Montgomery County

An oral surgeon in Montgomery County, Maryland, was sentenced to 45 years in prison, with credit for time served, for his girlfriend’s overdose death in 2022.

Several family members told the judge they feel as if Sarah Harris had never met Dr. James Ryan that she would still be alive. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Fifteen pedestrians were killed in Montgomery County in 2023. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss examined the new ideas in the county to help keep pedestrians safe.

A weekend fire at a high rise in Silver Spring, Maryland, was a difficult reminder of a tragedy there last year. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports the father of woman killed in a fire in February is working with lawmakers to make buildings safer.

According to a preliminary investigation, a driver was pulled over on the shoulder trying to put gas into his car when he was struck by a Nissan. State troopers were called to the crash scene about 5 a.m.

Georgia Avenue was closed in Silver Spring, Maryland, Saturday evening because of an apartment fire. The fire was at Arrive apartments, the same building that caught fire in February, killing a woman and displacing hundreds of residents. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services said it happened in a vacant ninth-floor apartment under renovation after the previous fire. It involved an…

As the new year approaches, some may be thinking about celebrating with fireworks. But police in Maryland counties are warning against it.

As the new year approaches, people may be thinking about celebrating with fireworks. But police in Maryland are warning against it. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

The bus crashed into a home on Fairland Road in Silver Spring, Maryland.

A Montgomery County Ride On bus crashed into a home in Silver Spring, Maryland, No one was injured, authorities said.

People who work for minimum wage in Maryland are about to get more in their paychecks. The state minimum wage will rise from $13.25 to $15 per hour starting Jan. 1. Montgomery County workers will be less affected because the county was ahead of the state in raising wages. At Chicago Bakery in Wheaton, an employee named Isaac works hard…

People who work for minimum wage in Maryland are about to get more in their paychecks. The state minimum wage will rise from $13.25 to $15 per hour starting Jan. 1. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Two college students rescued two dogs from a home destroyed by a lithium-ion battery fire in Montgomery County, Maryland, Thursday. The fire spread quickly on Alexander Manor Drive in Sandy Spring Thursday afternoon. Tom Kennedy left about half an hour before his home of almost 20 years was destroyed. He’s thankful no one was hurt. “It’s the pits,” he...

Two college students are being called heroes for rescuing two dogs from a burning home in Montgomery County last night. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports lithium-ion batteries charging in the garage are believed to be the cause.

Tony Award winner and Montgomery County native Myles Frost makes his big screen debut portraying Trayvon Martin in “Origin.” He spoke with News4’s Shawn Yancy about playing such an important role.

Police say they’ve solved a rape case that happened 31 years ago in Mongtomery County thanks to new DNA evidence from a California crime. 

The actress who plays young Celie in “The Color Purple” revival, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, is a DMV native who went to Our Lady of Good Counsel High School. She spoke with News4’s Jummy Olabanji about landing the role. “Something in me just said, ‘Google ‘The Color Purple’ auditions,’” she said.

The “So What Else” organization is asking the community to volunteer their time or donate to families facing food insecurity this holiday season. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

The suspect in a hit-and-run outside Montgomery County court Thursday targeted the family of the suspect in his son’s murder, two law enforcement sources said. Police are still looking for 44-year-old Walter Giovanni Marquez-Aviles. He allegedly struck the grandmother and brother of Jennifer Espinoza Orellana — who is charged with murder in the stabbing of Marquez-Aviles’ son — following a…

The suspect in a hit-and-run outside Montgomery County court Thursday targeted the family of the suspect in his son’s murder, sources said.