Montgomery Community Media

John Delaney of Potomac will take part on the June 26 Democratic presidential debate, according to a post from the news source, Axios. The debates will appear from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo, according to NBC News. Delaney will share the stage with New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, former Housing […]

Just a few weeks after two deck collapses in Germantown, Montgomery County’s Department of Permitting Services is extending free residential deck inspections into the summer. One of the reasons has been the rainy weather. Official observers for Weather Underground report that the area has received nearly 65 inches of rain for the last 12 months. […]

A former Navy employee from Silver Spring pleaded guilty Tuesday on child pornography charges, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Baltimore. Spencer Eugene Steckman, 35, faces 25 to 45 years according to the terms of his plea agreement, the statement said. U.S. District Court Judge Paul W. Grimm must still approve […]

Today is Wednesday, June 12. Cloudy today and rain tomorrow. Here’s the forecast. 1. Public Safety Awards: The Rockville Chamber of Commerce holds its 30th annual public safety awards starting at 11:30 a.m. at Lakewood Country Club, 13901 Glen Mill Road. Members of the Rockville City Police Department, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, the Montgomery […]

A Montgomery County judge ruled Tuesday that Catherine Hoggle, who has been accused of killing her two children, remained incompetent to stand trial. The decision was the latest in a series of rulings where Hoggle has been brought before a judge and found unable to assist in her defense based on reports of her doctor […]

Councilmember Will Jawando was stopped by a Maryland State Police trooper on Saturday, just days after he hosted a community forum on policing. The trooper asked whether he owned the car or whether he had any outstanding warrants. “I kinda knew then that this was a pretext stop is when a police officer stops someone […]

The man detectives believe robbed several Suntrust banks was found dead in a Hagerstown motel room, a Montgomery County police statement said. Shivi Brian Mohanani-Neil, 28, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, is believed to be responsible for several Suntrust bank robberies in Montgomery County as well as committing other robberies in Northern Virginia, police said. Mohnani-Neil entered […]

Today is Monday, June 10. Rain today and Thursday. Here’s the forecast. 1. Pride Kickoff: County Executive Marc Elrich and Councilmember Evan Glass kick off the county’s Pride Month celebration with a raising of the LGBTQ flag over Veterans Plaza in Rockville. The event starts at 10 a.m. 2. Municipal Monday: Gaithersburg’s Mayor and Council […]

About 200 people went to Kennedy High School in Wheaton on Thursday night for a community forum on policing. Many expressed their grievances with the force.

Montgomery County residents aired their grievances against county police Thursday night, sharing thoughts that the police can’t be trusted by people of color. They raised questions about last year’s killing of Robert White by an officer, and why the police hassled a group of African-American men outside a White Oak McDonald’s. In the second case, […]