Derwood News

A man suffered serious, life-threatening injuries after being struck by a train at the Shady Grove rail yard shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.

Since opening last year, the Intercounty Connector has provided thousands of Maryland motorists with their first direct, congestion-free drive between Montgomery and Prince George's counties.

File Photo Dressed as a cupcake, Clara Pittleman of Derwood, drums up business for a Share Our Strength bake sale with help from Jackie Price of Derwood during Rockville's Hometown Holidays Festival on Sunday, May 29, 2011.

In Elise Carter's second-grade class, some students write their numbers backward or look at their fingers to add.

Good morning. The new 11th Street local bridge opens today. It should be a better ride than the old bridge.

Firefighters weighed the risks before entering a Derwood home to fight a fire early Saturday morning, a fire and rescue service spokesman said Tuesday.A A firefighter was injured when he fell through the floor of the home in the 6000 block of Muncaster Mill Road.

A firefighter was injured while working to put out a fire in a ranch-style home in the 6000 block of Muncaster Mill Road Saturday morning, said Assistant Chief Scott Graham of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.