Montgomery County Executive: 1-hour indoor dining limit idea came from a restaurant owner
In a regular Wednesday COVID-19 virtual news conference, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich told reporters the idea to implement a one-hour indoor dining limit came from a restaurant owner who was apparently dealing with people staying in their business for long periods of time. The responses from restaurant owners in the county on Wednesday include more frustration.
String of postal worker, delivery truck thefts investigated in Montgomery County, DC
Police and postal inspectors are investigating a string of at least four thefts or robberies of mail and delivery drivers in Montgomery County and D.C.
Montgomery County executive proposes 1-hour indoor dining limit
The newly proposed executive order that Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich submitted to the county council on Tuesday includes the resume to 25% max capacity on indoor dining, a 10 p.m. curfew on alcohol sales and consumption, and in what appears to be a new measure for the county, a one-hour limit to indoor dining.
South Africa COVID-19 variant identified in 2 Montgomery County residents
The South Africa variant of the novel coronavirus has been identified in two Montgomery County residents, according to health officials.
No prison time for Maryland Capital Crescent Trail attacker
A Maryland man who was caught on camera attacking people who were putting up Black Lives Matter posters along the Capital Crescent Trail will see no prison time.
FOX 5 gets more answers on Montgomery County’s continued indoor dining ban
Only on FOX 5, we are now getting more answers from a Montgomery County leader on why the indoor dining ban is still in place in the county, the only jurisdiction to still do so.
Hardware stores brace for DC's first potential winter storm in years
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Seniors in Montgomery County turned away from confirmed COVID-19 vaccine appointments
Senior citizens in Montgomery County are contacting FOX 5 after being turned away from getting the vaccine, which is leaving some of the most vulnerable in the community disappointed and upset.
President Biden visits wounded soldiers at Walter Reed
President Joe Biden visited wounded soldiers at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda on Friday during his first major trip beyond the White House since the inauguration.
Deadly Bethesda tunnel fire murder conviction overturned
A Maryland appeals court on Friday overturned a wealthy stock trader's conviction on a murder charge in the fiery death of a man who was helping him dig tunnels for a nuclear bunker beneath a home in Bethesda in 2017.
Montgomery Co Covid-19 Update with Council President
Montgomery County Council President Tom Hucker joined Fox 5 DC for an update on his county.
Montgomery County Public Schools moving toward school reopening, possibly by March 1
The superintendent and deputy superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools are now looking at how to potentially answer Maryland Governor Larry Hogan's call and reopen schools by March 1.
Montgomery County officials insistent on indoor dining ban
Dozens of restaurant and bar owners and operators in Montgomery County are continuing to express their frustrations about staying closed for indoor dining.
Montgomery County police chief talks potential policy changes after US Capitol riot
On Tuesday, Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones told FOX 5 he can see departments enhancing social media policies and plans to look at his department’s system of background checks as a result of the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
DC teen boy, girl charged in 2 Chevy Chase carjackings
A 14-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy from D.C. are accused of threatening one female victim, and attacking another during two carjackings in Chevy Chase have been caught, according to police.
'Hero' neighbor saves grandparents, toddlers from Gaithersburg fire
The neighbor told FOX 5 he was playing video games with his younger brother and just happened to look out the window before the rescue.
Montgomery County cops accused of harassing 5-year-old boy
“If you watch the video and slow it down frame by frame you just see terror in his eyes,” an attorney for the boy's mother says.
Man charged with murder after Montgomery County apartment killing
UPDATE: (4:40 P.M. SATURDAY): Montgomery County police say they charged 24-year-old Jose Lara-Chacon with first degree murder after the apparent killing Friday night on Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton.
Prince George’s County man charged in violent Chevy Chase gas-station carjacking caught on camera
A Prince George’s County man is facing charges after he was caught on camera during a violent carjacking at a Chevy Chase gas station.
Comet Ping Pong patrons chase off conspiracy theorist picketers by blasting RuPaul, dancing
Comet Ping Pong in Chevy Chase was reportedly once again the target of conspiracy theorists’ ire earlier this week.