A University of Maryland student who had been the subject of an extensive search has been found and reunited with his family, according to the University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD).
Jesse & Ben’s, a fast-growing frozen French fry brand that has gone viral on social media and landed on shelves at major retailers across the country, is based right here in Montgomery County.
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Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear in opposing proposed federal changes to the Head Start program. (more…)
Search Continues for Missing University of Maryland Student and Sandy Spring Friends School Graduate
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Update: Missing student has been found! Thanks to the immense efforts of UMPD and our entire community, Dilan has been reunited with family. We thank all Terps and community members who spread the word and supported this search,” UMPD announced Tuesday evening. Additional details were not provided.
The University of Maryland Police Department has provided an update on the search for 22-year-old Dilan Shaan Ashar, a University of Maryland student who has been reported missing.
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Twenty-six years ago this week, the discovery of West Nile virus in dead crows in the Rockville area prompted Montgomery County officials to alert families at 10 nearby public schools.
TOUS Les JOURS will begin a soft opening at its new Olney bakery on Thursday, October 8, at 3333 Olney Sandy Spring Road, taking over the former Five Guys space. (more…)
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A Germantown man was sentenced Wednesday, October 7, to 60 years in prison, with all but 25 years suspended, for the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Kendall Butler, Jr. in Germantown Square Urban Park. (more…)
Silver Branch Brewing Company will reopen its Warrenton Station taproom at 56 E. Lee Street in downtown Warrenton, Virginia this week following an extended closure caused by a fire in December 2024. (more…)
Montgomery Parks honored four Weed Warrior volunteers this week for their efforts to protect local parkland from non-native invasive plants.
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DC Water says expanded testing of the Potomac River found no evidence of lasting harm from the January 19, 2026 sewer rupture that released an estimated 240 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River and nearby tributaries over eight days. (more…)
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A new book documenting the history of Scotland, a historic Black community in Potomac, and the Civil Rights-era effort that helped save it from disappearing will debut next month in Montgomery County.
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