Montgomery County

The scanner chatter contradicts statements made by the state’s public safety chief, Carolyn Scruggs, that there were no clear warning signs that Sewell posed a risk to Martinez.

The earthquake was centered in Montgomery County, Maryland, in Spencerville, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The 16-year-old who attends the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, broke the under-18 world 400-meter mark in winning his heat Friday.

No more “Two for Tuesday” on classic rock stations, and Baltimore doesn’t sound quite the same.

The Carlyle Group is funding the largest depot for electric- and hydrogen-powered buses in the U.S. in Montgomery County. Local officials there are doubling down on their efforts to combat climate change.

The president of the Montgomery County school system announced Monday that it had selected Thomas W. Taylor, the superintendent of the Stafford County, Virginia, school system, as its new superintendent.

Sport Squad, Inc., which does business as JOOLA, is seeking $100 million in damages. JOOLA, based in Rockville, is also seeking an injunction requiring the USA Pickleball Association to approve the nine pickleball paddles it rejected and make them eligible for use in competition.

The $17.15 minimum hourly wage will be among the highest in the country.

The case was filed June 6 in U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Gregory Matus, a Fort Lauderdale resident, said Sport Squad, Inc., which does business as JOOLA, marketed and sold pickleball paddles as if USA Pickleball had approved them.

In 2019, the year Kingdom Fellowship AME was founded, the church had about 3,000 members and an average weekly attendance of about 1,800 people, according to the church’s figures. Today, membership has swelled to nearly 8,000, and its weekly services draw about 2,500 attendees altogether.

Latrell Sanders, 29, of Windsor Mill, pleaded guilty on Friday in Baltimore Circuit Court to involuntary vehicular manslaughter in exchange for a sentence of 15 years in prison, with seven years suspended, plus five years’ probation, in the death of Robert Horne Jr. on Aug. 13, 2023.

There were tornadoes in Baltimore, Montgomery, Howard and Carroll counties.

An elementary school principal in Montgomery County is accused of stomping on a student’s foot and is facing a related second-degree assault charge, according to court records.

Frederick County has eliminated part of its virtual learning program and Montgomery County is considering completely ending its virtual academy.

The Maryland Transit Administration is offering discounted rates on certain trains and buses while D.C.-area commuters deal with closures along Metro’s Red Line.

The FBI affidavit unsealed Friday in U.S. District Court in Maryland lays out a series of allegations of stalking, using spoofed phone numbers and text messages aimed at the targeted woman.

The American Cancer Society is selling a Montgomery County mansion donated by former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder and his wife Tanya Snyder.

Dominique Dawes, a Silver Spring native and three-time Olympian, plans to expand her gymnastics academy franchise to Columbia. She currently has two locations in Montgomery County.

The first-ever “Golden Bachelorette” is a 61-year-old Montgomery County woman who left last season’s “The Golden Bachelor” of her own volition.

Montgomery County is the beast that beats them among Maryland’s local governments. Its budget proposal is a whopping $7.1 billion, more than the combined spending plans for Anne Arundel, Howard and Frederick — plus seven of the state’s 16 smaller counties. Why should you care? What happens there affects the rest of us.