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?

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. 

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.

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.

Man killed by Montgomery County homeowner sleeping at residence for 'some time' without permission

Montgomery County Police have identified the man shot and killed by a homeowner in Poolesville Monday and say he had been sleeping in the homeowner's basement for some time without the homeowner’s permission.  

EXCLUSIVE: Repairs done at Montgomery County school by unlicensed worker causing issues

A concerned tipster contacted FOX 5 DC to investigate an unlicensed employee who did work at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Montgomery County – without a permit.

3 of 5 overnight fires in Montgomery  County, ruled arson

Several fires in Montgomery County are under investigation after authorities say they happened in the same area and caused damage to several businesses and homes Thursday.

Montgomery County Police warning of fake Texas temp tags

You may have seen them around. Now a Maryland police department is warning everyone about fraudulent Texas temporary tags on the roads. 

Germantown convenience store robbery caught on camera; police searching for suspect

The Montgomery County Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying a suspect after a robbery at a Germantown convenience store was caught on camera.