Gaithersburg Man Sentenced to 45 Years for Killing Wife
Allen Price Jr., 45, of Gaithersburg was sentenced to 45 years in prison for shooting his wife while her children were present in the home. Maryland Circuit Court Judge Harry… Read More
2024
Tax on Tobacco, Electronic Vaping Liquid Increases July 1
Beginning July 1, tobacco tax rates on cigarettes and other tobacco products will increase as will the sales and use tax rate on electronic smoking devices. The tax on a… Read More
Motorcyclist Identified in Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash
Montgomery County Police identified the motorcyclist who died in a single-vehicle collision on Columbia Pike and Fairland Road on June 12 as Yuan Long Yuin, 43, of Beltsville. Police said… Read More
Authors Paul Yoon and Shannon Sanders Share Family Stories at Gaithersburg Book Festival
Loyalty Bookstore owner Hannah Oliver Depp moderated a discussion with authors Paul Yoon and Shannon Sanders at the Gaithersburg Book Festival on Saturday, May 18. Both authors shared their collections… Read More
Sobriety Checkpoint Set for Friday Evening
Officers from the Montgomery County Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday, June 14 starting around 10 p.m. The enforcement is intended to curb impaired driving. Police will not… Read More
5 Things to Know Today, June 14, In Montgomery County
It’s Friday, June 14. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. Check the weather forecast here. 1. MC311 Phone Service Closure: MC311 phone service will be closed on… Read More
Girls Flag Football Launching at MCPS
This fall, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will pilot girls’ flag football as a varsity sport. The sport will be at all 25 high schools. On Monday, MCM went to… Read More
Brookeville Teenager Kim Tees It Up at U.S. Open
19 year-old Bryan Kim, a Brookeville native, is part of the field at the 124th U.S. Open Golf Championship at Pinehurst No.2 beginning Thursday. Kim, an amateur, earned his spot… Read More
County Planning Board Approves Attainable Housing Strategies Report
In a unanimous decision, the county Planning Board approved the Attainable Housing Strategies Report for transmittal to the county council during its June 13 meeting. This approval followed the 11th… Read More
Concejal Sayles Proclama Junio como el Mes de la Herencia Caribeña-Americana
El condado celebra el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Caribeña-Americana luego de la proclamación oficial realizada el 11 de junio por la concejal Laurie-Anne Sayles, donde se reconoce junio como… Read More
Committee Delivers 12,000 Signatures to Place County Executive Term Limits on Ballot
Members of the Committee for Better Government delivered 12,139 signatures in an effort to place a question on this November’s ballot. The question seeks to limit county executive’s position to… Read More
County Honors Homeless Who Died During Past Year
The 62 people memorialized Thursday were veterans, handymen, parents, sons and daughters. They died during the past year. They also, at some point in their lives, were homeless. Fifty-one of… Read More