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County Executive Isiah Leggett has yet to announce whether he will seek a third term in 2014, but that hasn't stopped Doug Duncan from running hard against him to reclaim the office he left seven years ago.

Here's what's closed and what's on a different schedule on Monday, May 28: Closed: Montgomery County offices Montgomery County libraries TRiPS Commuter stores in Silver Spring and Bethesda All county public schools State of Maryland offices and courts All community centers and senior centers All recreational and regional athletic fields Pauline ... (more)

Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides .

Montgomery County police have released the latest crime report for the Fourth District, from May 6-14. The list published here is not comprehensive, but rather selects incidents that occurred in or near Wheaton and Glenmont.

It is one of the most phenomenal feats of endurance ever accomplished. Erden Eruc circumnavigated the world like no man before him.

Montgomery County taxpayers will begin paying higher property taxes on July 1 as the County Council approved a $4.8 billion budget on Thursday that includes multimillion-dollar pay raises for members of three county labor unions.

Police say two men were arrested and one other is wanted in connection with a Prince George's County murder last week.

A Metrobus struck a man in Olney in Montgomery County. He later died at the hospital.

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The lights lower as sixth-graders Layla White, from left, Ayana Akli and Tram Vo prepare to watch the Silver Spring International Middle School's Film Festival on Wednesday.

An Ecuadorian criminal alien, who was released last year when Baltimore, Md., became a sanctuary city, was arrested by federal agents for the violent rape of a 9-year-old girl, according to a Judicial Watch report released on Monday.

Opponents of building the Purple Line along the Capital Crescent Trail will be out in full force this Saturday morning for the annual "Save the Trail" 5-kilometer run along the shaded trail through the woods.

Every year, bright lights and familiar names attract more than 250,000 visitors to the restaurants, stores and entertainment in downtown Silver Spring.

Danielle Trzcinski stars at Tasha Woode in “Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody” coming to the Fillmore Silver Spring.

Earlier this year - before robbing eight people at a hotel in January with a sawed-off shotgun - Jackson Julius was preparing to attend an art college in Baltimore.

Name: Kiri Brenner Age: 23 Job title: Environmental Education Intern Hometown: Silver Spring Education Data: attended Northwood High School, Silver Spring.

Montgomery County police are investigating the May 15 robbery of a 7-Eleven store in Silver Spring, and they are asking for help with identifying two suspects shown in surveillance photos.

A poll released by Public Policy Polling shows that a large percentage of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of "hipsters," a group of men and women "unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns," according to Merriam Webster.

When Montgomery County Council President Nancy Navarro summarized the fiscal 2014 county budget, the words "county," "budget" and "Montgomery" naturally featured prominently in her statement.