Montgomery Community Media

Updated, 3:30 p.m. Friday: The Medical Examiner’s Office in Baltimore has ruled as homicide the manner of death of a man found in a Silver Spring park, according to a Montgomery County police statement released Friday. The man has been identified as Cristopher Alfredo Funes Guerra, 20, of University Boulevard East in Silver Spring, police […]

Gov. Larry Hogan dedicated the Intercounty Connector to his former boss, former Gov. Robert Ehrlich in a ceremony alongside the highway Thursday. Hogan said that if it weren’t for Ehrlich, who made the ICC a top priority of his administration, the road would never have gotten built. Ehrlich said the success was shared by a […]

Your daily rundown for what’s happening today, Sept. 7, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. Power Women: The Power Conference: Women Doing Business runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road. 2. Apartment Inspections: County Executive Ike Leggett announces a county effort to step up apartment […]

The goalkeeper for the Washington Spirit is taking a medical leave of absence, according to a tweet she posted Wednesday. “It is with great difficulty that the Spirit and I have decided that I will take a medical leave of absence for the remainder of the season,” Stephanie Labbe said. The National Women’s Soccer League […]

Republican county executive candidate Robin Ficker is objecting to a Nov. 15 forum hosted by The Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce because the event includes only the three Democratic candidates for the position. The event got an attack from a second front — that the chamber was seeking $50 from chamber members and $70 from […]

State lawmakers are considering a special session for the General Assembly to respond to today’s announcement that the federal government is rescinding a program that helped immigrants who entered the country illegally as children. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday that the program, called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, would not survive […]

Your daily rundown for what’s happening today, Sept. 5, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. Summer’s Over: It’s the first day of school for Montgomery County Public Schools. And motorists should remember the fine has increased for passing a stopped school bus. 2. Good Eats in Silver Spring and Takoma Park: It’s restaurant week in Silver […]

Monday was the unofficial end of summer, and it was the unofficial start of the political season. With parades in Kensington and Gaithersburg, politicians were out in full force. Here’s what the four declared candidates for county executive have to say about what voters are telling them at this early stage of the campaign: We […]

School Superintendent Jack Smith received a $15,000 raise from the Montgomery County Board of Education, putting his salary at $290,000. “It put him in comparable range with other superintendents at large systems in the Washington D.C. area,” school board member Pat O’Neill said. Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Braband also makes $290,000. Montgomery County […]

A Virginia church is accepting donations in Gaithersburg on Saturday to take to the Houston area to help in the relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. The Restoration Fellowship Church in Strasburg, Virginia, will be sending an 18-wheeler of supplies to the storm-ravaged region. Trucks will be at Spectrum, 120 Paramount Drive, Gaithersburg, […]