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Support Swells For Family Of Popular Swimmer Killed In One-Car MD Crash Support Swells For Family Of Popular Swimmer Killed In One-Car MD Crash
Support Swells For Family Of Popular Swimmer Killed In One-Car MD Crash A community is in mourning after a popular teen was killed overnight in a one-car crash in Montgomery County. Germantown resident Samuel Isaac Castañeda, 19, crashed shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, while he was driving on Clopper Road between Waring Station Road and Game Preserve Road, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. For unknown reason, officials say that Castañeda was driving a Honda CR-V north on Clipper Road when he lost control, left the roadway, and struck a utility pole. Castañeda, the only person in the Honda, was pronounced dead at the scene. …

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by Zak Failla
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Water Main Break Sends Montgomery County Public School Students Home Early Water Main Break Sends Montgomery County Public School Students Home Early
Water Main Break Sends Montgomery County Public School Students Home Early Several Montgomery County schools closed after a water main break in Germantown, reports My Montgomery Community Media. Northwest and Seneca Valley High Schools dismissed students at 11:30 a.m., while Great Seneca Creek and Clopper Mill elementary schools closed at 12:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 16 continues the outlet. Emergency repairs are being made to a 24-inch water main on Clopper Road after the main broke, causing water service interruption to the area. Two water mains previously broke in the area back in August. To read the full story by My Montgomery Community Media, click here.

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by Annie DeVoe
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Maryland High School Football Coaches, Athletic Specialist Fired After Massive Football Brawl Maryland High School Football Coaches, Athletic Specialist Fired After Massive Football Brawl
Maryland High School Football Coaches, Athletic Specialist Fired After Massive Football Brawl Several Northwest High School football coaches as well as Gaithersburg High School's Athletic Specialist have been let go after a massive fight during a football game against the two schools last month, reports Fox 5 DC. The varsity football game on Friday, Sept. 16 was declared a double forfeit after the fight that appeared to have involved both players and coaches from both teams. After the fight, the Gaithersburg's Athletic Specialist filed assault charges against two members of the Northwest High School coaching staff, the outlet continued. Several minors and one 19-year-old were charge…

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by Annie DeVoe
Schools
High School Football Coach In Maryland Hit With Assault Charge Following Massive Melee High School Football Coach In Maryland Hit With Assault Charge Following Massive Melee
High School Football Coach In Maryland Hit With Assault Charge Following Massive Melee A high school football coach in Maryland is facing an assault charge for his role in a benches-clearing brawl that resulted in two programs suspending play for the foreseeable future. Northwest High School football coach Travis Hawkins is facing a misdemeanor assault charge following the incident between his squad at Gaithersburg High School on Friday, Sept. 16. The charge was reportedly filed by William Gant, who is listed online as the Gaithersburg High School athletic director. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for November. The news was first reported by WJLA on Wednesday, Sep…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
HS Principals Put Football Teams In Penalty Box After Friday Night Lights Melee In Maryland HS Principals Put Football Teams In Penalty Box After Friday Night Lights Melee In Maryland
HS Principals Put Football Teams In Penalty Box After Friday Night Lights Melee In Maryland The game will not go on for a pair of high school football teams in Maryland after a benches-clearing brawl broke out late in Friday night’s game. Gaithersburg High School Principal Cary Dimmick and Northwest High School Principal Scott Smith sent out a joint letter on Saturday, Sept. 17 announcing that the football programs at both schools will be suspended amid the investigation into the violent fight. Earlier story - Game Over: Violent Bench Clearing Brawl Forces Refs To Call HS Football Matchup In Maryland “This disrespectful and dangerous behavior is not what we model and communicate…

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by Zak Failla
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Game Over: Violent Bench Clearing Brawl Forces Refs To Call HS Football Matchup In Maryland Game Over: Violent Bench Clearing Brawl Forces Refs To Call HS Football Matchup In Maryland
Game Over: Violent Bench Clearing Brawl Forces Refs To Call HS Football Matchup In Maryland Friday Night Lights were dramatically dimmed in Maryland when a high school football game in Montgomery County devolved into something more akin to an MMA match. Benches cleared and police were called to Gaithersburg High School on Friday, Sept. 16, when a massive fight broke out between players, then coaches from Northwest High School in Montgomery County. Police said that at approximately 8:23 p.m. on Friday night, officers from multiple agencies in the area responded to the high school in response to. fight on the field, and while they were investigating, multiple physical altercations …

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by Zak Failla
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Fellow Classmate Arrested For Murder Of 17-Year-Old Maryland Teen: Police Fellow Classmate Arrested For Murder Of 17-Year-Old Maryland Teen: Police
Fellow Classmate Arrested For Murder Of 17-Year-Old Maryland Teen: Police An arrest has been made in connection with the murder of a Maryland teen that happened earlier this year, authorities said.  Ta'Quawn Henderson, 17, is being held without bail and facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of 17-year-old Jai'lyn Jones, Montgomery County Police said. Jones was reported missing by his mother on January 21, 2022, according to police. He was later found brutally stabbed and mutilated in the 18900 block of Grotto Lane in Germantown on Jan. 24.  Investigators later learned Jones indicated he was going to see Henderson, with whom he attended…

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by David Cifarelli
Events
Montgomery County Remembers Slain Germantown Teen Montgomery County Remembers Slain Germantown Teen
Montgomery County Remembers Slain Germantown Teen The Montgomery County community is coming together later this month to address public safety and honor the life of a Germantown teenager who was brutally murdered earlier this year. The “Rally to Protect our Neighborhoods” is designed to “enhance public safety through building partnerships,” according to the event’s poster. The rally will be held at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown from 12-2 p.m. on Saturday, April 30th. The event will be held in conjunction with the “Justice for Jai’lyn Rally,” which will raise awareness about the unsolved homicide of the 17-year-old Nort…

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by David Cifarelli
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Heartbroken Mom Speaks Out After Missing Son Found Dead In Maryland Heartbroken Mom Speaks Out After Missing Son Found Dead In Maryland
Heartbroken Mom Speaks Out After Missing Son Found Dead In Maryland The mother of a 17-year old boy believed to have been killed apparently had been pleading with him to get help about being bullied, according to WUSA 9 report. Jailyn Jones, a 12th grader at Northwest High School, was found dead on Jan. 24, on the 18900 block of Grotto Lane in Germantown. His death is being investigated as a homicide. Meanwhile, his mother, Alexis McDaniel, said he was the victim of bullying at the school. “I asked for help I did," McDaniel told WUSA 9. "I asked the school board to put an end to the bullying, the zero-tolerance with the bullying." I spoke with the 17-…

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by Joe Gomez