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Parents, School Cooperation Brings Success for Students With Challenges
There’s increased public awareness that mental illnesses can begin at an earlier age.

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There’s increased public awareness that mental illnesses can begin at an earlier age.

Police: A 23-year-old Silver Spring died at a local hospital after being hit by a car.
A network of clinics that offers abortion services in Baltimore, Landover and Silver Spring is cited for department of health violation.
Collision occurs near intersection of Silver Spring Avenue and Fenton Street.
The case of a 14-year-old accused of suffocating his baby sister has moved to juvenile court, the Gazette reports.
The General Assembly is considering bills in the House and Senate that would require consumers to pay a refundable deposit on all cans and bottles.
Police: Woman was barricaded in a nearby home.
The man was sent to a local trauma center in serious condition, said fire and rescue officials.
Members of a House committee hear arguments on a number of bills seeking to limit and , in some cases, eliminate, the use of speed cameras around the state .
The victim sustained minor injuries, fire and rescue officials said.
Not too many customers were without power in Montgomery County as of Wednesday afternoon.
Pepco also reported more than 100 customers in Chevy Chase without power.
About 130 were out of power in Chevy Chase and Silver Spring.
Less than 15 customers were without power, as of late Wednesday morning.
Less than 15 customers were without power, as of late Wednesday morning.
Some grocery stores and restaurants opened for business Wednesday, despite a grim and snowy forecast.
The “Latino Dreamers”-themed event, set for Thursday, Sept. 12, at The Fillmore Silver Spring, is designed to celebrate the Maryland Dream Act and raise scholarship funds for Latino students enrolled in Montgomery County and Maryland higher education
'We are talking about a number of things that weren't done the way they should have been done in the first instance,' Councilman Roger Berliner told NBC4.
A 14-year-old girl who went missing Feb. 18 was located safe and unharmed, police said.