Montgomery Community Media

The American Red Cross is calling for blood donors due to an emergency need. According to the Red Cross, more blood is being used per day than is being donated. Chief medical officer Dr. Pampee Young, spoke about the necessity of blood donors. “Each day, kids battling cancer, accident victims being raced to the emergency […]

11 Montgomery County police officers in the Germantown district were awarded a Medal of Valor at the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce’s Public Safety Award Breakfast on July 12. The following officers were recognized for their response to a call about a domestic violence incident on Oct. 11, 2018: Sgt. Larry Haley Cpl. Shaun Santos Cpl. […]

Montgomery County police are hoping someone has surveillance video of a July 18 carjacking, in which a man stole a car with three children still in the back seat. The carjacking occurred at 2 p.m. outside the Capital One Bank at 8740 Arliss St. The car, a blue Ford Escape, was left with the engine […]

The Uniformed Services University will be holding some loud training exercises in late July and early August. These exercises will consist of yelling, paintball guns and other loud sounds. Bethesda residents should expect this noise on July 23, 25, 26, and Aug. 6-8, 12-14. Naval Support Activity Bethesda is already aware of the coming training. […]

A house in Gaithersburg caught fire at 5 p.m. Sunday, causing an estimated $150,000 worth of damage. Two adults, a dog, rabbit and hamster all escaped the home, but the hamster later died. One adult tried to fight the flames with a garden hose while the other called 911. The flames were said to be […]

The RIO in Gaithersburg officially welcomed Dave & Buster’s on Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark its grand opening. Dave & Buster’s moved into a 35,000-square-foot space that once housed Sport & Health. The general manager for Dave & Buster’s RIO, Andy Smith, said that — being from Maryland — he’s “excited to share […]

The minimum wage in Montgomery County will increase on July 1. The amount of the increase depends on the number of employees in a business. Minimum wage for employers with 51 or more employees will rise to $13 per hour, while employers with 50 or fewer employees will see the minimum rise to $12.50 per […]

Councilmember Andrew Friedson introduced legislation that would waive fees for individuals with disabilities living in accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. The County Council is currently considering Zoning Text Amendment 19-01, which would loosen restrictions for ADUs. This would allow residents to create ADUs for their loved ones with disabilities so that the individuals can have […]

Ride On Flex, the region’s first on-demand public transit service, will officially launch on Wednesday. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich along with Councilmembers Sidney Katz and Hans Riemer will join Al Roshdieh, the director of Montgomery County Department of Transportation, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at Rockville Town Square to debut the new ridesharing service. […]

There may be some hopeful news for Maryland officials who’ve been calling on the U.S. Treasury Department to reverse the decision to delay the release of the Harriett Tubman $20 bill. The Treasury Department’s acting inspector general will investigate the delay in the redesign of the $20 bill from Andrew Jackson to Tubman. Axios reported […]