Montgomery Community Media

The 10th annual Salvadoran American Festival is right around the corner. The event will be hosted at Montgomery College’s Rockville campus on Sunday, August 4 and 10,000 people are expected to attend. The festival will offer live music, a health fair, plenty of food as well as community and educational resources for Montgomery County’s diverse […]

The goal of the LEAD summer camp program is to teach some local middle school students about overcoming objections, advocating for themselves, and the importance of having confidence. Students recently had the opportunity to hear from a variety of guest speakers including former Maryland State Legislator Maricé Morales. Watch the video below for more details.

A person nearly drowned at the Silver Spring YMCA located on Hastings Drive on Saturday afternoon. Officials say the adult male was unresponsive after being pulled from the water, however he was resuscitated right before first responders arrived. The victim was treated and transported to a local hospital. Officials with Montgomery Fire and Rescue added […]

The FDA launched youth e-cigarette prevention TV ads for the first time. In addition, there are also plans for new educational resources to teach kids about the dangers of e-cigarette use. This will include new posters for high schools and educational materials for middle schools across the U.S. as part of “The Real Cost” Youth […]

Today is Thursday, July 25. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1.  It’s National Merry-Go-Round Day: Go for one, two, or more spins on the Ovid Hazen Wells Carousel at Wheaton Regional Park. Click here for more information.  2. Veterans Benefits Administration Performance and Results Webcast: The Veterans Benefits Administration will discuss […]

More affordable housing is expected in Montgomery County. County Executive Marc Elrich announced that Montgomery County’s Housing Initiative Fund provided the highest level of financing in its 30-year history to preserve or create 22 multifamily properties. Those properties will generate a total of 3,254 apartment units, including 1,982 affordable housing units. Watch the video for […]

There’s a youth summer camp going on at Montgomery Community Media in Rockville. Students learn different aspects of content production and the ability to be creative in a variety of ways. Click here to learn more about Montgomery Community Media’s Youth Summer Camp.

Social media has become a very integral tool used by Montgomery County Public Schools staff to communicate with students and their families. That goes for student-athletes as well. The three most popular forms of social media right now are Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. All @mcps students and student-athletes should take a look at our video […]

Bethesda, Potomac, Kensington and Wheaton were among local areas hit throughout the county by severe thunderstorms that left trees on homes, wires down, and some power outages on Sunday evening. 1700 block Wilmart St, Rockville, tree on a house w/wires down (just occurred this morning). No injuries. PEPCO enroute. The storms have passed but the […]

A hiker who suffered a medical emergency likely caused by heat while on Billy Goat Trail in the area of Great Falls died after being airlifted to a local hospital on Saturday afternoon. U.S. Park Police identified the hiker as 32-year-old Rachel Parkerson of Severn, Maryland. It was determined that the cause of death was […]