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Montgomery County Council votes on $5.8B budget
The Montgomery County Council voted on a $5.8 billion budget that includes an increase in parking fees in the Bethesda, Maryland, area and funding for education, libraries and public transit, among others.
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Man accused of deadly stabbing during fight in Silver Spring
A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a fatal stabbing that happened earlier this month in Silver Spring, Maryland, police said Thursday.
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BWI Marshall traffic stop leads to arrest of Silver Spring man wanted for rape
A Silver Spring, Maryland, man has been arrested after a traffic stop near BWI Marshall Airport after police learned that his DNA matched those of a suspect wanted for a 2017 rape.
6 days ago -
Protesters rally outside Montgomery County police station after use of racial slur
At least 50 protesters chanted and marched to a Montgomery County police station in Silver Spring, Maryland, and rallied outside. The demonstration was a response to videos recorded last week, of a white officer using a racial slur.
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Montgomery Co. community rally, march planned in response to officer using racial slur
The rally will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the White Oak Library, followed by a short march to the 3rd District police station.
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Montgomery Co. police investigating officer heard on video using racial slur
In a statement, Montgomery County police said that the comments in the video clip are “disturbing and contrary to our department’s values and our overarching mission to fairly and impartially serve our community.”
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Silver Spring shopping center homicide under investigation
Police have released the identity of the man who died Wednesday night after a reported fight in the parking lot of a Silver Spring, Maryland, shopping center.
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Flower Branch apt. tenants urge action to prevent another fatal gas explosion
Ana Martinez, an organizer with CASA de Maryland, said the residents want to make sure that Washington Gas and other entities take 13 recommendations from the NTSB seriously.
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‘Seriously wrong:’ Montgomery Co. residents outraged over Beltway, I-270 expansion plans
Hundreds gathered in a town hall to voice concern and outrage over Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s plans to expand parts of Interstate 270 and the Capital Beltway. Project transparency, impact on wildlife and homeowners, and the need for more environmentally friendly transit options were reasons residents said the project concerned them. Hogan responded on Twitter, calling the town hall attendees “pro-traffic” activists.
2 weeks ago -
You may soon pay more for parking in Bethesda and Silver Spring
Drivers in Bethesda and Silver Spring, Maryland may soon have to pay more for parking. The proposed price increases are park of the Montgomery County Council’s proposed budget for 2020.
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Judge opens door for release of Md. Coast Guard lieutenant accused of terror plot
A federal magistrate says a Coast Guard lieutenant accused of being a domestic terrorist is entitled to be released from custody before his trial.
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Md. Coast Guard officer accused of terror plot wanted to ‘murder quietly’
In new court filings, prosecutors said charges related to a pair of silencers Christopher Hasson possessed “serve one purpose: to murder quietly. The defendant intended to do so on a mass scale, and his detention has thwarted his unlawful desire.”
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Disconnected gas regulator, unknown ignition source caused deadly Flower Branch Apartments blast
The National Transportation Safety Board has determined a “communication gap might have resulted in missed opportunities to detect and repair the failure” in the basement natural gas system that caused the explosion at the Flower Branch Apartments in August 2016, killing seven people in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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1 hospitalized after Silver Spring house fire
The fire happened on the first floor of a two-story house on the 2300 block of Dexter Avenue. Montgomery County Fire officials said the fire involved a couch.
1 month ago -
Silver Spring man charged with elder abuse of his father
A Silver Spring, Maryland, man was arrested on charges of abusing his 85-year-old father after police say friends found him in such bad shape they took him to the hospital.
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