Montgomery County

News4’s Drew Wilder is reporting on the tragic death of a Maryland high schooler who drowned in Lake Audubon.

Montgomery County Executive Mark Elrich announced a plan to review the police department and public safety measures for the county. His proposal includes a task force aimed at auditing the policies and procedures of the police department. News4’s Chris Gordon reports.

The Montgomery County Council introduced a budget item to send social workers, not police, to some emergency calls. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

In a stunning decision that could test the legal framework of #MeToo cases, comedian Bill Cosby has won the right to fight his 2018 sexual assault conviction in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Montgomery County is now in phase two of reopening, but tanning salons, tattoo and massage parlors must remain closed. News4’s Darcy Spencer spoke to the owner of a massage parlor who is frustrated by the delay in opening and says some of her clients depend on her to relieve their pain.

Montgomery County became the last county in Maryland to begin phase two of reopening Friday. While restaurants and shops will welcome customers back, there are still many restrictions in place. News4’s Jackie Bensen shows how a popular restaurant area in Wheaton carefully got back into business.

News4’s Chris Gordon spoke with Montgomery County locals and business owners who are shifting into the next phase of reopening.

Two Confederate monuments in Montgomery County were vandalized and torn down as moves are being made across the country to remove the symbols of the past. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

The county council in Maryland’s most populous jurisdiction is working to replace street names connected to the Confederacy

All nine members of the Montgomery County Council want to change replace any street, school or building names connected to the Confederacy.

Cases have been on the decline in Montgomery County, so it’s gearing up to allow more businesses to reopen to customers. News4’s Aimee Cho explains what you can do during phase two.

As the national conversation around police brutality continues, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich announced a new policy requiring officers to intervene when they witness excessive force by other officers. News4’s Chris Gordon explains the new policy.

Days after the D.C. Council voted on police reforms, the Montgomery County council will formally introduce its own proposal Tuesday. Police reform bills are surfacing nationwide in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the protests that have followed. The legislation in Montgomery County would require the police chief to issue a new policy for the use...

The Montgomery County Council is set to formally introduce a proposal for police reform legislation.

A retired police officer who was falsely accused by many Twitter users of accosting three young adults on a Maryland bicycle trail says he was saddened and scared by the barrage of hate directed against him

An off-duty firefighter and his wife pulled a child with autism out of a lake in Germantown Thursday night after spotting the child struggling in the water. The couple saw the child in the Lake Clopper going further away from shore and the firefighter entered the water to rescue him, officials said. After the child was pulled from the water,…

Montgomery County is concerned that ongoing protests might trigger a second wave of coronavirus infections. News4’s Chris Gordon reports.

Montgomery County Park Police are looking for a cyclist who was caught on video going after a group of young people posting protest sign on a popular trail. News4’s Pat Collins reports.