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Lauren Markoe

Lauren

Lauren Markoe is The Banner Montgomery’s news editor. Before The Banner, Lauren was news editor of the Forward, the nation’s most prominent Jewish news outlet. A Bronx native, she covered government and politics for The Patriot Ledger, McClatchy newspapers in the South and Religion News Service, where she was also managing editor. She also produced live radio for the Kojo Nnamdi Show at WAMU, Greater Washington’s NPR affiliate. Lauren is a slow runner, a fast cook and always on the lookout for a good thrift store.

The latest from Lauren Markoe

MCPS: No school Monday and Tuesday
MCPS schools, already slated to close on Monday, will close on Tuesday also due to the snowstorm.
About two dozen kids and their parents found top-notch sledding in Pinecrest Park in the Woodmoor neighborhood of Silver Spring Sunday afternoon.
How to weather the storm in Montgomery County
What you need to know to stay safe and warm in Montgomery County — and what to do in case of an emergency.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich speaks Friday during a press conference about how the county is preparing for this weekend's snow storm.
18-year-old charged in Briggs Chaney Road homicide
Montgomery County police arrested an 18-year-old in connection with the Jan. 8 shooting death of Gavin St. Aubyn Boothe in Silver Spring.
A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
Driver sentenced in crash that killed Rockville man
Maria Luisa Alvarez, 20, of Lanham, pleaded guilty to negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle in November. Boris Josue Bonilla of Rockville, 30, Alvarez’s front-seat passenger, died on the Inner Loop of the Beltway in 2024.
A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge on Friday sentenced Maria Luisa Alvarez to 10 years in prison for negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle in the death of Boris Josue Bonilla.
Woman charged in 85-year-old’s death in August car crash
Jesica Evelin Argueta of Silver Spring turned herself in Tuesday on an arrest warrant that charged her with manslaughter by vehicle due to gross negligence and related traffic offenses.
Victim identified in fatal shooting on Briggs Chaney Road
Rescue workers performed life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead. His identity has not yet been released.
A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Thelma Beall, co-founder of Ledo Pizza, dies at 101
The chain co-founded by Thelma Beall now has more than 100 locations, and is still family-run.
Thousands of ‘No Kings 2.0’ protesters hit the streets from Baltimore to Annapolis
From the cheering crowds along the Baltimore Running Festival route to the rainbow flags of the Annapolis Pride Parade and the rallies that filled Towson streets, Maryland became a stage for the nationwide “No Kings 2.0” protests on Saturday.
“No Kings 2.0” protest attendees listen to Sen. Chris Van Hollen at the Chrysalis in Symphony Woods in Columbia.
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