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Montgomery Council approves $4.8b budget
Updated: 5 hr ago
Montgomery County taxpayers will begin paying higher property taxes on July 1 as the County Council approved a $4.8 billion budget on Thursday that includes multimillion-dollar pay raises for...
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Audit: Prince George's County schools used stimulus funds for principals' watches, microwave ovens
Updated: 5 hr ago
A federal audit shows that Prince George's County schools misused nearly $167,000 in stimulus money on things like a microwave oven and minifridge for a school administrator, engraved watches for...
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One dead, one hurt after Montgomery Mall construction collapse
Updated: 5 hr ago
A 50,000-pound beam collapsed on the third deck of a mall parking garage, killing one man working on the second floor and trapping another for hours. As crews labored on a new parking garage at...
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Metro and Traffic, Maryland
Pedestrian killed by Metrobus in Olney
Updated: 8 hr ago
A 50-year-old Montgomery County pedestrian died after he was hit by a Metrobus late Wednesday in Olney, according to Montgomery County police. Ronald Maurice Johnson of Brookeville was hit as a...
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Montgomery County, Crime, Virginia, Maryland
Prominent swim coach faces sentencing for child sex abuse
Updated: 8 hr ago
Rick Curl, whose Northern Virginia swim club has produced several Olympians, is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday for sexually abusing a child he coached more than 25 years ago. Curl, 63, faces...
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Maryland, Local
Worker crushed to death after Montgomery Mall garage collapses
Updated: 9 hr ago
Updated, 4:05 p.m. One construction worker is dead and another severely injured after a 50,000-pound piece of concrete fell and crushed them at a Montgomery County mall. Montgomery County...
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Montgomery County, Crime, Maryland
Basketball-playing teen stabbed near Silver Spring park
Updated: 12 hr ago
Montgomery County police are investigating a stabbing of a teenager who had been playing basketball at Silver Spring park. Around 6:40 p.m. Monday, two men approached a 17-year-old at Stonegate...
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Prince Georges County, Maryland
Dead man found at Anne Arundel County marina
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
A 70-year-old Hyattsville man was found dead at an Anne Arundel County marina, police said. About 9 p.m. Wednesday,William Eckert was found in the water near his boat at Holiday Hill Marina in...
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Montgomery County, Virginia, Maryland, DC
D.C.-area cities keep pace with Sun Belt growth
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
The nation's fastest-growing cities may be in the Sun Belt, but the District and nearby Alexandria and Gaithersburg are gaining residents at a blistering pace, according to census data released...
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College, Maryland, Sports
Suburban Maryland's Stevenson University one win away from first Division III lacrosse title
Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013
Suburban Md. school in Division III title game It was interesting that Stevenson University junior Brent Hiken estimated his faceoff counterpart in the NCAA semifinals to be 6-foot-5 and 280...
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Montgomery County, Maryland
Maryland taxpayers could see refunds as attorney general weighs appeal
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler is weighing an appeal of a decision by the state's highest court that would cost the state's counties and Baltimore City $128 million in taxes. Maryland's...
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Montgomery County, Maryland
Montgomery County task force to revamp nighttime economy
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
A Montgomery County panel will explore loosening liquor laws and integrating more bars and restaurants aimed at young people in new developments in an effort to make the county more hip. The...
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Metro and Traffic, Virginia, Maryland, DC
Officials: Only handful of Capital Bikeshare bikes stolen
Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013
Capital Bikeshare has shiny red bikes on street corners all over the region, with plans to expand. But surprisingly, those cherry red numbers haven't been stolen very often. Only 15 bikes have...
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Montgomery County, Crime, Maryland
Jogger struck by school bus in Rockville
Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013
A jogger was struck by a Montgomery County school bus in Rockville, police said.
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Education, Virginia, Maryland, DC, Local
Washington area spends big bucks on its students
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
D.C. public schools spent $18,475 per student in fiscal 2011, more than any state outside of New York, according to census data released Tuesday. Among the country's 100 public school systems...
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Education, Virginia, Maryland, DC, Local
D.C. residents have highest student loan debts
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
D.C. residents have the highest student debt in the country, according to a new study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, but the data also show D.C. residents paying off their loans quicker...
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Montgomery County, Local Editorial, Maryland, Opinion
Local Editorial: Montgomery elections board ignores voting anomalies
Examiner Editorial
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
On Monday, Montgomery County's Board of Elections received credible evidence of voting anomalies, but Chairwoman Mary Ann Keeffe insisted that investigating them was not the board's job.
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Prince Georges County, Maryland
Beretta to stay in Maryland, at least for now
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
Gun-maker Beretta has decided to stay in Maryland for now despite tough new restrictions on firearms signed into law by Gov. Martin O'Malley, but the manufacturer says it will continue to look...
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Missing Person, Crime, Maryland
Missing Person: Foul play suspected in 1995 disappearance of Maryland teen
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
Tracie Lynn Mosley was 18 years old when she was last seen in Maryland nearly two decades ago. After visiting two nightclubs in Pikesville, Md., a friend dropped Mosley off in the early morning...
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Crime, Maryland, Local
Victim takes gun from robber in Laurel
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
A would-be robber in Laurel was foiled when he lost his gun to his victim. It happened around 1:45 a.m. Tuesday in the 3400 block of Laurel Fort Meade Road just off the Baltimore-Washington...
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