Driver sentenced for fatal Burtonsville crash
A Washington, D.C. resident was sentenced to seven years in prison after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with a vehicle crash that killed a Columbia, Maryland man, according… Read More
Suzanne Pollak
Suzanne is a freelance reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She has over 35 years professional experience writing for newspapers, magazines, non-profit newsletters and the web.
Police investigating the shooting death of hotel guest in Bethesda
Updated May 29 at 10 a.m. A Silver Spring man has been charged with first-degree murder following a shooting at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in North… Read More
Police seek help identifying person who damaged their station
Gaithersburg Police officers are asking for help in identifying a male who repeatedly kicked and punched the front entrance of their headquarters on South Summit Avenue. According to police, the… Read More
Council approves $8.5M to cover MCPS ‘snowcrete’ costs
January’s snowstorm resulting in historically-low temperatures resulting in “snowcrete” forced Montgomery County Public Schools to spend millions clearing parking lots and school buses and preparing campuses for students to safely… Read More
Whitman student charged with possessing loaded handgun at school
A 16-year-old Walt Whitman High School student has been charged with possessing a loaded handgun at school, according to Montgomery County Police. The Bethesda resident has been charged as an… Read More
District 6 Candidate Sonia Garcia, a former NIH employee, raises concerns over gov’t transparency
Since losing her federal job at the National Institutes of Health, Sonia Garcia has been working at her father’s small business while helping neighbors navigate the University Boulevard Corridor and… Read More
Council condemns ‘racist remarks’ against Delegate Chao
Council President Natali Fani-González started Tuesday morning’s council session with a strong condemnation of two Maryland delegates for what she described as their “racist remarks.” On a Friends of Mark… Read More
State Police stop car rally in Layhill
Maryland State Police broke up an illegal car rally on Saturday, May 8, on Layhill Road in Silver Spring. According to a news release, the police action was part of… Read More
Pedestrian killed while crossing Beltway in hit and run crash
A pedestrian was pronounced dead Thursday night following a hit-and-run crash on the outer loop of the I-495 Beltway, east of Connecticut Avenue, according to Maryland State Police. State troopers… Read More
Germantown home targeted by Florida teen in swatting prank, police say
A Florida teenager was charged in connection with multiple swatting incidents targeting a Germantown residence, Montgomery County Police reported Thursday. Swatting is defined as the act of reporting a false… Read More
Gov. Moore meets Bethesda small business run by developmentally disabled students
Gov. Wes Moore donned black gloves, grasped a spatula and a large glass and dug right into a tub of frosting, mimicking everything “Jhiya,” a student employee with developmental disabilities,… Read More
Police release photos from Greenwood elementary school vandalism
Montgomery County Police released photos Thursday of three males considered persons of interest in connection with the spray-painting of antisemitic graffiti on a wall and the side of the roof… Read More