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Community
County Executive Marc Elrich used his weekly media briefing to highlight how the federal termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is costing Montgomery County residents their jobs, threatening the healthcare workforce and spreading fear among families.
Community
County Executive Marc Elrich used his weekly media briefing to highlight how the federal termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is costing Montgomery County residents their jobs, threatening the healthcare workforce and spreading fear among families.
Local Government
The Montgomery County Council voted 10-1 on Tuesday, July 21, to pass Expedited Bill 23-26, updating ghost gun and firearm carry laws to comply with a Maryland Supreme Court ruling that struck down parts of two earlier county ordinances.
Sports
A D.C. judge set a September 28 trial date for Bethesda Olympian David Hearn, who faces a felony charge for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during a June 19 bike ride.
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Local Government
A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge expressed skepticism Aug. 13 toward the county's bid to dismiss the Engage Armament state-court gun-law challenge, suggesting the court must follow the Maryland Supreme Court's mandate despite the Council's summer amendments to the law.
Local Government
A state-commissioned study due Sept. 1 could reshape Montgomery County's 18-month data center moratorium, which blocks a proposed 360-megawatt campus in Dickerson that would draw cooling water from the Potomac River. Montgomery County is now one of 13 Maryland counties with data center restrictions.
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Education
MCPS families at Churchill, Wootton and Hoover will pay 30 cents more for school meals starting Aug. 25 after the Board of Education approved the first price hike since 2015, though students on free or reduced-price meals are unaffected.
Education
MCPS staff must now disclose a student's gender identity to parents who ask, reversing prior handbook guidance that treated such information as confidential under federal privacy law.
Public Safety
Montgomery County Police's Aug. 11 crime summary reported catalytic converter thefts, a handgun-related assault and multiple vehicle thefts in the 1st District covering Potomac and Rockville, extending a summer pattern of property crime in the area.
Public Safety
Four agencies issued a joint warning urging residents to stay completely out of the Potomac River near Great Falls after a fourth young person drowned this summer, with new multilingual signs posted along the banks.
Community
County Executive Marc Elrich used his weekly media briefing to highlight how the federal termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is costing Montgomery County residents their jobs, threatening the healthcare workforce and spreading fear among families.
Community
Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro station, the closest Red Line stop to Potomac, is halfway through a two-month shutdown for platform reconstruction and Purple Line prep that runs through Sept. 6, with free shuttles and parking available for affected commuters.
Business
Minnie's Island in Potomac has reopened after more than six months of closure following the January Potomac Interceptor sewage spill, but the community conservancy that stewards the island is pressing county and DC Water officials for infrastructure improvements to prevent a repeat.
Business
The Montgomery County Farm Tour opens Saturday, July 25, across the Agricultural Reserve as Maryland Buy Local Week runs through July 27, with local economic development officials urging residents to support small businesses strained by the loss of nearly 25,000 federal jobs statewide.
Sports
A 10,000-simulation preseason model ranks Churchill third among 25 MCPS football programs heading into 2026, projecting 6.8 wins despite a brutal schedule, while Wootton lands at No. 17 with 3.3 projected wins.
Sports
A D.C. judge set a September 28 trial date for Bethesda Olympian David Hearn, who faces a felony charge for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during a June 19 bike ride.
Maryam Khanum is a journalist based in Winston-Salem, NC. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2024 with majors in Political Science and Communications. Maryam was heavily involved in journalism throughout her college career, serving as Multimedia Managing Editor for the student-run newspaper, the Old Gold & Black. She previously worked for the International Business Times.
Maryam Khanum is a journalist based in Winston-Salem, NC. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2024 with majors in Political Science and Communications. Maryam was heavily involved in journalism throughout her college career, serving as Multimedia Managing Editor for the student-run newspaper, the Old Gold & Black. She previously worked for the International Business Times.
Maryam Khanum is a journalist based in Winston-Salem, NC. She graduated from Wake Forest University in 2024 with majors in Political Science and Communications. Maryam was heavily involved in journalism throughout her college career, serving as Multimedia Managing Editor for the student-run newspaper, the Old Gold & Black. She previously worked for the International Business Times.
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