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Timothy Chun-Chock Mann, 47, of Birmingham, Ala., pleaded guilty to one count of child abuse in Montgomery County Circuit Court on July 23, according to an online state court record database. He was sentenced to 13 years in jail with all but seven suspended, the maximum allowed under the plea agreement, according to attorney David Martella of the Law Offices of Barry H. Helfand in Rockville.

Note that there are two recent comments on this topic in previous posts.

Collin McKenzie-Gude, 18, was indicted on two counts of manufacture or possession of destructive devices, four counts of possession of regulated firearms and one count of regulated ammunition, according to a statement from the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s office.

Joel Tropper, 57, of the 200 block of Gold Kettle Drive was shot once with a handgun around 1:26 a.m. Saturday, according to Maj. John L. Hoover III of the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia will conduct an autopsy, he said.

With a large amount of vaccine available this year, children and teenagers are the priority in the upcoming flu season and county health officials are confident that those in need of shots can receive them.

With commentary like “the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression” being used to describe the state of the nation’s economy, the subject has become daily fodder for many, including those who were touched by the historic time and those who may be learning of it for the first time.

Funded only for two of four phases, the Corridor Cities Transitway might not see construction begin until 2017 or later, five years later than more-discussed projections.

The 17th annual Oktoberfest, an annual free event sponsored by the city of Gaithersburg and the Kentlands Citizens Assembly. This year’s fun will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on Oct. 12 at the Kentlands Village Green, 320 Kent Square Road.

Nearly a thousand people looking to navigate their way through the country’s financial crisis turned out for a housing fair in Gaithersburg on Saturday, many seeking help from foreclosure advisers who were asked to participate in the eight-year event for the first time.

A revamped Spanish-language program is doing its part to improve the county police department’s relationship with the booming Latino population.

• City’s bikeway plan rolls along
• School poster and essay contests