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Montgomery County

A cinderblock marks a grave near the Cheltenham detention center. (Rob Wells / Capital News Service)
Jan 2, 2026

MD senator drawing attention to hundreds of boys who died in custody

A Maryland senator is bringing a spotlight to the deaths of as many as 300 Black youths at a juvenile detention facility.

Two Department of Homeland Security vehicles outside of Hyattsville Immigration Court.(Sam Gauntt/Capital News Service)
Dec 31, 2025

MD immigrants detained by ICE find themselves far from home

Many immigrants who used to live in Maryland now find themselves in detention centers many miles away, anxiously awaiting their fate.

New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs (8) runs after a catch against Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey (44) during the first half of the game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Dec 21, 2025. (James Lang-Imagn Images)
Dec 30, 2025

Stefon Diggs, NFL player and MD native, facing criminal charges

New England Patriots receiver and Maryland native Stefon Diggs is facing criminal charges for felony strangulation or suffocation.

The Social Security Administration headquarters in Woodlawn in March. (Wesley Lapoinnte/For The Washington Post)
Dec 30, 2025

How Social Security has gotten worse under Trump

The Woodlawn-based Social Security Administration began the second Trump administration with a hostile takeover. It ends the year in turmoil.

This is an aerial view of part of the Bethesda campus of the National Institutes of Health, one of many federal agencies and facilities located in Maryland. (Photo by National Institutes of Health)
Dec 30, 2025

Stalled NIH research grants to get review after lawsuit from MD, others

The Trump administration reached a deal over cuts to funding for diversity-related research, agreeing to review grant applications.

The Maryland State House in 2019. (Maximilian Franz / Special to The Daily Record)
Dec 30, 2025

Budget deficit, energy and tax issues loom over MD economy

Maryland’s economy shows strong assets but faces high taxes, a $1.5B deficit, workforce gaps and federal uncertainty.

Astronaut Chris Williams participates in spacewalk training at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas. (Robert Markowitz/NASA)
Dec 30, 2025

Astronaut from MD achieves childhood dream of traveling to space

Potomac native Chris Williams speaks on his eight-month ISS mission and how Montgomery County schools shaped his path.

A memorial for Melanie Diaz and her pets outside the Arrive apartment complex in Silver Spring. (Clarence Williams/The Washington Post)
Dec 23, 2025

After daughter’s death in MD, family keeps fighting for fire safety

After a deadly Silver Spring fire, the Diaz family funds smoke safety hoods and drives Maryland fire safety laws to protect tenants in high-rise buildings.

The FBI's headquarters in the nation's capital is aging and outdated. A Greenbelt site was selected in November 2023 for a new headquarters, despite objections by Virginia lawmakers. (Bridget Byrne/Capital News Service)
Dec 23, 2025

Volunteers helped track down man who sent antisemitic threats in MD, other states

Dozens of threatening letters were mailed to Jewish institutions in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia and the District.

JBG Smith plans to develop 640 apartments and townhouses in Potomac Yard in Alexandria. (Rendering courtesy of KTGY)
Dec 19, 2025

MD developer gets approval for 600+ housing units near Reagan airport

Alexandria’s City Council unanimously approved special use permits for a Maryland-based company to develop 640 housing units in Potomac Yard.

Troy Turner sits in the room of his daughter, Sarah Hoggle, in 2014. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
Dec 18, 2025

MD mom ruled fit for trial 11 years after her young kids vanished

A Maryland mother accused of strangling her two youngest children to death 11 years ago may be headed for trial.

Broadmead recently acquired a three-building commercial office complex in the Sparks area of Baltimore County with plans to convert the space into 80 independent living residences. (Submitted photo)
Dec 16, 2025

Maryland adapts to the ‘greying of America’

Maryland senior living providers are expanding and innovating care models as the aging population grows and demand for housing rises.