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Washington Capitals trade deadline tracker: Veteran Nic Dowd dealt Two spots and four points back from the Eastern Conference wild-card spot, the Washington Capitals are in a tough spot ahead of the trade deadline.

Washington Capitals trade deadline tracker: Veteran Nic Dowd dealt for prospect and picks

7 things to do in Montgomery County, including a new spring coffee menu and a Ramadan popup Temperatures may be fluctuating, but spring is in the air with a new seasonal lineup at Neighbors Coffee. Here’s everything you should do this week in Montgomery County.

7 things to do in Montgomery County, including a new spring coffee menu and a Ramadan popup

MoCo bill would prohibit ICE building permits The Montgomery County Council announced its latest step Monday to counter the federal campaign to deport immigrants, which has disrupted the lives of hundreds of county residents.

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The ICE Out Act would prohibit the county from issuing building permits or use-and-occupancy permits for immigration detention facilities within its boundaries. #Maryland

Potomac senior home murder suspect to appear in court for competency hearing The suspect in the Valentine’s Day killing in a Potomac senior home is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday for a competency evaluation.

Suspect in Potomac senior home murder to appear in court for competency hearing

Anticipating an ICE surge, county leaders ramp up immigrant protections In Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, home to more than half of the state’s foreign-born population, officials are drafting legislation to restrict ICE’s expansion.

Anticipating an ICE surge, county leaders ramp up immigrant protections

Maryland spent $1B renovating Baltimore schools. Fixing the heat could add millions. As many as 100 schools across Maryland use faulty HVAC systems, including those in Montgomery and Baltimore counties.

Maryland spent $1B renovating Baltimore schools. Fixing the heat could add millions.

Anticipating an ICE surge, county leaders ramp up immigrant protections In Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, home to more than half of the state’s foreign-born population, officials are drafting legislation to restrict ICE’s expansion.

Anticipating an ICE surge, county leaders ramp up immigrant protections

MoCo bill would prohibit ICE building permits The Montgomery County Council announced its latest step Monday to counter the federal campaign to deport immigrants, which has disrupted the lives of hundreds of county residents.

Montgomery County wants to ban permits for ICE facilities after seeing warehouses turned into detention centers in other parts of the state. My latest: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

25-year sentence for death of American University professor A judge sentenced Jorge Rueda Landeros to 25 years in prison Tuesday for the beating death of a American University professor at her Bethesda home in 2010. The maximum sentence in this case is 30 years.

25-year sentence for death of American University professor

1 dead after 3-car collision in Damascus First responders found a driver who had been ejected from a Toyota Camry. They pronounced him dead at the scene, police said.

1 dead after 3-car collision in Damascus

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Maryland professional gamer, Ludovic Mbock of Oxon Hill, has been detained by ICE in Baltimore

Gaming pro from Cameroon detained by ICE for deportation An Oxon Hill-based computer gaming champion is facing deportation, and his family says his life would be in peril in his native Cameroon.

He thought it was a routine ICE check-in. Now his family fears he’ll be deported to a country where he is not safe.

MoCo bill would prohibit ICE building permits The Montgomery County Council announced its latest step Monday to counter the federal campaign to deport immigrants, which has disrupted the lives of hundreds of county residents.

New MoCo bill would prohibit building permits for ICE detention facilities

Van kills pedestrian in Rockville crash, police say A pedestrian was killed in Rockville when a van struck him on Sunday night.

Van strikes and kills pedestrian in Rockville, police say

Parents worry schools aren’t pushing kids to read Parents across Maryland, and the country, are questioning whether students are reading enough books — classics or otherwise — in English classes.

Books are fading from kids’ lives. Parents want schools to do more.

K2 Cafe and Kitchen expands its blended cuisine to Clarksburg K2 Cafe and Kitchen, which started in Poolesville in 2021, opened a second location in January.

K2 Cafe and Kitchen expands its blended, family-tested cuisine to Clarksburg

Bill could exempt inspectors general from restrictions on records The legislation would clarify in Maryland law that inspectors general are not subject to standard restrictions on Maryland Public Information Act requests.

Legislators introduce bill to exempt inspectors general from restrictions on records

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Why the Supreme Court fight over books cost Montgomery County $6 million The total cost of Montgomery County Public Schools’ legal battle over storybooks is more than four times the previously announced $1.5 million payout to the families who sued.

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All told, the Mahmoud v. Taylor lawsuit that found its way to the U.S. Supreme Court set Montgomery County back more than $6 million.

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Vicki Judson, president of the Sycamore Island Canoe Club, was one of about 200 people in attendance. She said she doesn’t have enough information to keep her members safe, considering DC Water hasn’t tested the Potomac near her island.

The concentration of E. coli in the Potomac River near where a wastewater pipe collapsed is dropping by the day.

But many MoCo residents fear long-term damage to the river and the shoreline, they said at a packed community meeting at Bethesda’s Walt Whitman High School.

The break on Jan. 19 of the Potomac Interceptor resulted in one of the largest wastewater spills in modern U.S. history. Over the ensuing weeks, the broken pipe released hundreds of millions of gallons of untreated sewage onto National Park Service land and into the Potomac River

Prosecutor: Suspect planned for a month to kill assisted living resident A Montgomery County prosecutor said the suspect in a Valentine’s Day homicide planned the “cold-blooded killing of a defenseless 87-year-old man” for a month.

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‘Cold-blooded killing’: No bond for suspect in Potomac senior home slaying of Robert Fuller Jr.

The Potomac is cleaner but residents fear lasting damage from pipe collapse Montgomery County residents fear long-term damage to the environment in the wake of the collapse of a major sewer line. They voiced their concerns to utility officials Thursday at a packed community meeting...

The Potomac is cleaner, but residents fear long-term damage from pipe collapse

The filing deadline has passed. Here’s who is running for office in Montgomery County. Seventeen candidates — all Democrats — will compete for four at-large seats on the County Council.

The filing deadline has passed. Here’s who is running for office in Montgomery County.