Damascus News

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

DAMASCUS - Montgomery County police say a Damascus toddler died after being found entangled in a drapery cord.

To find gold mines in Montgomery County, follow the pioneers of the 1800s and head west.

A Damascus man is in critical condition and his roommate is charged with attempted murder following an altercation that allegedly turned violent at their home Saturday, according to county police.

Brittany Jones plays with her younger brother Logan Stolinski, 21 months, in their Damascus home on Monday.

Kevin Abelmann, 16 of Damascus, sings Monday night at a Young Life of Upper Montgomery County Christian youth group while wearing a shirt dedicated to Ryan Didone, 15.

County law regulates the size, location, height and construction of outdoor signs.

The opening of his first gas station on Main Street that is his most enduring legacy.

Rescue workers examine one of two vehicles involved in an accident on Bill Moxley Road that left one person dead and four others injured Monday night.

The Frederick County Sheriffs Office isinvestigating a fatal crash from Monday night.

As local election boards take steps to identify suitable locations for early balloting next year, the contentiousness surrounding Maryland's new early voting law has resurfaced.

The county is extending Woodfield Road to Ridge Road, which will require a new intersection for Faith Lane along Woodfield.

The resume is the gateway to most job openings. But even the most qualified candidates have trouble standing out on an 8-1/2 by 11 inch sheet of paper.

State Police stand in front of a house in Mt. Airy, Md. where a 911 call was made Friday.

A home-improvement worker and school janitor who apparently was struggling to survive the recession killed his sleeping wife and two children before turning the 12-gauge shotgun on himself, Maryland State Police said Saturday.

Montgomery County Police are searching for a Damascus teenager who has been missing since Wednesday evening.

The following is a summary of incidents in the upcounty to which the Montgomery County Police responded recently.

Montgomery County police have identified the driver who was killed in an SUV-bus collision in Damascus.

Alex Carbonell, 8, , his sister Molly Carbonell, 9, of Damascus and Isabel Wessely, 6, of Clarksburg are among the winners in this year's Damascus Community Fair Coloring Contest.

DAMASCUS a ' A man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a head-on collision when the Jeep he was driving struck a Ride On bus on Woodfield Road in Damascus.