Montgomery County

The main area of concern is a winding stretch between Georgia Avenue and River Road.

In a video taken last Saturday, 2-year-old Ezechial Nguemezi is full of joy. His mother and grandmother didn’t know the footage would show part of their last hours together.  Ezechial fell from a third-story window of his family’s apartment in Takoma Park at about 1:30 p.m. last Sunday. Neighbors tried to save him but he later died.  “Ezechial, I...

There’s a new push to get school resource officers out of Montgomery County public high schools. Some say funding for the officers could be better spent on other priorities, while others say the program should be tweaked, not squashed. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Many seniors who usually work the polls decided to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic. Across the country, high school students — some too young to vote themselves — are stepping up to fill the gap. News4’s Aaron Gilchrist spoke with 17-year-old election judge Rohan Rajesh.

Montgomery County officials say they may be forced to reinstate some restrictions that were lifted if things don’t improve after seeing an increase in COVID-19 infections. The county’s test positivity rate is 3.2%, which is low but higher than last week. More concerning is the number of cases is increasing, averaging more than 10 cases per 100,000, which puts on…

Health officials in Montgomery County sounded the alarm Thursday after seeing an increase in coronavirus infections, and they say if things don’t improve, they may be forced to reinstate some restrictions that were lifted. News4’s Chris Gordon reports.

Nearly two decades after a Maryland man was shot and killed, his family is renewing their fight for justice, and taking the extraordinary step of filing murder charges. Tylandis Cortez Washington was shot and killed nearly 20 years ago in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Gaithersburg. “It’s been so long, 18 years, and I’m not going to…

Nearly two decades after a Maryland man was shot and killed, his family is renewing their fight for justice, and taking the extraordinary step of pressing murder charges.

Can a bus really be as good, if not better, than a train? News4 transportation reporter Adam Tuss hops on the inaugural ride of Montgomery County’s Flash Bus to show you how the new service does what’s never been done before.

A former assistant coach at Wootton High School is facing charges of sexual abuse of two high school students, Montgomery County Police say.

A 2-year-old boy died after he fell “possibly 40 feet” out of a window of an apartment building in Takoma Park on Sunday, officials say.  The child was rushed to a hospital after falling from a third-floor window in the 700 block of Ethan Allen Avenue in Takoma Park at about 1:30 p.m., a Montgomery County fire department spokesman said. …

Update on Oct. 12: The toddler has died, police said. Reporting by News4’s Darcy Spencer on Oct. 11: A 2-year-old boy is critically injured after falling from a third-story window in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Maryland is taking steps to get construction on the Purple Line back on track. State leaders tell News4 they have taken over construction management after a judge ruled in September that the contractor for the long-awaited rail project could walk off the job over cost disputes. The Maryland Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Transportation Authority have assumed the Purple...

Two young people are dead after their jeep crashed in Clarksburg, Maryland. News4’s Derrick Ward spoke to one of the victim’s parents about the big plans his daughter had for the future.

A Maryland police officer who fatally shot a man wielding a knife earlier this year will not face any charges. The body cam worn by Montgomery County police Sgt. David Cohen shows the May 7 shooting. The officer was responding to a 911 call from a neighbor reporting that a rock was thrown through his window by a man holding…

Police body camera video shows the man with a knife. Some say he had a mental breakdown. Chris Gordon reports.

Thieves carjacked and kidnapped a Montgomery County man in the early hours of the morning. As News4’s Pat Collins reports, that was just the start of a terrifying three-hour ordeal.

A man was carjacked at gunpoint, abducted and robbed during a three-hour ordeal last month in Montgomery County, police say. A man was headed home from work and driving in the 3800 block of Grand Pre Road in Aspen Hill at about 4:15 a.m. Sept. 27 when he saw a car speed up behind him, police said. When he waved…

A Montgomery County waitress is receiving an outpouring of support after a customer refused to tip her when she reminded him to wear a mask.

A baby girl died after she was raped by her father who waited for an hour to call 911 at his Montgomery County home, investigators said.