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Bishop charged in fatal hit-and-run, superintendent apologizes and other top stories from Maryland Patches this week.
Engage your community via Patch.com. From school news to local fundraisers, from church suppers to lost pets -- you can post it.
Also in Montgomery County, a new Bethesda art exhibit opens, Gaithersburg flea market, "101 Dalmatians" on stage, and CityDance concert.
Montgomery County is reminding residents that the law requires them to shelter or bring their pets in with temperatures this cold.
Chevy Chase topped Business Insider's list of the most educated town in every state.
The real estate site Movoto says the community's services, mental health pros, low crime and other amenities made it tops.
Plus, police downplay purported video of missing Hoggle children, weather alerts, shovel or get a ticket and how to share news on Patch.
National Weather Service puts a number on all that slipping, sliding and shoveling that we were going through Tuesday morning.
Learn how to prevent water pipes from freezing and cracking -- and what to do if they're already frozen.
Wind chill advisory in effect until 8 a.m. Thursday. Here's the regional forecast.
Crews are pre-treating major state roads and loading trucks as snow heads toward Montgomery County in time for morning rush hour.
Plus, 2014's top stories, upskirt filming on Metro, new theory on missing Hoggle siblings, phone scam, how to share your news + more.
Mild weekend temperatures are going to drop fast in the work week, reaching dangerous wind chills by midweek. See the regional forecast.
New comet out-dazzles and out-shines astronomers’ expectations, plus 2015’s best meteor showers and other celestial spectacles.
Fraternity hazing, memorial bike ride and other top stories from the week on Maryland Patches.
Also in Montgomery County, the Glen Echo Holiday Art Show and Sale continues, a slate to Vienna concert and "101 Dalmatians" on stage.
A look back at some of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch stories talked about most in the past year.
Getting outside for the big night? We'll help you figure out how many layers you'll need.
Plus, fund for plane crash survivor, father misses his kids, holiday gift returns, French country manor for sale and how to share your news.
Also in Montgomery County, Lissen and Yacht Rock Party at Strathmore, Glen Echo Holiday Art Show and Sale, and "101 Dalmatians" on stage.
Plus, Bethesda crime reports, holiday gift returns, homes for sale and rentals available, how to share your news with neighbors, and more.
People from across Montgomery County, and the state, want to help a man whose wife and sons died when a plane crashed into their house.
Montgomery County residents can drop by the restaurant on Monday, Dec. 22, to help the family affected by an earlier plane crash.
Surfaces may be slippery in Bethesda, according to National Weather Service.
Plus, Bethesda crime reports, holiday gift returns, search for missing siblings needs help, real estate news, and more headlines.
Heavy winds and lots of rain likely to cause problems for travelers on the East Coast.
Top posts in Maryland this week also include university president's resignation, stolen cab chase across Bay Bridge and other headlines.
Also in Montgomery County, Living Nativity, Downtown Crown holiday music, Handel's "Messiah" at the Strathmore, Holly TrolleyFest and more.
Plus, Bethesda crime reports, tech gift guide, 91-year-old’s art show, holiday park events, real estate news, and more headlines.
Plus Bethesda crime reports, play day, holiday shipping guidelines, how to post your news, winter gift guide, superhero visits bars and mor.
Teacher receives pot brownie from student, chemical weapons destroyers honored and other headlines from the week across Maryland Patches.
Also in Montgomery County, "Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Goose," HIM at Fillmore, "Mini-Nut" ballet, and Christmas on the farm.
The Geminids are the best meteor shower of the year in terms of frequency and intensity of shooting stars. But will the weather cooperate?
The National Institutes of Health in Bethesda has successfully treated two other American health-care workers with the deadly virus.
Plus, Bethesda crime reports, high AP exam scores, holiday tipping guidelines, how to post your news on Patch, holiday TV schedule and more.
Lots of national attention to the dangerous conditions to our north. And, forecasters are now warning Montgomery County to be ready.
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Fundraising efforts are under way through Dogfish Head Alehouse to help MoCo husband, daughter, who lost home as well as family in tragedy.
Plus, WOW house with 2 master suites, police urge victims of teacher abuse to come forward, NIH works on Ebola vaccine, and more.