Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know for Wednesday, Dec. 13, in Montgomery County: 1. Santa Rides Again: Montgomery County Police will escort Santa as he rides his Harley Davidson motorcycle through the county for a benefit for The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health. For more information, including the parade route, visit here. […]

In an effort to combat the Montgomery County’s growing opioid crisis, County Executive Ike Leggett announced Tuesday that the county was pursuing legal action against manufacturers and distributors of addictive painkillers. “As we continue to respond as a county to the critical needs created by this epidemic, I wanted to do more, and by today’s […]

The officers of the Montgomery County Police Alcohol Holiday Task Force have been devoting their full time and attention to detecting alcohol-related offenses this holiday season. During this past week’s Task Force (Dec. 6 to Dec. 9), task force officers arrested 26 people for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI) During the […]

As the Montgomery County Council prepares for County Executive Ike Leggett’s savings plan, Council President Hans Riemer said he didn’t believe the shortfall in revenue was based on the county’s wealthy “exporting” their income to lower tax states. “That would not be something that would have happened abruptly,” he said. “This was a real variation […]

The Montgomery County Council will urge Congress on Tuesday to extend two immigration programs that have helped county residents — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and the Temporary Protective Status programs. The support for the programs, however, is different than the county’s desire to fight MS-13. “There are those out there, including the president of […]

The Montgomery County Planning Board takes up approvals for the new Marriott International project in downtown Bethesda next week. The 2.25-acre site is at Wisconsin and Norfolk avenues. It also faces Woodmont Avenue to the west. Marriott International now has its headquarters in Bethesda on Fernwood Road. In October 2016, the company announced it was […]

Two Montgomery County lawmakers — Council President Hans Riemer and Del. Ana Sol Gutierrez — were arrested Wednesday at a protest at the U.S. Capitol calling for protections for undocumented immigrants. Riemer called the event “a powerful experience.” “I really felt like it was important to stand up and be counted and be heard. We […]

(215a) 11000blk Cedarwood Dr, N Bethesda, TH; Cause, Arson, under investigation; 1civ injury; 2 persons displaced; Damage, $40K; police assisted 1 person from house (1civ injured & EMS transported) 45 FFs OS pic.twitter.com/rVmZ8R4Lv5 — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 7, 2017 A fire at a North Bethesda town house early Thursday morning injured one person and […]

Declaring a “climate emergency,” Montgomery County Council members Tuesday called on the federal, state and other local governments to reduce greenhouse gases 80 percent by 2027 and 100 percent by 2035. It seeks to “initiate a massive global mobilization to restore a safe climate and build a sustainable economy.” The resolution was the second in […]

After a year with an 8.7 percent property tax increase and a 30 percent increase in the recordation tax, Montgomery’s County’s Republican party wants to know why the county has a $120 million shortfall in its fiscal 2018 budget. “The bottom line is since 2014 in Montgomery County, we’ve seen our taxes go up and […]