New video shows suspects in downtown Silver Spring shooting, police say
Authorities have released new video showing who they say are two additional suspects in a shooting from earlier this month in downtown Silver Spring.
Montgomery County indoor mask mandate could come to an end Friday, County Executive Elrich says
Montgomery County could lift their indoor mask mandate by the end of the week. "Assuming everything stays the way it's been it will be dropped on Friday," Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich told FOX 5 Tuesday morning.
Montgomery County considering hundreds of 'no strings attached' payments in latest relief effort
A plan that includes an $800 a month "no string attached" payment is in the works to help those Montgomery County, Maryland families and households who were already struggling before the COVID-19 pandemic made matters worse. County leaders are set to hold a Tuesday news conference introducing a bill on this effort, called the "Guaranteed Income Pilot Program."
4-year-old girl killed in Silver Spring crash last week identified
Montgomery County police have released the identity of a 4-year-old girl who was killed in a crash in Silver Spring last Thursday night.
Second Montgomery County high school football game to start early for security reasons
Montgomery County Public Schools says next week’s Seneca Valley football game against Damascus will also start early for security reasons.
MCPS answers questions about earlier start time to football game between two rival high schools
Many questions are being asked about a two house early start time to a highly anticipated Friday football game between two rival high schools in Montgomery County.
1 dead, multiple injured after car accident in Montgomery County
Montgomery County Police confirm one fatality and multiple injuries after a crash on Georgia Ave. at Dexter Ave.
Shelter-in-place order at military base housing Walter Reed lifted after 'bomb threat' investigation
A military base in Montgomery County that is home to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is under lockdown after a bomb threat Wednesday morning.
What are those 'forced auction signs' popping up in Montgomery County?
You might have seen the "forced auction" signs pushing a chance to bid on luxury goods like sports cars and famous paintings. They’re catching the attention of people in Montgomery County who walk and drive by them daily - and raising some concern.
Montgomery County hearing on proposal that would require all employees be COVID-19 vaccinated
A public hearing is expected to be held in Montgomery County Tuesday on a proposal that would require all county employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Domestic violence cases involving strangulation on the rise; officials share how to get help
Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy is sharing a powerful message not just about domestic violence, but about incidents involving strangulation in particular.
Montgomery County close to dropping indoor mask mandate
In Maryland, Montgomery County is getting closer to dropping its indoor mask mandate, but will county officials actually end the indoor cover requirement – especially as experts warn of a serious flu season and possible COVID-19 surges with upcoming holiday travel?
Back-to-back weekend shootings in Montgomery County leave Silver Spring residents on edge
Montgomery County police are searching for suspects in back-to-back overnight shootings this weekend.
Big fight breaks out at Seneca Valley High School football game
Montgomery County police responded to a football game at Seneca Valley High School Friday night for the report of a group of people fighting.
Maryland prosecutors settle with store that kept selling puppies despite ban
The Maryland Attorney General’s office has settled with a pet store that persisted in selling puppies despite a ban.
First on FOX 5: Student arrested in Churchill knife incident disrupted football game, MCPS says
FOX 5 confirmed on Friday the 17-year-old Walt Whitman High School student who allegedly assaulted a female Churchill student on that campus – and then pulled a knife on a parent who intervened – is also the same student who sparked security concerns after disrupting a Whitman JV football game last week.
Montgomery County woman who’d been missing since Sept. 20 located ‘safe, unharmed’
A Gaithersburg woman who disappeared after telling her family she was going to Lakeforest Mall on Sept. 20 has been located, according to Montgomery County police.
Montgomery County condo complex evacuated due to safety concerns; residents in limbo
Residents of a condominium in Olney are in limbo after a major safety concern with the stairwells in the building forced evacuations.
DUI crash leads concerned resident to search for fake Texas temporary tags
Fraudulent Texas temporary tags – it’s an issue Montgomery County Police recently warned residents and our FOX 5 viewers about. Since that report, some have reached out to FOX 5 saying they are a big concern in Fairfax County as well.
Walt Whitman student attacked Churchill student, then pulled knife on others who tried to intervene: cops
A 17-year-old Walt Whitman High School student was taken into custody after he allegedly attacked a female student at Churchill High School and then brandishing a knife when students and staff tried to intervene.