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AstraZeneca Frederick Manufacturing Center (courtesy photo)
Jul 9, 2026

AstraZeneca employee in MD accused of insider trading

An employee of the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is accused of insider trading after allegedly buying stock in a company shortly before it was acquired by his employer.

The seal of the U.S. Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)
Jun 29, 2026

Bethesda lawyer sues DOJ over dropped international fraud charges

A Maryland attorney sued the DOJ for malicious prosecution after fraud charges related to Somali government assets were dropped.

Will Jawando claimed victory in the Democratic primary for county executive in Silver Spring on Friday. (Leah Millis/For The Washington Post)
Jun 26, 2026

Jawando declares victory in executive race in Maryland’s largest county

Will Jawando declared victory Friday in the Democratic primary for county executive in Montgomery County, which has elected only Democrats to the office for decades.

April McClain Delaney and David Trone, shown in 2024 with John Delaney at right, have been friendly through the years, but this year's race has been contentious. (Robb Hill/for The Washington Post)
Jun 23, 2026

Two MD Democrats were friends. Now they are spending millions to attack each other.

Before they dipped into their vast personal fortunes and began lodging nasty allegations against each other, the current and former representatives from Maryland’s most competitive U.S. House District were friendly.

A sign at the entrance to the House of Delegates chamber. (File photo by Danielle E. Gaines/Maryland Matters)
Jun 10, 2026

After raft of appointments, voters in this Montgomery County district will finally get their say

Critics say District 16, in Montgomery County, is the poster child for everything that’s wrong with the current system for filling vacancies in the Maryland General Assembly.

The Cogir Senior Living center in Potomac, where 87-year-old resident Robert Fuller was fatally shot on Feb. 14. (The Washington Post)
Jun 1, 2026

Assisted-living staffer accused of murder ruled mentally unfit

An assisted-living center employee who is accused of fatally shooting an 87-year-old resident has been deemed mentally unfit to proceed to trial.

Kimberlee Williams was arrested in 2021 after being identified as a suspect in a bank fraud case in Maryland through facial recognition software. (Jeff Swensen/For The Washington Post)
Apr 16, 2026

‘That wasn’t me’: Facial recognition error led to woman jailed six months in MD

A woman was jailed for six months in Maryland after facial recognition technology wrongly identified her as a suspect in fraud cases.

The Cogir Senior Living center in Potomac, where 87-year-old resident Robert Fuller was fatally shot on Feb. 14. (The Washington Post)
Mar 23, 2026

Her partner was killed in a MD assisted-living facility. She’s now suing.

An assisted-living facility worker accused of fatally shooting an 87-year-old resident had been the subject of repeated concerns by colleagues that the Maryland facility ignored, a lawsuit claims.

Trees were cut down on the plaintiff's property, as seen on Feb. 16, 2024. (Provided by Matt Skipper)
Mar 13, 2026

PG County jury awards largest tree-cutting verdict in MD history

A Prince George’s County jury awarded a $933,000 verdict to a Bowie homeowner whose neighbor had nine large trees on her property cut down while she was out of town.

Montgomery County police department logo (Montgomery County Government)
Feb 25, 2026

Staffer at MoCo assisted living facility charged with killing 87-year-old resident

An 87-year-old resident of a Maryland assisted-living facility was shot and killed by a man authorities say was a 22-year-old staff member who later fired at a state trooper.

Montgomery County police department logo (Montgomery County Government)
Feb 25, 2026

He wrote a murder mystery. His death in an assisted living home has become one.

Robert Fuller, an 87-year-old crime writer, was fatally shot in his Potomac assisted living home. Police continue to investigate the motive and suspect.

ZivZo
Feb 4, 2026

MoCo business launches restaurant marketing program

ZivZo, a marketing agency based in the Potomac-Rockville area, announced the launch of its specialized restaurant marketing program.