D.C. found in the Briggs Chaney area on the night of March 11. Police have released new information and say that the man, identified as Sheldon Williams, died because of a gunshot wound to the upper body. According to police, […]

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