Families pack school board meeting over MCPS boundary changes
Dozens of families spoke out about proposed boundary changes at a Montgomery County School Board meeting Thursday night as the school board voted to approve the district’s proposed $2.7 billion capital improvement plan.
Community members urge Montgomery County leadership to rebuild Wootton High School
Community members are urging Montgomery County officials to rebuild Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville. The renewed request comes ahead of an important vote scheduled for later this week.
2-alarm fire at Prince George’s County industrial yard disrupts rail traffic across DC region
Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze at a Prince George’s County industrial yard early Monday, sending smoke and flames into the air and disrupting rail service across the D.C. region.
Report finds MCPS spent $1M without Board of Education approval
Just one month after Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor says the system is running out of money, the Office of Inspector General says MCPS violated state law spending some of the money they have left.
On Red Cup Day, Starbucks workers vote to strike in 45 cities
Starbucks employees held walkouts at dozens of stores nationwide on Thursday to disrupt the company’s Red Cup Day.
2 moms suing PGCPS after students allegedly tied to chairs with bungee cords
Two mothers in Prince George’s County are suing the public school system after a teacher allegedly tied their first-graders to chairs using bungee cords.
Starbucks unveils new 'Bearista' Cold Cup, annual holiday menu
Starbucks' holiday menu is here, and Red Cup Day is just a week away.
Woman found dead at Disney’s Pop Century Resort in fourth tragic incident in a month
A woman in her 40s died Sunday after being taken from Disney’s Pop Century Resort in Florida to a nearby hospital, marking the latest in a string of deaths at Walt Disney World in recent weeks, reports say.
‘Sesame Street’ races to Netflix with NASCAR star Bubba Wallace for season 56
“Sesame Street" is set to launch its 56th season on Nov. 10, debuting on Netflix while continuing to air on PBS Kids.
D.C. police are looking to hire 2 more experienced helicopter pilots
D.C. Metropolitan Police Department is not just recruiting officers, they are also looking for help in the air.
DC man’s lawyers say MPD hid details of federal agent shooting
Lawyers for a D.C. man shot at by a federal agent during a traffic stop earlier this month are demanding answers and transparency from police and the mayor’s office — also claiming there was a cover-up of the shooting.
Amazon cutting 14,000 jobs amid company's investment in AI
The job cuts at Amazon were announced Tuesday and account for 4% of the online retail company’s corporate workforce.
Facebook settlement payments coming soon: Here’s what to know
Facebook users are starting to receive payouts from a $725M settlement over claims the platform misused personal data. Here’s how much you could get and when.
Amazon Web Services global outage 'resolved' after disruption, company says
The company said that while the issue has been resolved, some services may experience a backlog of messages while it works to process them over the next few hours.
Amazon Web Services outage disrupts global platforms, apps
A major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage early Monday disrupted major platforms including Snapchat, Roblox, Robinhood, and Coinbase.
Amazon to hire 250,000 workers during holidays
The company has a variety of jobs available for the holiday season and here’s how you can apply.
Amazon plans to cut 15% of workforce in new round of layoffs
The job cuts were announced as the tech giant shifts its focus to AI products related to business operations.
'Hard truths': Montgomery County superintendent calls out problems within district
MCPS' Superintendent spoke to the community about what he calls "hard truths" regarding much-needed school building improvements.
Overcrowding prompts new school boundaries in Montgomery County
Parents in Montgomery County are grappling with the prospect of new school boundaries that could change where their children attend classes starting in 2027.
MCPS parents frustrated with change in graduation venue
All Montgomery County Public high schools will now move their graduation ceremonies to the University of Maryland’s Baltimore County campus.