Montgomery Community Media

A Bethesda man has been chosen to be the state’s chief actuary for the Maryland Insurance Administration. Todd Switzer will have management responsibility for the actuarial team that manages the processing and evaluation of various health insurance rate filings in the individual and small group market segments. The team also completes life company valuations, participates […]

To celebrate the city’s multicultural heritage, the city of Rockville has placed about 150 flags around the downtown, alongside U.S. flags, on light poles. The idea that grew out of a town hall meeting on Feb. 9. A city news release said residents suggested the flag display as a means to demonstrate the Rockville’s commitment to […]

Arrests On May 2, between 12:16 a.m. and 12:25 a.m., a 26-year-old man was arrested for trespassing, after an incident that occurred in the 1000 block of Rockville Pike. On May 2, at 1:42 a.m., an 18-year-old woman was arrested for violating an ex-parte/protection order, after an incident that occurred in the unit block of […]

Here are five things to know today, May 11, in Montgomery County: 1. Roasting: Kathleen Matthews, the new chairwoman of the Maryland Democratic Party, will be roasted by Alison Starling, anchor at WJLA; Rep. Jamie Raskin; and her husband, Chris Matthews. The event starts at 6 p.m. at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference […]

Henry Sanchez, one of two students accused of rape and sex offense at Rockville High School, had those charges dismissed by prosecutors Tuesday, according to online court records. He also faces two charges of child pornography in connection with the case. On Friday, prosecutors dropped charges against his 17-year-old co-defendant. Although charged as an adult, MyMCMedia […]

A new report shows homelessness decreased 9 percent in Montgomery County from 2016 to 2017, and the number of homeless families decreased 22 percent. The report, released Wednesday by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, is based on the annual point-in-time study that counts unsheltered persons in nine jurisdictions in Maryland, Virginia and the District […]

Quince Orchard High School, who lost a student to cancer over the weekend, has turned hallways at the school into chalk memorials to the boy. Austin Cohen, who would have turned 17 Tuesday, died of bone cancer. He had wanted to play for the Quince Orchard football team. Instead, the team made him a part […]

Online court records say former Redskin Clinton Portis failed to appear in District Court on Tuesday for a charge of driving without a current license tags. Stopped at Old Georgetown Road and Woodmont Avenue in Bethesda, Portis faced at $70 fine, the records say. The incident occurred at 9:12 p.m. Jan. 3.   District Court […]

Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two people whom they believe stole four Apple Macbook Pro laptops from the Bethesda Apple Store. Police have released surveillance photographs of the two men. About 8:38 p.m. March 28, officers responded to the Apple Store at 4860 Bethesda Ave. for the report of a theft that […]

Capt. Mark Plazinski took over the Germantown District after 23 years working in a number of capacities across Montgomery County police. The district isn’t without crime. On the day before he started, four people were shot, one fatally, in Germantown. And a recent Montgomery County police crime summary described how 10 males committed a strong-arm […]