Taric Wilson pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing a firearm while under the age of 21 in connection with an incident in April at the Silver Spring high school, according to the Montgomery County State鈥檚 Attorney鈥檚 Office.

Wilson was also sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Ann Harrington to three years of supervised probation upon his release.

Wilson was 17 years old聽, but pleaded guilty to an adult charge, according to the State鈥檚 Attorney鈥檚 Office. Bethesda Today does not name juveniles accused of crimes until they are convicted as adults.

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鈥淢ontgomery County is home to thousands of Haitian families who work, raise children here, run small businesses and contribute to our community every single day,鈥� Elrich said, noting that many came due to political unrest and the 2010 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people. 鈥淟ate last month, the federal government announced the discriminate termination of temporary protected status, also known as TPS for Haitian residents.鈥�

According to the American Immigration Council, more than 330,000 Haitians could lose protections under the termination of TPS.

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Christner was a restrained second-row passenger in a black Chrysler Pacifica that collided with a silver Ford Transit van in the 24000 block of Ridge Road at roughly 7:22 a.m. Saturday, according to police.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The restrictions at issue in the lawsuit 鈥� including limits on guns within 100 yards of parks, places of worship and schools 鈥� have been on the books for years. The county, however, had been unable to enforce them until recently as a result of a separate known as Engage Armament LLC, et al. v. Montgomery County, Maryland.

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Previously, MCPS used 鈥渒ey facility indicators鈥� to measure building conditions. The color-coded system聽identified聽whether physical systems of a given building were 鈥渢rending positive,鈥� needing review or 鈥渘earing the end of anticipated life span.鈥�

According to the MCPS website, the district contracted Bureau Veritas Technical Assessments in February to conduct facility assessments of schools, offices and holding centers聽built before 2023.

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鈥淢CPS covered the AP/IB exam fees up until the end of 2025-26 school year. The changes for this upcoming year are in alignment with the Blueprint for Maryland鈥檚 Future,鈥� MCPS spokesperson Liliana L贸pez said in a July 14 email to Bethesda Today.

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Monday afternoon, MCPS sent 289 letters to families detailing the potential costs and options for students, according to MCPS spokesperson Liliana Lopez. Enrollment is ongoing, and 3,159 students are enrolled in dual enrollment classes at Montgomery College as of Friday afternoon, according to the community college鈥檚 spokesperson Vanessa Zambrano.

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The聽petition for writ of certiorari聽was filed聽to the highest court on Thursday聽by the Pacific Legal Foundation, according to court records and the group鈥檚 website. The foundation is 鈥渁 public interest law firm that defends Americans鈥� liberties when threatened by government overreach,鈥澛燼ccording to its site. It is representing the Association for Education Fairness, which calls itself聽a group of聽鈥渃oncerned聽Asian-American聽parents in Montgomery County.鈥�

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In a Friday phone interview, Renne 鈥� whose union represents Montgomery County government employees 鈥� said he and members of his staff were at the early voting site at Bohrer Park Activity Center on Thursday evening canvassing for the union鈥檚 endorsed candidates.

Renne told Bethesda Today a union staffer confronted Acevero, who is running for re-election, about passing out campaign literature past the 鈥渘o electioneering鈥� point at the site. The confrontation got heated, and Renne stepped in.

鈥淚 looked at him and I said, 鈥楾his is the exact behavior that forced me to fire you,鈥� 鈥� Renne told Bethesda Today, referring to Acevero鈥檚 past employment with MCGEO.

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鈥淚 was so scared and so worried,鈥� the Rockville resident said during the 16th annual Montgomery County Older Adults Safety Forum at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center in Silver Spring.

Sponsored by the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, the event featured local leaders and law enforcement officials along with panel discussions, presentations and exhibitors focused on protecting older residents.

According to Lisa, the scam began with a fake email from the Social Security Administration telling Lisa 鈥� who asked not to have her last name printed to protect her privacy 鈥� that her 鈥淪ocial Security number was suspended and that she needed to take immediate action.鈥�

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The Village of Friendship Heights filed a lawsuit May 13 asking a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge to decide whether updated plans for the redevelopment of the 26.5-acre GEICO site on Western Avenue should still be subjected to 1998 county development requirements that applied to the early plans for the site.

The filing of the lawsuit does not halt the latest project plans, dubbed聽, from moving through the county鈥檚 development process. But it does request the court to decide whether specific project elements, including taller heights of the proposed multifamily buildings and construction of a new sports field, should be changed to abide by previous requirements. Leadership of the Village of Friendship Heights has previously聽聽and concerns about the plans鈥� proposed removal of mature trees and decision not to preserve or adaptively reuse the mid-century style GEICO building.

The requirements, or 鈥渂inding elements,鈥� approved by the county under a local map amendment for the area in 1998, address factors ranging from density, design specifications, building configuration, green areas to open space, recreation and traffic, according to the Village鈥檚 complaint. Their suit is asking for a declaratory judgment, a legal determination made by a court that rules on a legal dispute or uncertainty, on the matter.

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The vendor error, which聽impacted聽ballots mailed before May 14,聽resulted in聽some voters receiving聽the wrong party ballot. The State Board of Elections ordered replacement ballots for all potentially impacted voters.

Initially, state elections officials said all potentially impacted ballots had been voided and instructed impacted people to vote and return the replacement ballot once they receive it.

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鈥淚 think this聽is聽probably one聽of the worst budgets we have had that I can recall,鈥澛燽oard聽President Grace Rivera-Oven said prior to the budget discussion聽in a meeting room聽packed with聽hundreds of聽MCPS聽educators and support staff聽at the board鈥檚 Rockville headquarters.

The聽recommended聽reductions to close the budget gap聽include dozens of聽jobs for聽social workers, family engagement specialists and聽English composition聽assistants.

With those in attendance cheering in support,聽some of聽the聽affected聽employees told the board how the聽loss of their jobs聽would聽impact聽them 鈥� as well as the students and families they serve.

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In a straw vote Friday, the聽County Council聽聽a聽$7.9 billion聽operating budget for the county for fiscal year聽2027. The spending plan includes聽roughly聽$3.7聽billion聽for聽MCPS, which聽represents聽an聽additional聽$143 million in funding,聽but聽is聽$36 million less than what the district requested. The straw vote is not binding but聽is expected to聽stand when the council formally votes to adopt a budget聽Thursday.听Fiscal year 2027 begins July 1.

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In an emotional straw vote Friday, the Montgomery County Council voted 9-2 to approve a $7.9 billion operating budget for next fiscal year 鈥� providing an additional $143 million in funding for Montgomery County Public Schools that is still $36 million less than what the district requested.

The decision, which is not binding but is unlikely to be changed, means hundreds of educator positions 鈥� including media assistants, social workers and English composition assistants 鈥� could still be on the line.

The Montgomery County Council hearing room in Rockville was packed with educators Friday morning, with many holding signs advocating to keep their positions and fully fund the school board鈥檚 budget request. As councilmembers discussed the reasoning behind their vote, many educators in the audience became emotional and wiped tears.

The $7.9 billion council-approved budget includes no property tax rate increase and a new progressive income tax structure that will increase the income tax rate for filers making over $150,001 annually and provide a tax break for everyone making less.

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