Priorities for the caucus include juvenile justice reform, protections for voting rights for students who have been targeted by doxing attacks and advocacy for immigrants as well. Maryland’s…
Read more Muslim advocates say Md. school make-up days on religious holidays ‘sends a terrible message’ – WTOP NewsMontgomery County detectives identified the caller in the so-called swatting incident as a 12-year-old student, police said Friday. This article was written by WTOP’s news partner Bethesda Today…
Read more 12-year-old girl tied to September swatting call in Montgomery County – WTOP NewsMontgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said he’s gotten the message from frustrated residents about conflicting messaging on the progress of snow plowing efforts. After days of attacking the…
Read more Montgomery Co. officials respond to residents’ frustrations with snow response – WTOP NewsIt looks like the Philadelphia area will get snow for the second weekend in a row. But, just how much we will see is — both literally and…
Read more Communities prepare as weekend storm may, potentially, bring significant snowA woman pregnant with twins gave birth to one of her babies Friday on the side of Interstate 270, with the help of a Montgomery Co. firefighter. This…
Read more ‘A great start’: Montgomery Co. firefighter helps woman pregnant with twins deliver baby on side of I-270 – WTOP NewsA West Virginia man was again found guilty in the 2018 killing of two people who were found shot in the head inside a running vehicle in Montgomery…
Read more Man found guilty a 2nd time in retrial for ‘execution style’ double murder in Montgomery Co. – WTOP NewsBethesda-Chevy Chase High School has turned to Instagram with the hope of Michelle Obama joining them on graduation day next year as their commencement speaker. Bethesda-Chevy Chase High…
Read more Bethesda high school hopes to land Michelle Obama as commencement speaker – WTOP NewsThe county is second behind San Francisco, which has held the No. 1 spot for six years, according to AARP’s list of the top 100 places to live…
Read more Montgomery County ranked No. 2 place for older adults to live among large U.S. communities – WTOP NewsA California man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly forced the driver of a single-vehicle collision into his car, and later raped her on two occasions in…
Read more California man charged with kidnapping Maryland woman from 2024 crash scene, raping her – WTOP NewsA Montgomery County judge declares Catherine Hoggle competent to stand trial for murder in the 2014 disappearance of her children. Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge James Bonifant ruled…
Read more Catherine Hoggle found competent to stand trial in murders of her children – WTOP NewsMontgomery Co. Police adopt new patches for their ballistic vests to help the public differentiate the agency from others in the area, such as the U.S. Immigration and…
Read more Montgomery Co. police roll out new vest patches to avoid being mistaken for another agency – WTOP NewsMontgomery County leaders are concerned about a proposed cut in funding to a federal rental assistance program and the effect it could have on unhoused people in the…
Read more Planned federal cuts may hurt the most vulnerable in Montgomery County – WTOP NewsOver 100 people were arrested over a two month period as three Pennsylvania counties confiscated illegal drugs and firearms coming out of Philadelphia as part of “Operation Clean…
Read more 100 arrested, $365K worth of drugs, guns seized across 3 Pa. countiesAn investigation is underway after a police officer shot a pit bull in Cheltenham Township, following multiple reports of the dog attacking people and other pets. According to…
Read more Dog shot by officer in Cheltenham Township following reported attacksThirty-four people died from heat-related causes in Maryland during the late April to early October “heat season” this year, the… This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s…
Read more Maryland heat-related deaths reached highest number in over a decade this summer – WTOP NewsSix people were hurt at a Wawa in Montgomery County on Friday night after an incident involving two rival motorcycle gangs led to a reported shooting, according to…
Read more Shooting at Pa. Wawa leaves 6 people hurt, police sayMontgomery County’s retail sector remains stable but faces growing uncertainty, according to Planning Board Division Chief Carrie McCarthy. With over 68,000 retail jobs and $13 billion in projected…
Read more Amid ‘uncertainty and chaos,’ Montgomery County examines the health of retail – WTOP NewsA Montgomery County official, who also owns two day care facilities, is facing child sexual abuse-related charges in Pennsylvania after already facing charges of soliciting child pornography out of…
Read more Montgomery County official and day care owner now facing child sex abuse chargesA warning for Montgomery County residents! Scammers are pretending to be law enforcement officials using fake phone numbers and scaring residents into giving them money. According to Montgomery…
Read more Scammer alert: Caller pretends to be Montgomery Co. sheriff’s deputy demands moneyHe died while in custody at the Montgomery County Jail. Now, court records show a judge has approved a settlement in a wrongful death claim from Christian Black’s…
Read more Judge approves settlement in wrongful death claim of man who died in jail custody