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• MoCo Man Seriously Injured In Gaithersburg Pedestrian Crash: Police (patch.com) — Early Thursday morning, a man was seriously injured when a vehicle struck him near the intersection of Route 355 and Christopher Avenue in Gaithersburg, leading to his hospitalization. Southbound lanes of Route 355 between Watkins Mill Road and Christopher Avenue were temporarily closed but reopened by about 7 a.m., and Montgomery County Police say the investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
• Montgomery County expands weather network, flood detection to enhance storm preparedness (mymcmedia.org) — Montgomery County is adding a Maryland Mesonet weather station in Gaithersburg by year's end, aiming to give residents earlier warnings about tornadoes, flash floods and other severe storms. Paired with new and existing flood sensors, the expanded network will feed real-time local data to emergency managers, improving storm preparedness and response for Gaithersburg neighborhoods and surrounding communities.
• Man arrested after being linked to deadly shooting in Maryland sports bar (foxbaltimore.com) — Montgomery County police arrested a 21-year-old man as he left a Gaithersburg motel, linking him to a deadly shooting outside Quincy's sports bar in Rockville. Investigators say the suspect argued with the victim inside the bar before the victim was later shot and killed in a nearby vehicle; the man now faces first-degree murder and firearm charges.
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