About 28 percent of Maryland drivers texted while driving in the past six months, according to a recent poll.
Residents are being urged not to flush sanitary wipes, baby wipes and other products. "The three p's are the only things you should flush," a spokeswoman says.
County leaders are pushing the Maryland House to approve increased funding for school construction. Montgomery County has the biggest enrollment increase in the state.
An update of Montgomery County zoning laws took five years. Officials say the new code reflects changes neighborhood leaders wanted.
The proposed Purple Line light rail would connect Bethesda with New Carrolton. State officials say it will ease traffic congestion and spur development, while displacing 116 homes and businesses.
What's services are open and what's closed or delayed today?
No parking will be allowed along Montgomery County snow routes starting at midnight.
Thinking of adopting a pet? Montgomery County's new Animal Services and Adoption Center opens to the public March 2.
Parking meters are being replaced in Bethesda to offer meters that take credit cards. Residents can also use the pay-by-cell phone method or deposit change in the meters.
The Renters Alliance will hold a candidates forum in Montgomery County for those seeking the county executive and county council positions.
Montgomery County's overall crime rate dropped 9 percent in 2013. Do you feel your neighborhood is safer?
Doug Duncan is seeking the office of county executive for Montgomery County.
A Montgomery County Councilman has introduced a bill that would create a sidewalk snow removal plan.
Maryland retailers would be banned from using consumer cellphone Wi-Fi signals to track their shopping habits, if a bill in the legislature is enacted.
The delay has residents trying to find out where their medications, checks, tax documents and other letters are. Carriers blame the delay on reduced working hours.
A powerful snowblower used on Interstate 270 is blamed for knocking out windows and damaging siding to homes along the route.
The Food and Drug Administration and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are sharing office space in Montgomery County to save money.
Check this page for storm-related closings and updates in Montgomery County.
Montgomery County school leaders want residents to talk about how best to communicate online, an initiative dubbed "cybercivility."
Six versions of a minimum wage bill -- from statewide to county choice -- should go before the Maryland House and Senate.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Baltimore, is Maryland’s lone co-sponsor of the bill to prevent the National Security Agency from collecting people's private data.
Be careful of internet dates who ask for money, warns the Montgomery County Office of Consumer Protection.
A Montgomery County delegate wants to require markets and restaurants to label fish by their country of origin. Patch readers seem to agree as a way to preserve the state's heritage.
Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey says he'll be back for a third season of "House of Cards," which uses Maryland's film tax credits. Season two will be on Netflix Feb. 14.
Montgomery County senior citizens can ride at no charge on Ride On and some Metrobuses on weekdays. They can also use their SmarTrip card to get half fares at other times.
Conversation continues in Annapolis whether pit bulls and their owners should be treated differently under Maryland law.
A Montgomery County delegate has introduced a bill that would require Maryland markets and restaurants to label fish by their common names and list country of origin.
Montgomery County Council members will consider a bill to allow public financing in local elections starting in 2018.
The tax break on Energy Star products runs for approximately three days in mid-February.
Larry Hogan filed his candidacy papers for the Maryland governor's race on Monday. Boyd Rutherford is his running mate for the lieutenant governor's job.
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley says he is preparing for a 2016 presidential bid. But will he run if Hillary Clinton campaigns?
Neither side won damages in lawsuit, Washington Post reports.
President Barack Obama spoke to employees of a Lanham Costco Wednesday, lobbying for Congress to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
Maryland residents who couldn't sign up for health insurance because of problems with the state's website can enroll and be retroactively covered to Jan. 1.
You might be paying to park around the monuments in D.C.
Darryl Hill was honored by a joint resolution of the Maryland General Assembly for being a sports pioneer.
Check out the top political stories from around the state.
A Maryland lawmaker is seeking to make posting "revenge porn" -- intimate images of a person and their contact information -- a felony.
The Super Bowl we can understand, but the State of the Union?
The president's policy speech will be followed by a quick visit on Wednesday to Maryland.