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1 hr ago | WUSA-TV Washington

High Water Forces Road Closures In Montgomery Co.

A portion of Riffle Ford Road in Montgomery County is closed due to high water on Friday morning, say police.

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Related Topix: Gaithersburg, MD

3 hrs ago | Patch.com

Crime Report: Armed Robbery Near Kemp Mill

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.

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Related Topix: Kemp Mill, MD, Wheaton, MD, Silver Spring, MD

Thu May 23, 2013

Patch.com

'More Work Remains' to Protect Pedestrians as Deaths Continue

Roads may not be much safer for pedestrians in Montgomery County now than they were nearly a decade ago, despite huge, recent efforts from government and police to curb deaths, data released by police suggests.

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Washington Examiner

Pedestrian killed by Metrobus in Olney

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

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Related Topix: Olney, MD, Brookeville, MD, Silver Spring, MD

WUSA9.com

1 Dead, 1 Rescued After Parking Deck Collapse At Montgomery Mall

The critically injured person is 'alert and conscious', according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue.

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Related Topix: Cabin John, MD

CBS Local

Md. Delegate Looks To Close Loophole In New Gun Legislation

New legislation signed into law this month bans assault-style weapons and requires gun purchasers to be licensed and fingerprinted.

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Gazette.net

Montgomery County Council votes to approve operating budget

Montgomery County residents will pay a bit more in property taxes and a bit less in energy taxes, after the County Council unanimously approved the fiscal year 2014 operating budget Thursday morning.

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Related Topix: Silver Spring, MD, Gaithersburg, MD

Gazette.net

Software update blamed for jail security breach in Boyds

The simultaneous unlocking in April of 500 electronic cell doors at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Boyds was triggered by a software upload and not by power outages, according to county officials.

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Related Topix: Prison, Boyds, MD, State Prisons, Clarksburg, MD

CBS Local

At Least 1 Trapped In Parking Garage Collapse Outside Mall In Bethesda

Montgomery County fire and rescue officials say a parking garage has partially collapsed outside a shopping mall in Bethesda, and at least one person is trapped.

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Related Topix: Bethesda, MD, Fire

Gazette.net

Police seek Silver Spring shooting information from public

At around 8:40 p.m., a 16-year-old male was shot as he walked with a group of people through the Sunoco gas station parking lot at 8875 Piney Branch Road, according to county police spokesman Capt.

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Related Topix: Silver Spring, MD

Gazette.net

Transit Projects in Gaithersburg to benefit from fuel tax revenue

Dan Gross/The Gazette Watkins Mill Road west of Rt 355 is a dead end that is currently used for parking by construction crews working nearby.

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Related Topix: Gaithersburg, MD, US Governors, Martin O'Malley, Rockville, MD, Clarksburg, MD, New Carrollton, MD

Gazette.net

Alliance talks about Montgomery rentersa rights

Almost one-third of all Montgomery County residents are renters, said Matthew Losak, the executive director of Montgomery County Renters Alliance , but they are underrepresented in policy decisions.

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Related Topix: Chevy Chase, MD

Gazette.net

Bethesda hockey coach faces array of credit card theft charges

A Bethesda man who was The Washington Post's 2008 High School Hockey Coach of the Year faces charges of theft in Maryland and Virginia.

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Related Topix: Rockville, MD

Wed May 22, 2013

Patch.com

Runners Support Capital Crescent Trail with 'Save the Trail' 5K

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.

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Related Topix: Bethesda, MD, Silver Spring, MD, Chevy Chase, MD, Fitness, Yoga, New Carrollton, MD

Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

Recycling, waste streams, plastic bags, and bottle bills

I was listening to the local NPR affiliate today and one of the stories was about how Montgomery County Maryland's Division of Solid Waste Services acknowledges best practice waste recycling by County businesses each year .

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The Washington Post

Montgomery middle school students learn literacy through film making

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.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Silver Spring, MD, Cameras, Theater, Arts, Education

Patch.com

Agenda: Council to Approve $4.8B Budget

All nine Montgomery County Council members are expected to vote "yes" on a $4.8 billion budget for fiscal 2014 at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Rockville.

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Related Topix: Rockville, MD

Patch.com

Montgomery County Police: 1st District Station Moves From Rockville

As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, officers from Montgomery County police department's 1st District will no longer be working from Rockville.

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Related Topix: Rockville, MD, Gaithersburg, MD

Patch.com

#MoCo Online: Q&A WIth County Executive Leggett

County Executive Isiah Leggett went online Tuesday to answer questions from county residents.

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Related Topix: Aspen Hill, MD, Chevy Chase, MD

Patch.com

Is Irony Out of Style? Americans Down on Hipsters

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.

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Related Topix: Silver Spring, MD, Germantown, MD, Gaithersburg, MD, Rockville, MD