Saturday, April 13, 2013
Catch up on headlines you might've missed in Montgomery County.
Patch brings you news from across Montgomery County. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week, including emerging details on a murder-suicide involving a Rockville High student in Germantown, a new Costco in Wheaton, a sexual abuse case in Gaithersburg and more: Pyle Middle School Student, 12, Sings On Stage With Green Day BETHESDA—A dream came true for a 12-year-old Pyle Middle School student and aspiring singer when Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong picked the boy to sing "Longview" on stage at an April 4 concert. Read more on Bethesda Patch. Kenwood Cherry Blossoms Reach Peak Bloom CHEVY CHASE—Kenwood's cherry blossoms were in full bloom on Wednesday afternoon. See the photo gallery of the blossoms on Chevy Chase …
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Get caught up on headlines from around Montgomery County.
With more than a dozen websites across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from every corner of our community. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week. Police Make Arrests in 30 Fraud Cases at Montgomery Mall Nordstrom BETHESDA—Montgomery County police have arrested three Baltimore residents and are on the lookout for a fourth suspect they say were involved in a scheme to fraudulently return items to the Bethesda Nordstrom. One of the suspects may have used his knowledge as a former Georgia Nordstrom employee to aid in the plot, police said. Read more on Bethesda Patch. First Lady Hosts Watkins Mill Students for Jackie Robinson Film Workshop GAITHERSBURG—First Lady Michelle Obama and actor Harrison Ford were among …
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Get caught up on headlines from around the county.
With more than a dozen websites across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from every corner of our community. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week. Report: Gaithersburg Vocal Coach Faces Charges Of Sexually Abusing Student GAITHERSBURG—The coach allegedly sexual abused a then-eighth grade boy in the spring and summer of 2008. Read more on Gaithersburg Patch. Hotel Fire Forces 400 to Evacuate; Contractor Injured BETHESDA -- A fire early Monday in the basement of downtown Bethesda's Hyatt Regency caused more than 400 to evacuate and left an electrical contractor seriously injured. The hotel re-opened Wednesday.Read more on Bethesda Patch. Report: Cell Phone Ban Could Become 'Primary Offense' While Driving If the …
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Get caught up on the top headlines this week in Montgomery County.
With 13 websites across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from every corner of our community. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week, including a spate of pedestrian and cyclist collisions, a construction worker's fatal fall in Wheaton, and a name for Bethesda's first full-service rooftop restaurant and bar. Restaurant at Norfolk, Cordell Dubbed ‘Roof’ BETHESDA-- The restaurant planned to occupy the second floor and roof deck of a new commercial building in Bethesda has been dubbed ‘Roof.’ The owner of Tommy Joe’s is behind the new eatery. Read more on Bethesda Patch. Bicyclist Dead After Car Collision SILVER SPRING—A 23-year-old man died Monday after he was hit by a car while riding his bike in downtown Silver Spring…
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Catch up on headlines you might've missed in Montgomery County this week.
With 13 websites across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from every corner of our community. Catch up on headlines you might have missed this week, including hundreds of rubber ducks sent to Sandy Hook, new problems with the Silver Spring transit center, an ethics law exemption for Kensington and more: Baby Uninjured When Car Hits Stroller On Arlington Road BETHESDA—A 34-year-old Bethesda woman has been cited after police say she struck a baby stroller with her car while turning onto Arlington Road. A 3-month-old baby, who was riding in the stroller as his mother walked him across the road in a crosswalk, was uninjured. Some are calling for more safety measures near the intersection, close to Bethesda Elementary School. Read more …
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Get caught up on the latest headlines in Montgomery County.
Catch up on this week's Montgomery County headlines, including a Clarksburg man found dead in Washington, a group of teens charged with a New Year's attempted armed robbery and a local woman who will make history with the Cartoon Network. Police: Masked Man Robs Potomac M&T Bank With Hand Gun POTOMAC—Police are looking for a masked suspect who robbed the M&T bank in the Cabin John Shopping Center. Read more on Potomac Patch. Silver Spring Cartoon Creator Named to Forbes '30 Under 30' SILVER SPRING—Rebecca Sugar will become the first woman to create a show for Cartoon Network. Sugar graduated from Blair High School in 2005 and participated in the Visual Arts Center at Einstein High School. Read more on Wheaton Patch. UPDATE: Body Of …
Saturday, October 13, 2012
This week's top Montgomery County news.
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
No Death Penalty Sought in Germantown Double-Murder GERMANTOWN—Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing a Germantown mother and her 11-year-old son, the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office told Patch. Defense attorneys referenced the decision during a pre-trial hearing. Curtis Lopez, 46, is accused of killing his estranged wife, Jane McQuain, and her son, William, who was found beaten to death. Read more at Germantown Patch. Man Shot by Police Had Fake Gun SILVER SPRING—Police shot and fatally wounded a 22-year-old man staked outside of the home where his girlfriend was baby-sitting children. The suspect appeared to have a gun and after an altercation with police, he was shot. Detectives later …
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Top headlines of the week from around Montgomery County.
With more than a dozen websites across Montgomery County, Patch brings you news from every corner of our community. Catch up on headlines you may have missed this week, including a murder suspect's apparent suicide attempt, a spate of Potomac River rescues and tumult over tree removal in Rockville's Town Square. Police Say Suspect in Wheaton Killing Jumped from Roof in Miami WHEATON—Martire Puente-Fulcar, charged in the Sept. 22 homicide of a 37-year-old mother in Wheaton, is in critical condition in Miami after an apparent suicide attempt, police say. Read the full story at Wheaton Patch. More Than 20 Saved in Water Rescues This Year POTOMAC—Rescue workers have saved 23 people in water rescue calls this year, including a victim swept down…
Sunday, June 17, 2012
The week’s top Montgomery County news.
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
Each week editors compile the top stories from Patch sites across Montgomery County. This week, a cold case turns into a homicide in Takoma Park, Gaithersburg's City Manager resigns, police make arrests in a string of Bethesda thefts from autos and more. Takoma Park Cold Case Now Homicide TAKOMA PARK—Prince William County police identified a Takoma Park woman after skeletal remains that were found in 1982 were just matched to her DNA, police announced Wednesday. The case is now considered a homicide. Cynthia Joan Gastelle had been reported missing from Takoma Park on April 3 1980. The case went cold. Remains were found nearly two years later on Feb. 12, 1982 on Bull Run Mountain off of Mountain Road in the Haymarket area of Prince …
Saturday, June 9, 2012
The week’s top Montgomery County news.
Each week editors compile the top stories from Patch sites across Montgomery County — arrests in connection with six burglaries in Takoma Park, a state-of-the-art cancer center broke ground at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital and a Germantown technologist building a hydroponic farm run by salvaged junk robots are a few of the headlines corralled this week. You can get the news delivered to your inbox daily by subscribing to the Potomac Newsletter. Third Man Arrested in Takoma Park Burglaries After two arrests this week in connection with six burglaries in Takoma Park's Ward 1, Takoma Park Police arrested a third man Friday, Takoma Park Police Chief Ron Ricucci said. Alexander Gorge Ellis, 19, of no fixed address,was arrested for first-…
Kate
1:05 pm on Saturday, March 30, 2013
Are you kidding me. Your headline is child sex abuse and you have a picture of this young man and his mother in Haiti building houses. Horrible match up. more ›