Montgomery County

 THE BUZZ! Indonesia bans sex outside marriage as parliament passes sweeping new criminal code Planning a trip out of the country. Might want to reconsider going to a place like Bali in Indonesia. That’s because lawmakers in the country just unanimously passed a new criminal code that criminalizes sex outside marriage. The new code doesn’t just apply […]

States With the Highest Rents So how does the rental prices here in the Maryland market compare to other states. Well, according to data from Apartment List,  the price for one-bedroom apartments in every state increased in the last year. They also listed the top 15 states with the highest rent in the U.S. Maryland […]

The Buzz –  FEMA Opens First Federal Vaccination Site In Maryland The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday launched its new Federal Pilot Community Vaccination Center at the Greenbelt Metro Station in Prince George’s County. It’s the first fully federally operated mass vaccination site in Maryland. Officials said the clinic was built in four days and is […]

A woman in her 40’s from Montgomery County becomes the 3rd recorded death due to the COVID-19 virus. The Maryland Department of Health announced late Saturday night that the Montgomery County residence had passed away from the coronavirus and disclosed that she had suffered from underlying medical conditions. Source: WBAL-TV Sign Up For Our Newsletter! […]

A former Montgomery county music teacher has been slapped with federal child porn charges. Investigators said Charles Victor Kopfstein-Penk of Bethesda, gave music lessons out of his home. He was arrested earlier this year after images depicting the sexual abuse of children, including images of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor were found in his […]

A Maryland 10-year-old after he brought play money on the school bus. Now, his mother is looking for answers. The Montgomery County school has admitted that mistakes were made, Fox 5 reports. Tiffany Kelly bought fake money on Amazon to help her son, Sadiq, learn to count, she told Fox 5. The play money is […]

Three Montgomery County, MD high schools are adapting their graduation gowns for transgender graduates. Previously males and females wore different color graduation gowns at Demascus, Sherwood, and Walter Johnson high schools.  All three schools are shifting to all students wearing the same color robe.  Five other schools are signing on to change their cap and […]

Via: Foxbaltimore.com A Montgomery County task force says a rapid bus network there would cost about $1.83 billion to build and another $1.1 million per mile each year to operate. The Washington Examiner reports that the Transit Task Force wants the system running in nine years. It would be built in three phases. To read […]

Via: Foxbaltimore.com Authorities say the teenage driver involved in a deadly crash in Chevy Chase earlier this month has succumbed to his injuries. Police say 16-year-old Reynard Osman of Washington died at a hospital on March 28. Two other teenagers were killed and another passenger was injured in the early morning crash on March 23. […]