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Rabbit costume mask, mirror identified as possible fire cause in Germantown
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (181+ words) Plus: Olney post office to be renamed for Sgt. Ramsey; Wednesday, Thursday heat could break records A costume rabbit mask with LED lights and a mirror were identified as the possible cause of an apartment fire in Germantown after firefighters…...
State lawmakers approval Community Trust Act, immigration bills at last minute
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (799+ words) Measures on police masking, data sharing also pass after weeks of waiting One year after they watched their main initiative die in the waning minutes of the 2025 legislative session, immigration advocates watched Monday night as several of their bills won…...
Do your job: MCPS educators urge Mo Co Council to preserve school funding
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (922+ words) Elrich's $8 B operating budget would fully fund district's $3. 79 B request with a 6% increase to property tax rate Today's the day! " Bethesda Today's spring campaign is underway. Help us reach $15, 000 to keep local journalism strong. Outside the Montgomery County Council office…...
State lawmakers introduced more than 40 immigration-related bills
1+ week, 1+ day ago (716+ words) Submissions mark majority Democratic legislature's greatest focus on issue in past 15 years, analysis shows Legislators introduced more bills on the topics in the 2026 session than in any of the past 15 years, according to an analysis by the Capital News Service....
Mo Co Council prohibits ICE from operating in county-owned parking areas "
3+ week, 2+ day ago (963+ words) Legislation'also creates online portal to report unauthorized use of county property'by federal agents' The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to pass another bill aimed at restricting U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's'(ICE)'activities'in the county" specifically,'the agency's'ability to…...
WSSC works to fix collapsed'sewer main in Germantown'
3+ week, 6+ day ago (167+ words) Sinkhole resulted in Thursday closure of Germantown Elementary WSSC Water crews'were working Friday to repair a collapsed sewer main in Germantown that closed Germantown Elementary School on Thursday, according to a Friday statement from the water company." A'30-inch diameter…...
Clarksburg store employee charged after allegedly recording women in dressing rooms
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (421+ words) Police say 19-year-old used cell phone to film multiple shoppers at Banana Republic; investigators concerned for additional victims A 19-year-old Clarksburg man has been arrested after allegedly recording multiple women with his cell phone while they were changing in dressing…...
Remarkable change: Friedson touts passage of'biohealth, mixed-income housing measures
4+ week, 1+ day ago (645+ words) Montgomery County Councilmember Andrew Friedson (D-Dist. 1) touted the passage of his Accelerate Mo Co legislative package Tuesday as a "remarkable change" and a signal of the county's support for housing developers and'biohealth'companies looking to invest here.' "Jobs and housing are…...
Italian restaurant Prato to debut at Bethesda Row this fall
4+ week, 2+ day ago (222+ words) Italian restaurant Prato, a Florida-based eatery listed in the Michelin Guide, is planning to open a location this fall on Bethesda Row in downtown Bethesda, according to parent company'Park Lights Hospitality. The new location at 7278 Woodmont Ave. will mark the…...
Police identify 39-year-old driver killed in Gaithersburg collision
1+ mon, 12+ hour ago (223+ words) Man partially ejected from pickup truck, driver of other vehicle also injured Montgomery County police have identified Jorge Estuardo Moran Hernandez of Clarksburg as the 39-year-old man who died in a two-vehicle collision early Sunday morning in Gaithersburg, the department…...