Derwood News

The immigration process for her relatives has lasted for years, Ketlard Boursiquot says.

A state lawmaker from Rockville is pushing Maryland to take a modern approach to its divorce laws by proposing to update one that he calls "archaic," while also reducing the economic burden on the couple.

Anyone who ever cried at the movie "Lassie, Come Home" may want to call Nancy Ruffner of Gaithersburg, who smiled Saturday as she played with her recently returned family cat, Sam.

A federal grand jury yesterday indicted a county police lieutenant on one charge of receiving child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

An abundance of municipal garbage provides a renewable energy source in trash-to-electricity plants.

A judge handed down the maximum traffic violation fines Wednesday to two people blamed in a fatal accident in Glen Burnie .

Artist Loriann Signori shows one of the paintings in her collection, "Man vs. Nature, A Portrayal of the Sublime," that pays tribute to the farms and fields lost to the construction of the Intercounty Connector.

After years of planning and a few delays, county officials say they expect to begin construction on a new state-of-the-art animal shelter in Derwood this fall.

Frances Foltz of Derwood receives a nasal mist vaccine from a nurse with the Montgomery County Department of Public Health and Human Services.

Although only one candidate has filed as of this week with the state to run for a District 19 seat in the Maryland General Assembly, the district is abuzz with talk that he could be joined by a substantial field of hopefuls.

Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church on South Frederick Avenue in Olde Towne welcomes the Rev.

Montgomery County residents may recycle their Christmas trees through Jan. 29 by placing the entire tree at the curb by 7 a.m. on their regular recycling collection day.

Icy road conditions are being blamed for a crash that claimed the life of a 68-year-old man Sunday morning in Derwood, Montgomery County Police reported.

The scallion pancakes were crispy but needed more of the namesake ingredient. More than two years ago Liu Chaosheng took over Hong Kong Palace , a modest storefront in Falls Church, and rewrote the entire menu.A Gone were HKP's Cantonese dishes , replaced by Liu's specialty, the numbing and spicy dishes of Szechwan.

Planning his Eagle Scout project was harder than getting it done, said Nicholas "Nicky" Westcote Charles of Gaithersburg, who at age 15 is one of Maryland's youngest residents to receive the Boy Scouts of America's highest award.

Montgomery County is one step closer to getting a rope-climbing course in a section of Rock Creek Regional Park after the planning board unanimously approved the project Thursday, according to The Gazette.

Intercounty Connector officials said Tuesday night they will reduce the size of proposed signs announcing the highway by about 35 percent following community opposition to the larger signs.

Caroline Cash, a spokeswoman for Maryland Mothers Against Drunk Driving, demonstrates an ignition interlock, which prevents the car from starting if the driver has been drinking.

Funfit Family Fitness Center is having a free Winter Open House event on December 9th starting at 10am.

A 26-year-old Derwood man died early Monday morning after his motorcycle collided with a car on Muncaster Mill Road, Montgomery County Police reported.