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Nothing under the tree? Montgomery County’s Toys for Tots says it needs help fast.

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Elizabeth Scott, head coordinator for Toys for Tots in Montgomery County, has been struggling to find a warehouse for the program's toy distribution this year.

WSSC Water’s preliminary budget plans are calling for rate increases in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.

Quarterly water and sewer bills could jump about $18 in Montgomery County next year

AI is invading the job search. Here’s how federal workers can outsmart it.

Dr. Heidi Anderson speaks as she is presented with the Distinguished Citizen Award at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2021.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore president accused of plagiarism by former professor

5 years before her son died there, a mother tried to make an intersection safer

A rocky economy drives overcrowding at Montgomery County’s animal shelter — and beyond

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What to do if you’re affected by the government shutdown

Oct 3, 2025

Rep. April McClain Delaney, center, along with other local, state and federal officials, is offering support for federal workers who have been affected by the government shutdown.

Birds and bird-watchers are transforming this Rockville park

Oct 3, 2025

Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 — Local filmmaker Cintia Cabib walks around RedGate Park looking for birds. She has a new documentary, "Bird Walk," in which she chronicles birders and their finds as they roam the 131-acre, former golf course.

For sale: Luxurious estate with beautiful grounds in Potomac

Oct 3, 2025

The ultimate food tour of the Maryland Renaissance Festival

Oct 5, 2025

Apple dumpling a la mode.

Suspect learns fate for assassination attempt of Justice Kavanaugh at his Chevy Chase home

Oct 3, 2025

CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND - JUNE 29: Law enforcement officers stand guard as abortion rights activists with Our Rights DC march in front of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's house on June 29, 2022 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Over the last couple months, abortion rights activists have staged protests against the five conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justices. The Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health case overturned the 50-year-old Roe v Wade case and erased federal protection to abortion. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Furloughed? We can’t get you working again, but we can tell you where to find some freebies.

Oct 3, 2025

Businesses around the county are offering deals to furloughed federal government workers, including a few in Silver Spring.

As the federal shutdown stretches on, let’s say thank you to civil servants

Oct 3, 2025

Julie Reed took a buyout from her job at NASA. She doesn't think people have appreciated federal employees' devotion to public service since at least President Ronald Reagan's days.

Montgomery County Police are easing cadet requirements as they face officer shortfall

Oct 2, 2025

Federal shutdown strikes an already battered Montgomery County economy

Oct 2, 2025

Highrise buildings in Bethesda near Bethesda Row on May 22, 2025.

Maryland House speaker says ‘now is the time’ to take up redistricting

Updated Oct 3, 2025

House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones listens as Gov. Wes Moore announces new juvenile justice legislation in the Maryland State House lobby on January 31, 2024.

AI is invading the job search. Here’s how federal workers can outsmart it.

‘Federal workers are not political pawns.’ Civil employees brace for shutdown.

White House tells agencies to prep for mass firings ahead of potential shutdown

Maryland is losing federal jobs faster than any other state. When should we start worrying?

What the heck is upskilling? A guide for former federal workers.

At rally interrupted by federal officials, union leaders and others push for worker protections

Digital do’s and don’ts on the job hunt: Tips for ex-federal workers

Federal workers: Fired by Trump, frozen out by Moore

Don’t get tangled in the web: Networking tips for former federal workers

Watermelon is one of the most popular fruits, except it's a gourd.

I met the queen, and she sent me in search of a watermelon dream

Federal worker brews a new beginning after USAID dismantling

Out of work? Here’s how to protect your finances right now

Trump administration cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in 16 states, including Maryland

Updated Oct 2, 2025

Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director, listens as he addresses members of the media outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Montgomery County’s cancellation of Hispanic Heritage Festival draws criticism

Oct 2, 2025

Montgomery County Councilmember Gabe Albornoz said this Hispanic Heritage Month was the most important in his lifetime.

7 things to do in Montgomery County, one festival after another

Oct 2, 2025

A scene from Takoma Park Street Festival in 2024. This year's edition will be held on Oct. 5, 2025.

Maryland steps in to fill funding gaps amid federal shutdown

Updated Oct 2, 2025

Gov. Wes Moore laid out plans to help furloughed federal workers and keep federal programs running on Tuesday.

Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s bid for asylum, but he has 30 days to appeal

Updated Oct 2, 2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was transferred from a detention center in Virginia to one in Pennsylvania last month.

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Shutdown sympathy: A laid-off federal worker has some advice for those who could be next

Oct 1, 2025

Jaime Zimmerman was formerly a program analyst and senior advisor with the Office of Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

‘I’m praying they don’t come back’: ICE sighting panics Silver Spring elementary school community

Oct 1, 2025

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - New Hampshire Estates Elementary School in Silver Spring. Parents have been nervous after a recent ICE sighting near the school.

Compromise and a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’: Why massive tax breaks for country clubs are here to stay

Oct 1, 2025

Columbia Country Club is located in Chevy Chase, close to D.C. and was founded in 1911.

Members of Congress rally around Germantown resource center in wake of government shutdown

Oct 1, 2025

A volunteer at the Upcounty Hub food pantry in Germantown fills boxes of food on Wednesday.

Iowa district hired superintendent despite false Morgan State doctorate claim on resume

Oct 1, 2025

This photo provided by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts on Feb. 26, 2025. (ICE via AP)

Senate can’t agree on a spending plan, putting Maryland’s federal workforce at risk

Oct 1, 2025

The U.S. Capitol building before dawn on March 26.

Charges filed against Montgomery County firefighters over flooded field

Oct 1, 2025

A still from a video recorded by a bystander on the scene in mid-July shows plumes of water dousing the Takoma Thunderbolt’s home field as players in blue jerseys stare at the outfield and each other in apparent disbelief.

‘Federal workers are not political pawns.’ Civil employees brace for shutdown.

Sep 30, 2025

Police seek two Silver Spring men in North Bethesda homicide investigation

Sep 30, 2025

Montgomery County Council responds to surveillance concerns after gas-powered leaf blower ban

Sep 30, 2025

The future of natural gas in Maryland could be rewritten in Silver Spring

Sep 30, 2025

Residents of an apartment in Silver Spring use an air quality tester to test the levels of nitrogen dioxide in their home after briefly cooking on the stove. The air levels of NO2 are high and do not sharply decrease when the stove is turned off; the rate remains steady long after the cooking is complete.