Photo evidence will no longer be required in order to report a violation of Montgomery County’s gas-powered leaf blower ban.

The Montgomery County Council moved forward to pass a $7.75 million plan Tuesday to help address the loss of federal funding for programs that provide food and housing assistance.

More than 1,100 cyclists and walkers are expected to go from Bethesda to the National Mall on Sunday to honor Sarah Langenkamp — who died in a bike crash three years ago — and to push for legislation to make roads safer.

Montgomery County is opening up more spots in a program that gives residents vouchers to order groceries through Instacart.

Montgomery County Council member Kristin Mink said a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer “grabbed” her arm and tried to take her phone as she filmed a team of agents in Adelphi who appeared to be detaining a person.

Two Silver Spring neighborhoods — one historically Black and the other historically off-limits to Black people — will come together by lantern light Saturday.

Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman told The Banner that people “throughout the district” have encouraged him to run for County Council.

Ashman was reelected alongside City Council members Lisa Henderson and Jim McNulty, who ran together as a slate.

Drivers will now face a $60 fine and a traffic citation for parking in a bike lane in Montgomery County.

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin has sent a letter to Trump Thursday questioning the legality of the demolition of the White House’s East Wing. Raskin said the teardown — to make room for a ballroom — violates federal law.

Purple Line officials say the nighttime work is necessary to finish the crash walls before temperatures make concrete curing difficult.

White’s Ferry had been running for more than two centuries between Montgomery and Loudoun Counties when it closed five years ago. There have been several plans to revive the service. So far, nothing has worked.

The shortfalls come amid the government shutdown and Trump administration policies that have drastically cut many social service programs.

It started with just a few Halloween animatronics, but now the Catalina Haunt has become a destination for neighborhood residents and Halloween fanatics across the county.

At-large Council member Evan Glass said the “Hero Act” legislation was inspired by the death of a county firefighter earlier this year.

Montgomery County’s Inspector General is the only office of its kind in Maryland that acts as a watchdog for its county school system. That could soon change.

Albornoz will replace the previous director, Robin Riley, who retired earlier this year.

Hours after Gabe Albornoz announced Thursday that he would resign from his at-large seat, the Montgomery County Council announced a plan to fill it.

At-large Montgomery County Council member Gabe Albornoz is stepping down in December, he announced Thursday. This creates a hole on the council that will be temporarily filled by an appointment.

Gaithersburg mayor Jud Ashman wants a third term. Challenger Tiffany Kelly says the city needs a change.