Montgomery County

Montgomery County is the beast that beats them among Maryland’s local governments. Its budget proposal is a whopping $7.1 billion, more than the combined spending plans for Anne Arundel, Howard and Frederick — plus seven of the state’s 16 smaller counties. Why should you care? What happens there affects the rest of us.

Montgomery County Public Schools featured prominently in a Congressional hearing on antisemitism in public schools on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

Winning an election is all about numbers. Where will Maryland’s U.S. Senate candidates find their votes?

Olympic champion swimmer Katie Ledecky, ex-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and politician, philanthropist Michael Bloomberg and astrophysicist Jane Rigby will be honored at the White House on Friday.

Attorney General investigating fatal crash in Montgomery County

A 42-year-old Montgomery County man has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run that happened earlier this month.

Federal prosecutors allege Peter Ajak was seeking to overthrow the government of South Sudan to take power.

Rabbi Levi Raskin led them through all the steps during their “Model Matzah Factory” field trip. The major Jewish holiday commemorates the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Torah. Observant Jews avoid leavened grains for Passover, which starts Monday evening.

From tree plantings to free transit, here are ways you can celebrate the earth this week.

The teenager faces 10 years in prison if convicted.

A Montgomery County high school student has been charged with plotting a school shooting.

Tony Conte of Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana in Darnestown, Harley Peet of Bas Rouge in Easton and Clavel Mezcaleria in Baltimore are all finalists for a James Beard Award.

Several oil tanks caught on fire late Thursday morning at a quarry in Montgomery County, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the air that were visible for miles.

Maryland must make free meals available to all its public school students to promote good health, academic achievement and educational equity, two faculty members at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say.