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Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) faces a $36 million budget shortfall for Fiscal Year 2027, resulting in staffing and program reductions affecting several schools across the county, including Richard Montgomery. According to Montgomery County’s official site, the County Council did not fully approve MCPS’s budget request, leaving it almost $36...
This article was written by WTOP’s news partner Bethesda Today and republished with permission. Sign up for Bethesda Today’s free email subscription today. A federal judge on Monday sided with Montgomery County in a Justice Department lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a local ban on firearms within 100 yards of certain places, including houses of worship.
According to the latest results from the State Board of Elections, Omar Lazo‘s lead over opponent Brenda Diaz continues to grow. In initial returns, the District 1 race for the Board of Education found the two candidates less than 2 percentage points apart. But following weekend canvassing, Lazo’s pre-weekend...
Carroll County is extending its moratorium on new data center development for another year as officials consider potential changes to local regulations.
As Frederick County continues to thrive as a hub for innovation, healthcare, financial services, and vibrant local commerce, digital connectivity has become as essential to business success as physical infrastructure. Just as reliable roads and power grids underpin commercial operations, robust bandwidth and network stability now form the digital foundation for organizations across the region.
Jamal Holtz was sworn in as at-large D.C. Councilmember, filling a vacancy left by Robert White; A judge rejected the Department of Justice lawsuit against a Montgomery County gun law and more top headlines.
Montgomery County’s Office of Animal Services could not show that all required training had been completed by the staff who needed it, according to a review by the county’s Office of the Inspector General dated Nov. 5. Some divisions of the county’s animal shelter had no written training requirements, and training records were not consistently kept, the report (OIG Publication #27-6) found.
Baltimore County Public Library announced the North Point Branch, including the book drop, has reopened. The branch reopened on Friday, November 6 after it closed in June to finish replacing its heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) unit. “As a community institution, we are thrilled to reopen our doors to...
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) — Baltimore County's next top prosecutor is promising a new approach to fighting crime and greater transparency as she prepares to take over an office that has operated under the same leadership for nearly two decades. Sarah David, who defeated longtime State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger...
There are still no declared winners in the vacant County Council races in District 8 (Essex & Middle River) and District 9 (Dundalk, Rosedale and Sparrows Point) The Democratic candidates Shronda Dillard-Huffman and Arkia Wade have cut into the lead after the latest rounds of mail-in ballots, but Republican candidates Josh Sines and Tim Fazenbaker are still maintaining their leads. The Maryland Board of Elections released the numbers in those races on Monday morning.
On August 5, 1948, Mayor Thomas D’Alessandro and other Baltimore City dignitaries came by motorcade to Druid Hill Park for the official opening of the Baltimore Zoo’s new Reptile House. They entered an oval room with a shallow, tile-lined pool at its center where small alligators and turtles swam. Set into the walls of the room were brightly lit tanks containing an eye-popping array of local and exotic snakes, lizards, and amphibians. Artists employed by the City’s Bureau of Parks had painted woodland, desert, or swamp scenes inside each tank to mimic the natural habitats of the occupants.
🛒 The wait is over! Lidl has set an opening date for its long-awaited Belair Road store in Northeast Baltimore after the building sat empty for nearly three years. Will you be stopping by? 👇
There are restaurants that spend a fortune on marketing, and then there’s Bayside Cantina in Baltimore, Maryland, a place that barely needs to try because the food does all the talking. Word of mouth has carried this waterfront cantina further than any billboard ever could. Let’s start with the...
This deserves an immediate mention: there’s a gleaming stainless steel diner with red stripes that looks straight out of the mid-1950s. It was actually built in 1992. Nobody seems bothered by the math, and honestly, neither am I. The building replaced an older wooden diner from 1946 that was...
For one night only, Mayor Brandon Scott is trading City Hall for the theatrical stage as he makes a special cameo appearance in Baltimore Center Stage‘s production of “CHARMZ: The Other Reindeer.”. Scott will kick off the production’s run as he joins the cast for opening night on...
Kids in pajamas, a double feature of brand-new movies, and a screen so big it has built a national reputation. That’s a normal summer night at one Maryland drive-in. The gates first opened in 1956. The place recently celebrated 70 years with fireworks lighting up the sky over the lot.
A Baltimore attorney who has practiced law since 2002 has been disbarred after a judge found he repeatedly abandoned clients, lied about filing paperwork, and once skipped a client's trial to travel to the Caribbean. Roland Patrick Brown was disbarred by the Supreme Court of Maryland, which issued a brief per curiam order against him, with a full opinion expected later.
A collaborative project urges: Instead of focusing on limitations, imagine what, in our wildest dreams, Baltimore’s founding waterway could be 50 years from now [OP-ED] Baltimore’s founding river has been hidden below I-83 for over 50 years, overlooked and mistreated. As the elevated expressway covering the Jones Falls...
Baltimore has a new rule that bans all forms of smoking -- including cigarettes, cigars, vaping and hookahs --in liquor-licensed establishments across the city.
Baltimore's holiday lights spectacular is lighting back up at Druid Hill Park, with organizers highlighting a 50-foot tree and an array of features for its latest run. Charm City Lights will run from Nov. 28 through Dec. 27 at Druid Hill Park. Baltimore City Recreation and Parks shared the 2026...