The Montgomery County school board has approved a nearly $1.5 billion six-year construction plan.

Montgomery County Councilman George L. Leventhal criticized council President Philip M. Andrews for what he viewed as an attempt to bypass the committee chaired by Leventhal.

ROCKVILLE, Md. - There could soon be an improved commute for some Maryland drivers.

The Montgomery County Council attempted to address the daily gridlock on Interstate 270 on Thursday.

County planners say the final site plan for Clarksburg Town Center is flawed, but the vice president for the developer described the problems as relatively minor, "like typos." Rose Krasnow, chief of the Planning Board's Development Review Division, said, "We do not view the issue as typos." Douglas Delano of Newland Communities said there is some ...

The former Maryland State Police barrack on the corner of U.S. 40 and Baughman's Lane will soon come down, replaced by a new shopping center and bank site known as the "Golden Mile Gateway." The city planning commission approved the project's site plan this week, representing what some hope will contribute to a revitalization of Frederick 's busy ...

The Montgomery County Council appears poised to recommend a light-rail transit system for its Corridor Cities Transitway over a less costly Bus Rapid Transit system.

James Thomas, 17, a member of Troop 489 in Germantown, recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.

As the Clarksburg community continues to wait for the roads, stores and library it has been promised, the Clarksburg Chamber of Commerce is exploring the idea of home rule by incorporating the town.

Easing gridlock along Interstate 270 has been a goal of the Montgomery County Council for some time.

Jean B. Cryor, a member of the Montgomery County Planning Board, and former three-term state legislator and newspaper publisher, died Tuesday.

Tom DeReggi and his daughter Olivia, 10, visit the playground at Clarksburg Elementary School on Monday.

With real estate values falling in recent years, a standing-room-only crowd attended Monday night's Clarksburg Civic Association meeting to learn how to appeal their tax assessments.

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Global Mission Church plans to appeal the Frederick County Planning Commission's rejection of its application to build a sanctuary on the border of Frederick and Montgomery counties.

Two Potomac teenagers lured a Gaithersburg man into a secluded area, struck him on the head with a shovel, robbed him and left him to die on a Potomac walking path in May, prosecutors alleged at a bond review hearing for one of the youths last week.

The Montgomery County Planning Board on Tuesday presented its semiannual report, which included a schedule of completion for 19 master plans and a pledge to condense the development review process - cutting the time it takes to navigate the process by two-thirds. "I think that we should do everything we can to reduce the amount of time people spend ...

It's an awful feeling when your indoor cat dashes past you and out the door. But it's even more distressing to realize that you've just made matters worse by giving chase.

GERMANTOWN, Md. - Plans for a new medical center have set off a fight in Montgomery County .

Abortion rights groups are fighting a proposal to build a new Catholic hospital in Montgomery county.