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County police detectives are searching for a man who dragged a 29-year-old Gaithersburg woman into the woods near Washington Grove on Tuesday night and raped her.

See also my previous post on this incident.

A 19-year-old Montgomery Village man is in critical condition but is expected to survive after being shot Tuesday night on Ridgeline Drive, near the Montgomery Village shopping center.

See also my previous post on this incident.

Fire investigators say that arson caused an early Saturday fire at Forest Oak Towers, a high-rise for elderly and disabled low-income residents in Gaithersburg owned by the county’s Housing Opportunities Commission.

Prosecutors have dropped 17 of the 23 charges filed against a man accused of manufacturing explosives in the basement of his Gaithersburg town house, but more may be added as the investigation continues.

Investigators searching the car and home of James L. Boka, 48, in May after receiving a tip about someone shooting off fireworks found boxes of fireworks, 11 destructive devices, marijuana and 230 pounds of chemicals commonly used to make explosives, according to police charging documents.

State police arrested a Gaithersburg man last week on misdemeanor charges that he threatened to injure Gov. Martin O’Malley and U.S. Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Hillary Clinton, as well as friends and members of their families.

Much about the county executive’s proposal to relocate several government agencies upcounty from Rockville remains unclear, but one thing is certain: no county agencies will be moved to a 318-acre site near Dickerson.

Drivers through Olde Towne Gaithersburg may be surprised to see a 104-year-old home on stilts.

The building, owned by Grace United Methodist Church and located at the corner of Frederick and Walker avenues, was once home to prominent Gaithersburg families and is being renovated.

This year’s Montgomery County fair, which wrapped up on Saturday, smashed last year’s attendance record, making it the most visited fair in its 60-year history.

Fair officials have not tallied their total take, but are hoping the approximately 225,000 visitors – 7,000 more than last year – helped turn a profit, said Martin Svrcek, executive director of the nonprofit Montgomery County Agricultural Center, which hosts the eight-day fair.

Montgomery County Public Schools removed a slide last week from an online version of a Quince Orchard High School presentation that included photographs of 18 former students alongside data describing them as needing help in Algebra.

The carnival rides have moved on to their next location and the animals are back in their stalls or off to market, but memories of the 60th annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair will linger for Andrew Dobos of Rockville and Bree Feuillet of Damascus, who were named this year’s king and queen.