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A Study, by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), found that one in seven Latino adults in the U.S. has some hearing loss. About the same rate as the national average. It is the largest study to this date on hearing loss among the Latino adults, according to researchers from the NIH. According to a news […]

Ama Tu Vida or Love Your Health Festival was held on June 7 at the Veteran’s Plaza in Silver Spring. County residents received free screenings to check blood pressure, cholesterol, vision and more. All provided by local hospitals, community clinics and health organizations.

The Ama Tu Vida [Love your health] Festival, an ongoing effort to educate the Latino community about ways to adopt a healthy lifestyle, took place on June 7 at the Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring. Event-goers received screenings to check their blood pressure, cholesterol, vision, and more provided by local hospitals, community clinics, and health organizations. “We […]

No Chompie this year, but Discovery Communications wants to know your favorite shark to take over the Discovery building during the 2015 Shark Week, which returns on July 5. Anyone can vote in their favorite design to be displayed on the exterior of the organization’s building. The mural will replace Chompie- the 446-foot long inflatable […]

UPDATED, June 5, 2:36 p.m.- Donald Wayne Bricker, Jr., 27, charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Mariam Folashade Adebayo, 24, has been released from the hospital and is being held without bond pending a court appearance tomorrow afternoon. According to Ramon Korionoff, spokesperson for the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, Bricker, Jr. remains held without […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Sidney Katz hosted a town hall meeting on June 3 at Redland Middle School to meet with Washington Grove, Derwood and Redland residents. Some of the hot topics were the development of the Shady Grove Sector Plan, transportation, public safety and education. “Certainly, the budget is part of the discussion this evening. […]

UPDATED, June 5, 12:45 p.m.- A 21-year-old Virginia man who went swimming on June 3 in the Potomac River near Great Falls is still missing. According to Montgomery County and Fire Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer, the man is presumed drowned, but search efforts continued for the third day as Montgomery County Fire Rescue Search Teams […]

Helpful, upbeat, authentic, and genuine were just some of the words used to describe Mariam Folashade Adebayo. A vigil to honor Adebayo life’s was held at the Seneca Valley High School on June 3. It was an emotional night for family and friends of Adebayo who was killed on June 2 outside a Target parking lot in Germantown. Her […]

Montgomery County Police Department and American Red Cross teamed up again for the annual blood and food drive on June 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Public Safety Headquarters in Gaithersburg. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Garrick Robbins, team supervisor for American Red Cross, said this year’s blood and food drive event had a higher […]

Montgomery County Police Department and American Red Cross teamed up again for the annual blood and food drive on June 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Public Safety Headquarters in Gaithersburg. Donors also had a chance to donate non-perishable food items that will go to the Captain Joseph Mattingly Food Pantry in Wheaton. “We […]