Ballot Question Vote Counting Nov 11, 2008
ROCKVILLE, MD (AP) The vote counting continues in Montgomery County, where a ballot question that could limit the County Council's taxing authority remains undecided. The measure would require an unanimous vote of the nine-member council to exceed a local cap on property revenue. (W-USA News, DC)
Maryland Attorney General Settles With Home Builder Nov 9, 2008
(AP) -- A Rockville developer who forced customers to pay more for building their home or threatened to stop building will pay restitution. Attorney General Doug Gansler says Edward Smart, who owned Smart Development/Premiere Homes, will pay $925,000 in restitution. (W-USA News, DC)
Police Seek Suspects in Chipotle Robberies Nov 8, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. - (WUSA) - Montgomery county police are looking for two men suspected in three armed robberies, and another case of attempted robbery. (W-USA News, DC)
Biosynthetics Production With Detours Nov 6, 2008
3, 2002) Scientists at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) in Rockville, MD, and at four research centers in Germany have deciphered and analyzed the complete genome of a bacterium, Pseudomonas putida. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Tigers Fall at South Carolina in Swimming and Diving Nov 1, 2008
23 was a season-best time for the Rockville, MD swimmer. Freshmen and gave great efforts in the 100 fly, but were unable to catch Olson, who picked up her second win on the afternoon. (Clemsontigers.com)
Family Sues Hospital Over Locked Bathroom Death Oct 31, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (WUSA) -- When he entered Washington Adventist Hospital for a minor cardiac problem, the family of Jose Valladares expected him to recover. (W-USA News, DC)
Signs Point to Record Turnout in County Oct 30, 2008
"Test vote" volunteers Roald Schrack, left, Nancy Soreng, Jean O'Neil, Maxine Montgomery, Miriam Dessureau, Jeanne Toungara and Nancy Switkes prepare to cast their votes on touch screens in Rockville last week ... Voting station signs wait to be deployed from a basement warehouse in Rockville. (Washington Post)
Talking with your kids about the economy Oct 30, 2008
(WUSA)- Tracye Polson is Executive Director of the Reginald S. Lourie Center in Rockville, Maryland and has listed some tips for talking to your kids about the economy and the family finances. First, parents and financial heads of households need to take care of themselves emotionally and physically during this stressful period of time. (W-USA News, DC)
Professional Healthcare Ranked Among the Top 25 Percent of Home Health Care Providers in the Country for 2008 Oct 29, 2008
The selection was made by Outcomes Concepts Systems, Inc. (OCS) a Seattle, WA based healthcare information agency and Decision Health(TM), a Rockville, MD based healthcare publisher. This annual review identifies the top 25 percent of home healthcare agencies nation-wide, ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement and financial performance. (PR Newswire)
Montgomery County Police Charge Man With Homi... Oct 22, 2008
At Monday's hearing in Rockville, court documents revealed that Perlera was also implicated with the theft of property from several cars on Saul Road and Mitscher Street in Kensington, Maryland on August 6, 2008. Perlera remains in custody at the Montgomery County Detention Center. (W-USA News, DC)
Teens Injured In Damascus Car Accident | WUSA... Oct 22, 2008
Didone's mother is a former Rockville City Police Officer and is now an instructor at a local driving school. Ryan's sister Cara is a 2008 graduate of Damascus High. (W-USA News, DC)
Mongomery Police Announce Arrest In Potomac Killing Oct 18, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (WUSA)--9NEWS NOW has learned that Montgomery County police have arrested and charged a man in connection with the homicide of Mary Havenstein last month in Potomac, MD., and five other home invasions. (W-USA News, DC)
Enrollment Jumps For Montgomery Co.'s Kindergarteners Oct 17, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (WUSA) -- The young faces of kindergarten and first grade students are showing up in unexpected numbers in Montgomery County. (W-USA News, DC)
Dire Consequences Claimed On Both Sides Of Am... Oct 16, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (WUSA) -- One group in Maryland says it goes against everything they believe in. (W-USA News, DC)
Fresh City plans to bloom in D.C. area Oct 15, 2008
Leases are currently under negotiation in Rockville, Fairfax, Sterling and Frederick. Robert Grimes, chief executive of Potomac-based , has bought the development rights for the area and each new Fresh City that pops up will be operated and developed by his company. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Man Charged in Bomb Threat Made to Immigrant Group Oct 15, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (AP) -- Montgomery County police say a 34-year-old man suspected of making bomb threats to the immigrant advocacy group CASA de Maryland has turned himself into authorities. (W-USA News, DC)
Md. Voter Registration Deadline Is Tuesday Oct 14, 2008
Montgomery County's board headquarters on Twinbrook Parkway in Rockville will stay open until 9 p.m. tomorrow to accommodate voters ... "It's convenient," said Phil Laten of Rockville. (W-USA News, DC)
Here are the obituaries that appear in the Oct. 13 edition of the Daily Times Oct 13, 2008
Burial: SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Marple Contributions: The National Cancer Institute, Building 31, Room 11A-16, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. Edward W. Clevenger, 80, Native of Swarthmore; World War II veteran Edward W. Clevenger, 80, of Dover, Del. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Condo comeback a year away Oct 11, 2008
And 2011 for places like Rockville and Vienna. Four years for Prince William, Loudoun and Frederick counties. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Missing Toddler Found | WUSA9.com | Washingto... Oct 10, 2008
ROCKVILLE, Md (WUSA) -- After he was missing for a day and a half, 18 month Makhi Abraham was found safe and sound late Wednesday evening. 9NEWS NOW was there when Monique Abraham, Makhi's mother, received a phone call that she called "an answered prayer." It was Monique's 15-year-old cousin on the other line. (W-USA News, DC)
Potomac (MD) at Friendly to be Broadcasted LIVE on WUSA9.com Tonight at 6:30pm Oct 10, 2008
Other Maryland games include Wootton (2-3) at Rockville (4-1) and Kennedy (1-4) hosting the Wolverines of Watkins Mill (2-3). In Virginia, our top matchup is Herndon at Yorktown. (W-USA News, DC)
Girls in Freezer Bodies Case Tentatively Iden... Oct 10, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (AP) -- Police have released the names and a photograph of two young girls whose bodies were found in a basement freezer in Calvert County. (W-USA News, DC)
Scientists go online to discuss drugs with kids Oct 8, 2008
They just dont careMichelle Ngwafon, an 11th grader at Rockville High School asked how long it takes for date rape drugs to take effect ... Wendy Roit, a teacher at Rockville High School, who helped coordinate the question-and-answer session from the school, said she's a fan of using a chat room to let students ask questions without being embarrassed. (MSNBC -- Health)
Scientists hit chat rooms, field drug questions Oct 8, 2008
Web Search powered by YAHOO. - It's nothing to LOL about. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Many Montgomery County Group Homes Lack Sprinklers Oct 6, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (AP) -- More than 20 Montgomery County group homes still don't hav 000018A6 e sprinkler systems to protect young, disabled and elderly residents, despite $250,000 and a year of work to fix fire safety violations. (W-USA News, DC)
Something's Fishy: Washington State Bans Carp Pedicures, Calls Them Unsanitary Oct 4, 2008
July 17, 2008: Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Md ... July 17, 2008: Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Md. (Fox News)
Earlier Claims Of Abuse Investigated Against Renee Bowman Oct 4, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (WUSA) - Two reports of child abuse or neglect were purportedly made to Maryland authorities against Renee Bowman, 43, prior to the discovery of the bodies of two young girls in her basement freezer in Lusby, Maryland, last Saturday. (W-USA News, DC)
Geriatric Patients Benefit from Cochlear Implants Oct 3, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008. By Anthony J. Brown, MD. (MEDLINEplus)
Omelettes Predict Next President? Oct 3, 2008
Most of the diners we spoke to were leaning towards the Obamalette, although a few die-hard GOPers mounted a last ditch effort to balance the scales while 9NEWS NOW was visiting the Rockville Pike location. At that point, both candidates, make that both omelettes, were tied: 26 each. (W-USA News, DC)
Human Remains Found In Freezer | WUSA9.com | ... Oct 3, 2008
Police found the chest freezer in the basement and suspect Renee Bowman beat her two daughters to death in Rockville perhaps a year-and-a-half ago, stuffed them in the freezer, and then somehow transported the whole freezer into the Lusby house when she moved in this past February. Calvert County Sheriff Mike Evans says when investigators asked Bowman about the bodies,"She said both her daughters were in the freezer.". (W-USA News, DC)
Hughes Communications, Inc. Tops Deloitte's Maryland Technology Fast 50 Ranking of Fastest-Growing Technology Companies, With 9,268 Percent Growth Over Five Years Sep 25, 2008
The Technology Fast 50 company rankings are as follows: 2008 Rank Company Name City 5yr% 1 Hughes Communications, Inc. Germantown 138,762% 2 Telkonet, Inc. Germantown 14,956% 3 Bill Me Later, Inc. Timonium 6,848% 4 Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Bethesda 2,128% 5 Freewebs, Inc. Silver Spring 1,704% 6 Broadsoft Gaithersburg 993% 7 V-Empower, Inc. Bowie 935% 8 PROTEUS Technologies Annapolis 869% 9 Iomai Corporation Gaithersburg 566% 10 InfoZen, Inc. Rockville 562% 11 Viamericas Corporation Bethesda... (PR Newswire)
Personal Tech Sep 23, 2008
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Economy Sends People Flocking To Local Food Bank Sep 21, 2008
The Manna Food Center in Rockville provides an emergency supply of food for families in need ... The Manna Food Center in Rockville has seen a big jump in families--like the Torrico's coming in for emergency food. (W-USA News, DC)
Montgomery County Budget Concerns Sep 18, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (AP) Montgomery County School Superintendent J 00004000 erry Weast is freezing many categories of spending and hiring to help the county close its projected budget shortfall. (W-USA News, DC)
Hispanics Targeted In Robberies Sep 13, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (AP) -- Montgomery County police have arrested five teenagers in four robberies last month that targeted Hispanics. (W-USA News, DC)
"Muslim Massacre" computer game condemned as tasteless by British ... Sep 12, 2008
annie baker, rockville. An excellent wheeze to get the hearts racing of the supremely pious. (Times Online)
Shaffer Era Begins Friday at Navy Fall Invitational Sep 12, 2008
(Rockville, MD) has one of the top junior golf resumes of any golfer to sign with GW. He finished third at the Rehoboth Beach Invitational as a freshman shooting 72-71. Junior (Bogota, Colombia) really came into his own last year. (Gwsports.com)
Montgomery County May Furlough Workers Sep 6, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (AP) -- Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is proposing a two-day furlough of about 10,000 county employees to help balance the current budget. (W-USA News, DC)
Out & About for Aug. 28 Aug 28, 2008
The Fourth Great Gilbert and Sullivan Sing-Out, Aug. 29-31, Rockville. Three-day gathering will include the singing of 13 Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Ex-Teacher Charged With Giving Students Cocaine Aug 28, 2008
Police say 44-year-old Theresa Cunningham Duarte distributed cocaine to students more than once from her Rockville home ... She became a full-time teacher at Wootton High School in Rockville in July 2004. (W-USA News, DC)
Floridians Perform at USTA National... Aug 25, 2008
Benbadis will meet Morteza Delroba of Bethesda, Maryland, and Ziff will battle Paul Sommers of Rockville, Maryland in tomorrow s second round. David Blackstone of North Miami Beach was the only Floridian to fall on the first day in the 45s. (Suite101.com)
Measles Cases Highest Since 1996 Aug 23, 2008
8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894. Date last updated: 22 August 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Driver In I-270 Hit-And-Run Fatal Accident Surrenders Aug 23, 2008
(WUSA) -- 9NEWS NOW Reporter Gary Reals says that Michael Dean Eaton surrendered to Maryland State Police in Rockville, at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday. Eaton had fled the scene of the accident that occurred on southbound I-270 in Gaithersburg, MD, on Thursday night, that claimed the life of a 10-year-old girl from Twinsburg, Ohio. (W-USA News, DC)
Wii Controllers Get Tangled In Patent Fight Aug 22, 2008
Hillcrest Labs, a seven-year-old Rockville company, said it owns the patents to the technology underpinning the Wii. Hillcrest's technology allows users to select movies, browse the Web, control their cable box or otherwise interact with content -- not by pressing a button on a conventional controller, but by moving a device left, right, up and down in front of a television or computer screen. (Washington Post -- Technology)
ICC Paths May Be Scrapped Aug 21, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (AP) The Montgomery County Planning Board is rethinking plans for a continuous paved bicycle and walking path alongside the intercounty connector now under construction between Gaithersburg and Laurel. (W-USA News, DC)
Investigation Confirms Alleged Assasination P... Aug 21, 2008
ROCKVILLE, Md -- (WUSA) Law enforcement sources tell 9 News Now that a federal investigation of Collin McKenzie-Gude, 18, has substantiated the Bethesda teen-ager allegedly was seriously planning a Presidential assassination attempt. McKenzie-Gude was arrested July 30th on illegal gun and explosive charges. (W-USA News, DC)
Bargain Beauty Deals Aug 19, 2008
Marilyn recently checked out the aisles of a CVS store in Rockville to find out how to buy beauty on a budget. First up she says people want to know how to maintain that summer glow. (W-USA News, DC)
Wolfpack on Favors' list Aug 17, 2008
"Baylor is on the list of favorites of Wall, who is the top-ranked player in the country by rivals.com.Baylor recently hired Wall's club team coach, Dwon Clifton, as the director of player development.SOCCER RECRUITS: Broughton boys soccer standouts forward Kevin Stam and keeper Scott Goodwin helped lead the Caps to back-to-back state 4-A titles and both have made their college commitments.They are headed in different directions.Stam, who had 10 goals and 10 assists in 2007, has committed to... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Local Gymnasts Inspired By Olympics Aug 17, 2008
ROCKVILLE, Md (WUSA) - Young gymnasts who compete at MarVa's Tots'n Teens Gymnastics Club on Randolph Road are marveling that finally, the American gymnasts stole the spotlight from the Chinese. "The olympics have been awesome this year. Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin did a revolutionary thing it was unbelievable," said Elizabeth Bofill, a 16-year-old gymnast. (W-USA News, DC)
Local Georgians Worry About Relatives in War Zone Aug 13, 2008
On Rockville Pike Tuesday Andro Kahadze worried about his two young sons who are visiting family in Georgia. The two boys, Constantine and Joseph, were born and raised in Montgomery County and are now getting harsh, first-hand lessons in international politics. (W-USA News, DC)
Fibertech digs into Montgomery County broadband market Aug 11, 2008
Verizon, which landed a 15-year franchise in 2006 to lay fiber in Montgomery, received approval in July from the Rockville City Council to offer its FiOS TV and Internet services. Fibertech has completed 15 miles of its network and plans to start hiring sales and support staff soon. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Bethesda Teen With Alleged Arsenal Had Map of Camp David Aug 6, 2008
ROCKVILLE, Md--(WUSA) Montgomery County Police recovered a map of Camp David, which included markings for the motorcade route into the Presidential retreat, from the home of Collin McKenzie-Gude. The 18-year-old Bethesda resident was arrested last week on charges of illegally possessing an arsenal of assault rifles and bomb-making chemicals. (W-USA News, DC)
List of coalition deaths Aug 2, 2008
Armer N. Burkart, 26, Rockville, Md. explosive detonated near vehicle. (Anchorage Daily News)
17-year-Old Teen Also Charged In Arms And Explosives Case Aug 2, 2008
The police spokesperson said that the unnamed teen had been a student intern at the Montgomery County Police 1st District Station in Rockville from May 19, 2008, until he became a suspect as an accomplice in the case. The spokesperson added that Montgomery County Police letterhead was found in the residence of the 17 year-old as well as in the residence of 18-year-old Colin McKenzie-Gude in Bethesda, Md. (W-USA News, DC)
Did Obama Flip-Flop? Aug 2, 2008
On the streets of Rockville, reaction ranged from "I'm for Obama so to hear that he's changed his mind on that, it kind of upsets me a little bit" to "I think I don't know what Barack Obama believes about anything." ... "Even if the oil prices have gone down a little bit, it's not enough," said one driver at a gas station along Rockville Pike. (W-USA News, DC)
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An ulitmate fighter's badge of honor: Deformed ears - International Herald Tribune. " Today in Sports A familiar chasm separates what women dig from what dudes imagine women dig. But for mixed martial arts, a combination of boxing, wrestling and jiu-jitsu that has found favor among young men, cauliflower ear has assumed a place alongside such evocative conditions as torn elbow ligaments in pitchers, knee tendinitis in marathon runners and torn anterior cruciate ligaments in female basketball... (International Herald Tribune)
In mixed martial arts, a deformed ear is a badge of honor Jul 31, 2008
"It's definitely part of the culture," said Dr. John Park, a physical therapist in Rockville, Maryland, who specializes in treating MMA participants. "They say, 'Chicks dig that stuff because they know you're a fighter.". (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Planner Objects To Silver Spring Music Hall Deal Jul 30, 2008
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (AP) -- Montgomery County Planning Board Chairman Royce Hanson is objecting to plans to put development of a Silver Spring music hall on the fast track. (W-USA News, DC)
Local small towns make list of best places to live Jul 26, 2008
The list includes: Hunter Mill (19) and Sully (25) -- both in Fairfax County; Gaithersburg (29); Burke (31); Reston (37); Rockville (66); and Germantown (81). Plymouth, Minn. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
WUSA9.com | Washington, DC | Does Parking Ban... Jul 24, 2008
Tuesday night's public hearing begins at 7:30 at 100 Maryland Avenue in Rockville. Written by Nancy Yamada9NEWS NOW. (W-USA News, DC)
Kaiser medical groups in NorCal, Mid-Atlantic to join forces Jul 23, 2008
The Mid-Atlantic group, based in Rockville, Md. serves about 500,000 enrollees in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Pay to have fish nibble the skin off your feet Jul 23, 2008
Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Maryland, heard about it on a local radio show. She said it was "the best pedicure I ever had" and has spread the word to friends and co-workers. (CNN -- US)
Tiny carp give fishy pedicure Jul 22, 2008
center, checks on the progress of KaNin Reese, 32, of Washington, with Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Md. left, as they indulge in a fish pedicure treatment at Yvonne Hair and Nails salon in Alexandria, Va. (MSNBC -- Health)
Salon Uses Tiny Carp to Rid Feet of Scaly Skin in Fish Pedicure Jul 22, 2008
July 17, 2008: Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Md ... July 17, 2008: Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Md ... Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Md. (Fox News -- Politics)
Fish Pedicures Latest Cosmetic Craze Jul 22, 2008
Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Md. heard about it on a local radio show. (New York Post)
