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Germantown fatal shooting investigated as homicide
Montgomery County Police responded to reports of a shooting on the 12900 block of Churchill Ridge Circle in Germantown around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday and found 20-year-old Stephen Alexander Frazier suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
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Crisis center said former Walter Johnson student ‘not a threat’ after Snapchat post
A crisis center said that a former Walter Johnson High School student was “not a threat” after police were alerted eight months ago to a Snapchat he posted hoping “everyone at WJ dies,” according to charging documents.
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Police investigating rape of teenager in Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County police are investigating the rape of a 16-year-old girl that took place in Rockville, Maryland, Monday evening.
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Owners deny dogs involved in attack are ‘dangerous’ as case goes to hearing board
The owners of the five pit bull mix dogs involved in an attack on another dog who died from her injuries are appealing a county decision that labelled the pit bulls as “dangerous.” If the board determines the dogs are dangerous, they could be euthanized.
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Cell tower vote in Montgomery Co. set for Tuesday
The Montgomery County Council will vote on a zoning text amendment that would change the rules on the size and location of telecommunications towers in the county — and opposition hasn’t waned leading up to Tuesday’s vote.
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Man invaded Md. home where he used to live, kidnapped 80-year-old woman: Police
A Maryland man is facing assault, home invasion, armed robbery and kidnapping charges after Montgomery County police say he shoved his way into an 80-year-old woman’s Potomac home where he used to live and threatened her at knifepoint.
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Former Walter Johnson student had history that worried police
The Monday morning hearing was a civil procedure to ensure Luis Cabrera, 18, isn’t allowed to access or purchase weapons, regardless of what happens during his criminal proceedings.
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2 children injured in Md. Route 355 school bus crash
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said a special needs bus collided with a passenger car and a truck near the intersection of Frederick Road/Maryland Route 355 and Gunners Branch Road.
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Montgomery County keeps its AAA credit rating
Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s all affirmed the AAA rating for the county, and all keep their outlook for Montgomery County as “stable.”
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Ride-sharing driver held at gunpoint in Montgomery Co. carjacking
A ride-sharing driver was carjacked Friday night after the four young men he picked up held him at gunpoint in North Bethesda, Maryland.
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Montgomery Co. teen arrested after making threats against high school
On Oct. 12, multiple students at Walter Johnson High School told their school resource officer that Luis Cabrera posted a threatening photo and statement to Snapchat.
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Woman attacked by pack of dogs in Montgomery Co.
A woman was walking a dog when a group of five dogs escaped from a nearby yard and attacked the two on Robindale Drive near Veirs Mill Road.
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Former DC schoolteacher sentenced to 11 years for sex abuse
Prosecutors say between 2010 and 2013, Robert Leach, 33, of Silver Spring, groomed and then abused the seventh and eighth grade girls while he was a math teacher at Meridian Public Charter school in D.C.
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Slap happy: One physical therapist wants to smack your chronic pain away
WASHINGTON – Slapping and prodding might not be what first comes to mind when considering treatments for chronic pain, but a local physical therapist is demonstrating his unique technique to the public this weekend. Physical…
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‘Farther beyond that finish line’: Md. woman’s first marathon part of her weight loss journey
The Oct. 28 Marine Corps Marathon is not just a finish line to 27-year-old Constance Roberts, but one step on her journey of weight loss and running. She has been working up to running a marathon for almost three years, and improving her health and life along the way.
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