Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Police say that the shooting that occurred in Fairland on Dec. 22 is now being investigated as a homicide. Police say the incident occurred at 6:25 p.m. at the 2000 block of Treetop Lane. At the time, the Emergency Communications Center was notified about the sound of shots fired in the area and […]

A Baltimore woman has been charged for a theft and assault that occurred at Westfield Wheaton Mall on Sept. 23. Montgomery County Police Department released a statement Tuesday identifying 21 year-old Remy Haynes of South Carey Street as one of three women involved in trying to steal items from the Wheaton Beauty Supply store in Westfield […]

Montgomery County Public Schools announced that the boundary analysis meeting scheduled Tuesday night has been canceled due to impending weather conditions. The meeting will be rescheduled for a later date, which has not yet been set. The districtwide boundary analysis is intended to examine MCPS’s current school boundaries, as well as understand how the boundaries […]

Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Jan 7. Will we get the first snow of the year today? Tune in. Find out. 1. MCPS Superintendent Meets with Media: Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Smith is meeting with members of the media this morning at 10:30 a.m. to answer questions. According […]

On Monday afternoon, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) investigated smoke inside of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel located between Spring Street and Fenton Street in downtown Silver Spring. Pete Piringer, the spokesperson for MCFRS, said the investigation caused Colesville Road, between Fenton Street and Spring Street to temporarily close. Piringer said many other […]

On Tuesday, Gov. Larry Hogan ordered the United States flag and the Maryland flag to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Otis L. Isaacs, Jr. of the North East Fire Company, who died in the line of duty Dec. 29, 2019. The flags will be raised to full staff at sunset, Saturday, Jan. 4, […]

Know anyone in Montgomery County who made a New Year’s resolution to read more books? Montgomery County Public Libraries has announced its most popular adult fiction and nonfiction books that were borrowed in 2019. Among the most borrowed fiction books are Celest Ng’s “Little Fires Everywhere,” Amor Towles’ “A Gentleman in Moscow,” and Liane Moriarty’s “Nine […]

Montgomery County Police Department’s Major Crimes Division is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Christmas morning in Damascus. According to a police statement, investigators are treating the case as a domestic-related homicide. Germantown district officers responded to the incident—which occurred at the home located in the 28900 block of Kempton Road in Damascus—on Dec. 25 […]

Montgomery County released its holiday schedule for Christmas week and New Year’s week. What’s Open, What’s Closed on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve in Montgomery County Here’s a look at the county government’s holiday schedule for Dec. 24 and Dec. 31: County Offices — open. Libraries — closing at 6 p.m. County Liquor Stores […]

Two people were displaced on Sunday after a fire at a home in Poolesville. The home is located on the 16000 block of Bud Road between Fisher Road and Hughes Road. According to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, the fire started around 6:45 p.m. and the occupants were not home. […]