Germantown News

Montgomery County's top two lawmakers said Thursday that they are prepared to sue the state over the attorney general's opinion this week on the county's maintenance-of-effort requirement.

Investigators say the man was pumping gas when the fire started. A Montgomery County man died after being fatally burned in a fire at a local gas station Wednesday morning.

Developers looking to build in Germantown will soon have guidance from the county on what kind of trees to plant and creating visually interesting rooftops.

Parks employee Jay Childs discusses renovations under way inside the King Barn Dairy Mooseum in Germantown.

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission has backed down on its longstanding policy of requiring permits for carrying signs, picketing, collecting petition signatures and conducting surveys or interviews on parkland.

Three Montgomery County clinics distributing swine flu vaccines Wednesday closed hours before they were scheduled, after demand far outstripped the scant supply, leaving families frustrated.

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

Montgomery County Police Officer Michael Gotard and intern Zach Levine work on the skate spot in front of 5th Police District in Germantown.

Pete Schrock of Germantown and other members of Seneca Creek Community Church help fix up two homes as part of the church's 20th anniversary.

Photo by: Pinguino K Consider the mysterious cat. They can be beautiful, playful companions whose gentle purr relaxes you into sleep.

Family: Brother, Ken Mawritz of Hershey; sister, Nancy George of Germantown, Md.

In an age when snail mail has been replaced by e-mails, text messages, and instant messages, Germantown resident Frank Warren still receives up to 200 pieces of mail per day.

The third annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk was earlier this month in Carderock.

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Two men donning maintenance uniforms have busted through ceilings of 10 apartments in Montgomery County and walked out of the homes with electronics, guns and jewelry, police said.

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.

Juliet Lee's first bite of the day is a doozy. With elegant little fingers she jams half a beefsteak tomato into a mouth that looks better sized for an olive on a toothpick.

Montgomery County has been awarded a $250,000 federal grant to get its police helicopter program off the ground, but it remains unclear whether the County Council will accept the funds.

A Germantown man was arrested after a high-speed chase early Saturday on I-270 and on foot, Maryland State Police said.