Montgomery County News

Last weekend, Miss USA was crowned, and for a year, she will be showcased as the pinnacle of success for aspiring pageant contestants.

The region's biggest planning agency was challenged Wednesday by a landowner who claims her property value has been steamrolled by bureaucratic nonsense.

Now that County Executive Isiah Leggett has announced he wants a third term, Montgomery County Democrats might feel like Goldilocks when they make their decision in next year's primary for county executive.

Known locally as a Democratic activist with a dry wit, Marc Korman has decided to raise his profile by throwing his hat in the ring for one of two possible vacant District 16 delegate seats.

A Gaithersburg police spokesperson says numerous people spotted a bear in the area of Quince Orchard Road and Darnestown Road on Wednesday morning.

Montgomery County Executive, Ike Leggett discussed his decision to seek a third term, the future of the Silver Spring Transit Center, and more.

A dedication ceremony was held Monday for the Flora M. Singer Elementary School, named in honor of a longtime Montgomery County educator and Holocaust survivor who died in 2009.

When Evan Angert, 18, of Germantown sets his mind on a goal, chances are he will accomplish it.

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A top Metro official told the Montgomery County Council Tuesday that the agency will not commit to taking control of the Silver Spring Transit Center until it sees the results of additional tests on the troubled $120 million train-and-bus hub.

Our eNewspaper network was founded in 2002 to provide stand-alone digital news sites tailored for the most searched-for locations for news.

Our eNewspaper network was founded in 2002 to provide stand-alone digital news sites tailored for the most searched-for locations for news.

Life is compromise. Maryland transportation planners are coming to terms with that as the deadline nears to complete plans for the Purple Line's last station in Bethesda.

The high percentages of students who have failed or nearly failed the math final exams in Montgomery County Public Schools have been the focus of numerous recent reports in the media.

Thirty-three-year-old Benjamin Robert Cano of Edgewater was charged last week with three counts of sexual abuse of a minor and three counts third-degree sex offense.

An Edgewater man who teaches at a school in Wheaton was arrested last Wednesday after two of his students reported that he had inappropriately touched them, Montgomery County police said in a news release .

Bethesda's Boloco restaurant -a burrito eatery serving Mexican foods, smoothies, salads and more, all made with fresh ingredients-is offering an unusual reward for the identification of the person who broke into and stole from the restaurant on Memorial Day, WTOP reports .

With 11 pedestrian deaths since January 2013 , this year is poised to be the deadliest year for walkers in Montgomery County since 2010, when 13 pedestrians died.

AFI Silver, Round House Theatre, Blair Mansion Inn, The Fillmore-these familiar names and more than 40 others all belong in the Silver Spring Arts & Entertainment District .

Even as social media trends go, Vine-the micro-video blogging iPhone app acquired by Twitter this year-has exploded.