• Ernesto LondoƱo writes in the Washington Post, Man Once Held on Rape Charges Is Rearrested:

    The Liberian immigrant who avoided trial on child rape charges in Montgomery County because of difficulty finding him an interpreter has been arrested again, this time for allegedly failing to appear at a hearing involving a prosecution effort to reinstate the charges

  • Chris Robinson writes in the Gazette, Police seek suspect in two sexual assaults:

    Police are searching for a man who they believe sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man on separate occasions last month in Gaithersburg and Germantown.

  • Dena Levitz writes in the Examiner, County leaders rip local immigration ordinances:

    The leaders of two area counties on Wednesday labeled as “toxic” to their communities local ordinances that single out illegal immigrants, pledging to draw attention to their positive contributions rather than dwelling on negative misconceptions.

  • Kathleen Miller writes in the Examiner, Attendees call immigration discussion “preaching to the choir”:

    People who attended a Wednesday discussion about anti-illegal-immigration ordinances by local governments were largely supportive of the rights of immigrants, both those with and without papers. Most said they enjoyed hearing the ideas of community leaders but acknowledged the debate was a meeting of the like-minded.

  • Dan Genz writes in the Examiner, Panel holding meetings on immigration measure:

    The Prince William County Human Rights Commission’s ongoing review of the controversial illegal-immigration resolution is irking the county Board of Supervisors.

  • Donna St. George writes in the Washington Post, For Needy Residents, A Lifeline To Fire Safety:

    Beginning this fall, as many as 40 group homes across Montgomery County will be refurbished with county-financed fire sprinkler systems, as officials seek to make them safe without displacing residents who may have nowhere else to go.