News Highlight Area Leaders, Experts Meet in Silver Spring for Conference on Preventing and Eliminating Gangs September 28, 2012 The Metropolitan Washington Gang Conference brought together local and national gang experts, elected officials, law enforcement officers, and youth advocates.
News Release National Drug Take Back Day Highlights Chance to Clean Up Region's Water September 27, 2012 Several locations throughout metropolitan Washington are accepting drug "take backs" this Saturday, September 29, to encourage proper disposal of medications.
News Release Crime Continues to Decline in Metropolitan Washington September 12, 2012 In 2011, violent crime dropped by 9.7 percent in 2011 while property crime declined by 5.8 percent.
Region Forward Blog Actions at Local Military Bases DoD Buildings Will Make Metro Washington More Sustainable August 1, 2012 MWCOG’s regional progress report on climate and energy issues and a recent series of blogs on this site highlight progress being made by area governments...
News Highlight Meeting on Storm Outages Featured by Various Media Outlets July 12, 2012 Washington Post quotes COG Chair Frank Principi on 9-1-1 outages saying “This region expects better. What is particularly concerning to me is it’s not the first...