Scott McCabe

Published: Tue, Apr 9, 2013

The teenage girl who police say was killed by a U.S. Army recruiter at his Germantown home was "smitten" with him, the 17-year-old's father told the Associated Press. Michelle Miller and her Army Reserves recruiter, 31-year-old Staff Sgt. Adam Arndt, were found dead Monday of gunshot wounds in...

Scott McCabe

Published: Mon, Apr 8, 2013

A U.S. Army staff sergeant shot and killed a 17-year-old girl at his Germantown apartment before turning the gun on himself Monday, police said. Their bodies were found about 10 a.m. Monday after police received information that missing Rockville High School student Michelle Lynne Miller might...

Rachel Baye

Updated: Sun, Apr 7, 2013

Montgomery County school officials are eyeing a former Potomac farm, where neighbors beat back a proposal to build soccer fields, as the new home for Potomac Elementary School. The school system is studying the feasibility of the move to the site on Brickyard Road as part of its plans to...

Naomi Jagoda

Published: Sun, Apr 7, 2013

Montgomery County police are seeking information about the whereabouts of a man suspected in a scam that occurred at Nordstrom and eyeglass stores. Police said that they have obtained an arrest warrant for 24-year-old Les Royal Brown, of an unconfirmed address. Authorities arrested three...

Kate Jacobson

Updated: Sat, Apr 6, 2013

An early Saturday morning crash in Montgomery County killed 20-year-old Colleen Nicole Bell of Germantown. Police said at about 2:31 a.m., the car Bell was driving was traveling south on Mateny Road and collided with a taxi traveling east on Clopper Road. Bell's car spun 180 degrees for an...

Kate Jacobson

Published: Thu, Apr 4, 2013

Cash-strapped Montgomery County could be shelling out almost $75 million in union pay raises over the next two years if the County Council approves a trio of labor contracts that call for double-digit pay increases. The highest raise would go to the county's firefighter union, which would be a...

Kate Jacobson

Published: Wed, Apr 3, 2013

Drivers parking in Bethesda and in the Silver Spring neighborhood of Montgomery Hills would have to pay more under Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett's proposed fiscal 2014 budget. Bethesda rates would increase to about $2 per hour on the street and a flat rate of $1.25 an hour for...

Scott McCabe and Naomi Jagoda

Updated: Tue, Apr 2, 2013

Man dies in Silver Spring apartment fire A 63-year-old man was killed and three other people, including a 6-year-old child, were injured after a fire broke out in a Silver Spring apartment building just after sunrise Tuesday morning. Officials said the fire appeared to have started in the...

Kate Jacobson

Published: Tue, Apr 2, 2013

A proposal that would make it easier for Walmart to open a store in Aspen Hill sparked fierce debate among Montgomery County Council members Tuesday, with some accusing the county's Planning Board of catering to the big-box giant. Councilmen George Leventhal and Marc Elrich, both at-large...

Kate Jacobson

Published: Tue, Apr 2, 2013

The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday approved $7.5 million more in funding for the Silver Spring Transit Center, though those funds won't go toward fixing the defective structure. County Executive Ike Leggett requested the funds for stormwater management, utility relocation, site...