Heat Wave Spikes Deaths and Illnesses
With the usual spate of 90 degrees days behind us and no end in sight, the Maryland Health Department issued its year-to-date report on the state’s heat related deaths and… Read More
2024
Silver Spring Store Owner Charged with Multiple Assaults
56-year-old Jose Melvin Mendoza has been charged with multiple counts of inappropriate touching, according to a press release by the Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD). Mendoza owns the Passion… Read More
Bacon Takes Fourth in Olympic Backstroke Event
Phoebe Bacon, a graduate of Stone Ridge, took fourth in the 200 meter backstroke Friday in Paris. Bacon, who had the fastest time in the semifinals of the event, finished… Read More
County Under Hyperthermia Alert For Third Consecutive Day Saturday
The county will be under a Hyperthermia Alert for the third day in a row Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. as extreme heat continues. A Hyperthermia Alert was also activated… Read More
Gaithersburg Resident Appointed WSSC Water Commissioner
Gaithersburg resident Jonathan Powell is the newest WSSC Water commissioner. He was appointed to represent Montgomery County by Executive Marc Elrich and approved Tuesday by members of the County Council.… Read More
Teenager Arrested Attempting to Steal Police Car in Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg Police arrested a 16-year-old boy following pursuit of a stolen truck and an attempt to steal a County K-9 Police cruiser. The teenager faces multiple charges of auto theft,… Read More
Maryland Tax-Free Week Starts Aug. 11
Maryland Tax-Free Week starts Sunday, Aug. 11 and runs through Saturday, Aug. 17, State Comptroller Brooke Lierman announced Thursday. During the tax-free week, the state will suspend the 6% sales… Read More
Silver Spring’s LaFond Qualifies for Olympic Final in Triple Jump
Thea LaFond, a former MCPS teacher, graduate of John F. Kennedy High School and Silver Spring resident, automatically qualified for Saturday’s final in the women’s triple jump with a 14.35… Read More
Police: Victim Was Shot in D.C., Dropped Off in Takoma Park
Takoma Park Police assisted a gunshot victim Thursday who was shot in the District of Columbia and then dropped off in Takoma Park. Police responded to the 200 block of… Read More
Hyperthermia Alert, Heat Advisory Friday
Montgomery County is under a Hyperthermia Alert as well as a Heat Advisory on Friday. The county activated a Hyperthermia Alert for extreme heat from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.… Read More
Germantown Man Charged With Assault in Domestic Violence Case
Albeniz Victor Bonilla, 50, of Germantown, was arrested and charged in a domestic violence incident involving a gun on Wednesday. Montgomery County Police received a call at 7 p.m. from… Read More
Lawns Will Survive High Temperatures, Little Rainfall
Don’t panic. Your lawn is going to be fine despite temperatures in the 90s and little rainfall. According to the Maryland Department of Agriculture, lawns are in dormancy, and that is… Read More