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Jie "Jack" Zhao is accused of paying a Harvard University fencing coach more than $1.5M to get his two sons into the Ivy League school.

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Jie "Jack" Zhao is accused of paying a Harvard University fencing coach more than $1.5M to get his two sons into the Ivy League school.

Montgomery County's 'Gift Outside The Box' campaign challenges residents to gift greener this holiday season.
The Montgomery County Police Department's auction for abandoned and seized vehicles is scheduled for Nov. 28. Registration is encouraged.
A special education teacher at a Montgomery County high school is accused of using a device to shock an autistic student.
The Mihran Mesrobian house, located at 7410 Connecticut Ave., has been designated as historic in Montgomery County.
The meal distribution employee last worked at a Gaithersburg elementary school on Nov. 11, according to Montgomery County Public Schools.
Montgomery Co. on Monday recorded 216 new COVID-19 cases and six new deaths, pushing its totals to 29,205 infections and 871 fatalities.
Montgomery County officials are offering new guidance for a safer Thanksgiving travel and gathering.
During the coronavirus pandemic, Montgomery County seniors can take free online classes to learn how to better navigate life at home.
Montgomery County-run clinics are offering free coronavirus tests to residents this week.
Authorities have arrested three Montgomery County residents they say stole a car in Silver Spring.
"It left me a little bit disappointed," Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said about Gov. Larry Hogan's COVID-19 restrictions.
The popular seafood restaurant, which opened in downtown Bethesda five years ago, is closing on Sunday.
Cavanaugh Bell, 7, filled two 53-foot semitrailers with supplies for Pine Ridge Indian Reservation — one of the poorest places in the U.S.
It was the fifth time this month that Montgomery County's daily COVID-19 case count surpassed 200.
A wooded retreat with its own barn. A Ritz-Carlton penthouse owned by bestselling author Tom Clancy. A country club home with a koi pond.
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European-style bakery Potomac Sweets is now open in Kensington.
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Ron Klain, a Chevy Chase resident and longtime White House adviser, as chief of staff.