Driver Fined $2000 in Death of Diplomat
District Court Judge Eugene Wolfe exacted a fine of $2000, the maximum penalty under Maryland law, for a guilty plea by Santos Martinez in the death of 42-year-old diplomat Sarah… Read More
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Ethics Commissioner Bruce Romer Dies
Montgomery County Ethics Commissioner Bruce Romer died Saturday after a brief illness. Romer had served as ethics commissioner since April 2018, after 12 years in the Montgomery County Chief Administrative… Read More
Police Identify Man Believed Killed in Assault in Silver Spring
UPDATED June 14 at 9:30 a.m. The cause of death in what originally was believed to be an assault has now been classified as a hit and run involving a… Read More
Man Dies in Gaithersburg Hotel
Monday afternoon, Gaithersburg City Police responded to the Hampton Inn and Suites in the 900 block of North Frederick Road for the report of a deceased person. Police do not… Read More
Police Investigating Suicide Near Sligo Creek Parkway
Police are investigating an apparent suicide near Sligo Creek Parkway, according to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). On Monday afternoon, police said Sligo Creek Parkway was… Read More
‘Devastating and Heartbreaking’: Student’s Death Shakes Churchill Community
A rising junior at Winston Churchill High School (WCHS) has died, Principal John Taylor wrote in a letter to the school community Tuesday. He did not give a cause of death. … Read More
Clarksburg High School Student Passes Away Unexpectedly, Letter Says
A freshman at Clarksburg High School (CHS) passed away unexpectedly, the school announced in a letter on Tuesday. Principal Edward Owusu identified the student as Marilly Morales. He said Morales… Read More
‘Keith’s Life Mattered’: Docuseries Probes Case of Teen Found Hanging from Tree in 1986
A new three-part docuseries tells the story of Keith Warren, who was 19 years old in 1986 when his body was found hanging from a tree in Silver Spring, and… Read More
Life Member of Wheaton Rescue Squad Killed in Baltimore Vacant Apartment Blaze
Kenneth Lacayo, a Wheaton High School graduate and life member of the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad, died Monday while battling a vacant apartment fire in Baltimore City. Lacayo joined the… Read More
MCPD Chief on Lt. Friz: ‘This Police Department is Better for the Work Dan Put In’
Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones spoke Monday evening about the death of MCPD Lt. Daniel Friz. Friz died shortly after midnight Monday in a collision with a 2018 Freightliner… Read More
Rockville Man Charged With Neglect in Connection with Father’s Death
A Rockville man was arrested and charged with neglect of an adult that resulted in the man’s death. Gary D. Howes, 51, was charged after a body that is believed… Read More
Community, Families Mourn Loved Ones Who Died From Overdose
Last year, 108 Montgomery County residents died from an opioid drug overdose. Families mourned loved ones and urged increased awareness about substance use disorder at an International Overdose Awareness Day… Read More