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Montgomery County police cracking down on litter

Montgomery County police are cracking down on litter violations this month.

Tags: Montgomery County, litter

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Report: Howard County is Maryland's healthiest

A new report finds that Howard County is the healthiest place to live in Maryland, while Baltimore city is ranked as the worst.

Tags: Healthy, Montgomery County, howard county

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Area schools remove pink slime from student lunches

Several local school districts have responded to parental concerns by removing all beef products containing lean finely textured beef from the lunch programs.

Tags: pink slime, school lunches, Montgomery County, Fairfax County, D.C., public school

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Fitting Walmart into space and minds of Rockville not a done deal

Aside from the public sentiment, there is a question of space. But the store slated to wedge itself along Rockville Pike is far from a done deal.

Tags: Walmart, rockville pike, Rockville Walmart, Montgomery County, kate ryan

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Montgomery County heroes honored for saving lives

The bad news is that moments of crisis and danger inevitably come. The good news is that people like the five individuals Montgomery County has honored as "Everyday Heroes" are willing to jump in to save lives.

Tags: Montgomery County, heroes, ike leggett

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Domestic violence at the forefront after Kensington murder

Victims of domestic abuse need to get away from their abusers and take advantage of community resources that can help them, Montgomery County State's Attorney John McCarthy says.

Tags: domestic violence, Montgomery County, John McCarthy, Heather Lynn McGuire

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Mice take over Montgomery County office buildings

Investigators in Montgomery County's Office of Consumer Protection can smell a rat a mile away, but it's the mice that caught them by surprise. One investigator still shudders when she thinks about the unwanted guest in her office.

Tags: Gloria A. McMillan, Gino Renne, Eric Friedman, pests, Montgomery County, kate ryan, mice

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New Olney Safeway first in county to sell wine and beer

Safeway is continuing to expand, renovate or rebuild its stores in Montgomery County.

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Cameras may catch drivers who blow past stopped school buses

There is growing support in Montgomery County to put external cameras on school buses to catch drivers who don't stop when a school bus does.

Tags: school bus, stop, Montgomery County, Roger Berliner, violation, video cameras, Montgomery County Public Schools

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Underage drinking: Cops confiscated 270 gallons of beer, 40 gallons of liquor

How serious is the problem of underage drinking in Montgomery County? Police issued hundreds of citations in from mid-November to Jan. 1 and confiscated the equivalent of 300 12-packs and roughly 200 bottles of booze.

Tags: underage drinking, Montgomery County, kate ryan, booze seized, Montgomery County police

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