A historic plantation is being turned into the Josiah Henson Museum in honor of the abolitionist and author whose life and works inspired the renowned novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”

Just off old Georgetown road in Rockville, a historic plantation is about to become a museum. It’s famous for being the place where Josiah Henson, an abolitionist and author who inspired the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” experienced the horrors of slavery. News 4’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports.

Parents of students in Montgomery County Public Schools are giving their input as leaders discuss changing school boundaries. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

A man was seriously injured after being struck by a driver in Montgomery County who then left the scene, police say. The 38-year-old man was walking near Veirs Mill Road and Randolph roads around 9 p.m. Saturday in the Wheaton-Glenmont area when he was hit, police said. The driver fled, police say. The victim was taken to the hospital with…

Montgomery County leaders are trying to fine tune the school system, making sure it reflects diverse communities, and deals with overcrowding. News4’s Derrick Ward reports parents got a chance to ask questions at a public meeting in Silver Spring.

A judge gave the maximum penalty to a man convicted in the killing of two high school students. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Montgomery County is considering a bold new plan to counter climate change. Chris Gordon reports it has declared a climate emergency and wants to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035.

A judge delivered the maximum sentence to a man convicted in the killing of two Maryland high school students on the eve of their graduation. Northwest High School students Shadi Najjar, 17, and Artem Ziberov, 18, were found shot to death June 5, 2017, in a blue Honda Civic in Montgomery Village. Roger Garcia arranged to meet the teens at…

One student stabbed another student during a fight on a middle school soccer field in Montgomery County, Maryland, police say.

Montgomery County Public Schools announced a new way to fight hate and bias. School leaders say they saw a spike in hate cases several years ago and again last fall. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Wintry weather is expected to move in on Tuesday. News4’s Aimee Cho reports how one local school system decides whether or not to declare a snow day.

Hundreds of parents, homeowners and students have submitted comments to Montgomery County Public Schools about the district’s controversial review of school boundaries. The assessment was ordered amid growing concern about overcrowding in some buildings and a push to diversify the county’s schools.   Montgomery County Public Schools has scheduled a Tuesday evening public meeting at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda...

A 61-year-old former middle school employee is accused of soliciting a 14-year-old girl for sex, Montgomery County police said. The girl and her mother were leaving the Salvation Army in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in March or April when Miguel Angel De Jesus Navarro of Germantown offered them a ride home, police said. The mother accepted, and when Navarro dropped them off,…

The minimum wage for companies with 15 or more employees will have future increases over the next several years and is set to reach $15 in 2025.

A man wearing a security guard uniform stopped a driver outside a shopping center in Montgomery County, Maryland, Saturday night and threatened to issue the man a ticket if he didn’t pay him $50, police say.

A man wearing a security guard uniform stopped a driver outside a shopping center in Montgomery County, Maryland, Saturday night and threatened to issue the driver a ticket if he didn’t pay him $50, police say.

Two dogs ran off after a crash on I-270 in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Saturday. News4’s Mark Segraves reports how a local group is trying to help find them.

A father and son in North Carolina are relying on a local Maryland community to help them find their two lost dogs.

A flatbed truck struck and killed a man who tried to cross I-270 after trying to change a flat tire. News4’s Aimee Cho explains how you can stay safe during roadside emergencies.

Two people died in a domestic-related homicide in a Damascus home early Christmas morning, authorities say. Montgomery County police say Bruce Tucker, 84, shot his wife, Deborah Tucker, 54, then himself. News4’s Chris Gordon reports.