Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County police are releasing surveillance photos of two men in connection with an Aug. 8 armed robbery at a CVS Pharmacy in Silver Spring in hopes the public can identify the culprits. The robbery occurred about 9:45 p.m. at the drug store, at 9520 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, police said. One man, armed with […]

Updated, 4:13 p.m.: In late July, more than a day of rain dropped more than 3 inches on Montgomery County, subsequently flooding Sherwood High School. With the water gone, four classrooms were left with mold, and cleanup began immediately, Montgomery County Public Schools spokeswoman Gboyinde Onijala said Tuesday. After that was completed, 22 other classrooms […]

Here are the candidates who want to represent Montgomery County in the State House, County Council, Board of Education, the courthouse and the central committees taken from the Maryland State Board of Elections website. No one has filed for the school board and only one candidate has filed for either central committee. Candidates have until […]

Montgomery County police reported several armed robberies in the latest crime summary. On Aug. 5, police arrested a 21-year-old Rockville man for an armed robbery that occurred in the 12500 block of Village Square Terrace about 7:36 p.m. The victim was a juvenile male whose property was taken. A 31-year-old Silver Spring man was arrested […]

Construction started on the Purple Line started about 11 a.m. Monday when Gov. Larry Hogan operated a John Deere excavator to knock down a portion of a metal building not far from New Carrollton. “The Purple Line project will be an incredible and important economic driver for Maryland. It will integrate seamlessly with our current […]

Hate tops the MyMCMedia Top 10 for the week, which probably isn’t surprising considering the events of Charlottesville, Virginia.

Chris Wilhelm, a Democrat running for the Montgomery County Council, thinks Montgomery College should be offering free tuition to its students. “I’m trying to drum up support,” Wilhelm said. “I would love for it to happen at state level.” Wilhelm is planning an event to highlight his proposal on Aug. 30 in Silver Spring. Cities […]

Takoma resident Peter Franchot, the Democrat who serves as Maryland’s comptroller, has two receptions planned in the coming weeks. One is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, at Chesapeake Brewing Company, 114 West St., Annapolis. The second is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday Sept. 13, at Black Ankle Vineyards, Mount Airy. […]

The Montgomery County Council has written to President Donald Trump saying the American people deserves an apology for his remarks in the wake of the demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia, last weekend. Here’s the letter: In Charlottesville last weekend, white supremacists marched to oppose a plan to move a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee […]

It’s going to be hot today with a heat index of 105. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for much of central Maryland, including a large portion of Montgomery County. The advisory starts at 11 a.m. and runs through 8 p.m.