Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Police Department Detectives are investigating a shooting that happened in Fairland on Sunday evening. 911 dispatch received several calls for shots fired in the area of the 2000 block of Treetop Lane shortly before 6:30 p.m. When first responders arrived  they located a 28-year-old male on Treetop Lane suffering from an apparent gunshot […]

Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department are searching for a suspect after a Starbucks in downtown Silver Spring was broken into. According to a press release, the suspect used a rock to break the front door glass of the coffee shop located on the 8000 block of Colesville Road on Thursday December 12. Surveillance […]

Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Friday, Dec. 20. 1.It’s National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day! This celebration gives holiday lovers worldwide a chance to show off their most gaudy holiday sweaters. 2. Animal Encounters: This is a chance to meet an animal in the Meadowside Nature Center Lobby from 2:30 p.m. […]

A three-vehicle accident caused significant delays on I-495 on Thursday morning. Maryland State Police say the crash happened shortly after 6:00 a.m. between Connecticut Avenue and Rockville Pike and resulted in one person being transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. Three lanes were closed due to the collision at one point, however they […]

Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Thursday, Dec. 19. 1.It’s National Re-Gifting Day: Re-gifting or re-giving is the act of taking a gift that has been received and giving it to somebody else, sometimes in the guise of a new gift. As a method of recycling, some people believe that re-gifting is becoming […]

It was a packed house during an emergency rally at the Silver Spring Civic Building on Monday evening regarding the Maryland Department of Transportation’s proposed amendments to the I-270/ I-495 widening project. Local elected officials and residents discussed their concerns about the $11 billion project, and are demanding a seat at the table when it […]

Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department say more than $60,000 worth of merchandise was taken from a jewelry store in Bethesda on Friday. According to a press release from MCPD, three male suspects entered The Jewelry Exchange located on the 7000 block of Old Georgetown Road shortly before 6:00 p.m. on December 13. Officials […]

The Montgomery County Green Bank is one of only a dozen or so green banks of any kind in the nation. At a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Glascock Building in Bethesda recently, County Executive Marc Elrich and new Council Vice President Tom Hucker explained one of the ways the County is addressing climate change through […]

The Montgomery County Council passed a resolution to join the “Back from the Brink” campaign that calls on the Trump Administration and the U.S. Congress to exercise global leadership in preventing nuclear war. The resolution was recently passed without opposition in a 8-0-1 vote by the Council. The legislation was supported by Maryland Peace Action, […]

Montgomery County Police say a 17-year-old Walter Johnson student was struck by a vehicle on Montrose Road and Bargate Court in Bethesda on Friday morning. Officials say this happened shortly after 7 a.m. when he was hit by a small SUV while walking to get on a school bus. The student has been taken to […]