• Sebastian Montes writes, Training academy may go to Webb Tract:

    The still-developing plan to consolidate and upgrade a slew of county agencies has taken a sharp turn, with top county officials beginning to consider building a new Public Safety Training Academy at the Webb Tract property in Montgomery Village.

  • Patricia M. Murret writes, Murder suspect held without bond:

    The Prince George’s County man who is being held without bond for the first-degree murder of a 25-year-old Gaithersburg woman was on probation for armed attacks on Gaithersburg women that he carried out with a similar method.

  • Sebastian Montes writes, Retrial ordered for rape case against teen:

    Maryland’s highest court last week overturned the 2004 rape conviction of a Montgomery Village teen, saying that the case should be retried because the judge erred by not answering jurors’ questions about whether withdrawn consent constitutes rape.

  • Patricia M. Murret writes, Cyber threat rankles Quince Orchard High:

    Police and administrators have been working to quell panic at Quince Orchard High School after a potential threat was posted on the Internet last week by someone claiming to be the former student who planned a shooting rampage at the school last May.

  • Patricia M. Murret writes, Elementary school media assistant steals more than $100K:

    When a county schools employee recently faced sentencing for having stolen more than $101,000 over four years from the Bennington townhouse community in Gaithersburg, a judge offered her jail time over summer vacation and no criminal record.

  • Margie Hyslop writes, Sunday liquor sales proposed to give county coffers a boost:

    Montgomery County could get Sunday liquor sales beginning in July if officials follow Councilwoman Nancy Floreen’s recommendation.

  • Marcus Moore writes, Leggett’s budget means tuition hike, cuts at college:

    If County Executive Isiah Leggett’s proposed budget is approved, Montgomery College would have to increase tuition and cut back on programs and services for students, college officials recently told the County Council’s Education Committee.