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Montgomery Co. Vietnam vets remembered in county’s memorial wall anniversary
Vietnam veterans from Montgomery County, Maryland, were remembered Tuesday in Rockville during a ceremony marking one year since the dedication of the county’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
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Genealogy database helps convict Md. man who raped elderly woman
Marlon Michael Alexander, 40, was sentenced to two life terms in prison Tuesday for the 2010 rape of an 86-year-old Germantown woman; and his DNA is linked to four more rape cases in Montgomery County dating back to 2007, prosecutors said.
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Violence prevention teams are in the works for Montgomery County schools
The goal is “to provide support and interventions to those … who may potentially want to come and do harm within the school district,” said Dr. Christina Conolly, the district’s director of psychological services.
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Potomac mansion hits market for nearly $8 million. It has a ‘batcave.’
If you’re a car geek, this Potomac mansion that just hit the market for $7.95 million is right up your alley.
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Family displaced after tree falls onto Potomac home, into boy’s bedroom
What a surprise for an 11-year-old boy when a tree fell onto his family’s home in Potomac, right into his bedroom. He was not hurt.
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Downtown Silver Spring set for $10M renovation — and a bowling lounge addition
The overhaul also includes a new bowling venue and lounge, a new public plaza, public art and “dynamic green space,” development owners say.
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Montgomery Co. police search for SUV involved in ‘intentional’ bicycle crash
A bicyclist is hospitalized after a Saturday morning crash in Poolesville, Maryland, which fellow riders say was not an accident.
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Exclusive: Montgomery Co. jail’s metal bunks, lack of visibility can enable suicides
An independent review determined the Montgomery County jail where inmates Tyler Tessier and Thierry Nkusu each committed suicide in 2018 is hampered by outdated metal bunks, which make it easy for a person to hang themselves, and a configuration that reduces a guard’s ability to monitor inmates.
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Outer Loop of Capital Beltway reopens after 3 tractor-trailers jackknifed
The Outer Loop off the Capital Beltway has reopened after three jackknifed tractor trailers and a fuel spill blocked the lanes Sunday morning in Montgomery County.
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Dental assistant found guilty of sexually abusing minor during surgery
Mervin Alexander Rivas-Chang could face years in jail after he was found guilty of sexually abusing a teenage girl who was sedated following wisdom teeth surgery.
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2nd swastika drawing found in Montgomery County middle school
Following the discovery of a second swastika at Silver Creek Middle School in Montgomery County, school administrators will meet with staff from the Equity Initiatives Unit and the Office of School Support and Improvement to discuss ways to tackle the racist vandalism.
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Retired Montgomery Co. officer gets gift of life from former police partner
Stanley Barsch, who has polycystic kidney disease, needed a transplant. It was his former partner on the force, Megan Ambrose, who showed that having your partner’s back doesn’t end after retirement.
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Montgomery Co. students go to Capitol Hill to honor those killed in high schools
A group of students from Montgomery County, Maryland, went to Capitol Hill on Friday to make their voices heard and discuss how the continuing shootings have altered their daily lives.
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Montgomery Co. home values up 4.3%
The Montgomery County, Maryland, housing market is generally less expensive than the District and close-in Northern Virginia suburbs, but prices are rising.
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Delays remain after multivehicle crash disrupts Inner Loop in Montgomery Co.
A multivehicle crash Friday morning involving a tractor-trailer on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway before River Road in Bethesda, Maryland, is causing headaches for commuters.
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