State gets almost 900 medical marijuana applications
State regulators said they got so many applications to grow, produce and sell medical marijuana that they must delay issuing preliminary licenses. [Washington Post]
Homicides at a 10-year high in Montgomery County
Montgomery County police officers have investigated 25 homicides this year, compared to 16 during the same period of time last year and a total of eight in 2013. [Montgomery Community Media]
Parking app to celebrate five years in county
MobileNow!, the nationwide parking app based in Rockville, will celebrate five years as the official parking app for metered parking spots in the county with a customer appreciation event from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 21 at the corner of Woodmont and Bethesda avenues. [MobileNow!]
Franchot to look into daily fantasy sports operations
Comptroller Peter Franchot wants to know if sports betting sites such as FanDuel and DraftKings are properly submitting taxes and if Marylanders are protected from any reported damaging industry practices. [AP via WTOP]
Bethesda named ‘Most Educated City in America’
The rankings, from finance website ValuePenguin, used U.S. Census data on the number of residents with college degrees. [ValuePenguin]
Breezy Friday on tap
The high will reach near 56 degrees while winds could include gusts of up to 29 mph. [National Weather Service]
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