Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED, June 11, 6:30 p.m. –  Crucita Reynoso of Gaithersburg died after being struck by a Montgomery County Public Schools bus at the intersection of Crabbs Branch Way and Redland Road this morning. This morning at approximately 9 a.m., officers and Fire/Rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Crabbs Branch Way and Redland Road for the report of a […]

It is going to be steamy out there today! Here are five things to know today, June 11th, in Montgomery County: 1. Air Quality Alert: Be careful. It is a code orange air quality alert day today. 2. Homicide Investigation: Montgomery County Police have a suspect in custody for a homicide that happened in Silver Spring yesterday. 3. […]

Metro is removing all 4000 series railcars from service as a result of two recent problems with the cars’ doors.   According to Metro Spokesman Richard Jordan, one of the doors on the 4000 series opened while the train was in motion. A second issue occurred when a door opened when a passenger leaned on […]

Teachers often go beyond the call of duty to help their students, but at least in this one case the actions of the coordinator for Longview School actually helped to save one of her students’ lives. Michelle M. Mach, coordinator of the Longview School, was awarded the Superintendent’s Above and Beyond the Call of Duty award […]

The Montgomery County Police are expected to soon outfit 100 officers with body cameras but so far only 20 high-ranking officials have signed up for the pilot program. According to Capt. Paul Starks, 20 officers with a ranking of lieutenant or higher, have agreed to wear the body cameras. Starks said he is one of […]

All remediation work at the Silver Spring Transit Center will be completed by the end of the week and the project will be handed over to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority by mid-July, the project manager told MyMCMedia Tuesday. According to David Dise, the county’s director of General Services, the project is in its final […]

The Maryland Office of the Attorney General refused to give County Councilmember Roger Berliner advice on his provisions for reducing the use of pesticides in Montgomery County. In a letter dated May 28, Berliner asked Attorney General Brian Frosh to weigh in on whether four measures being proposed by Berliner would be preempted by state law. […]

UPDATED, June 9, 12:15 p.m.- Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer says about six families will likely be displaced by the fire at the Chevy Chase Crest condominiums today. Piringer said no one was injured and the fire is out. Original –  Several homes have been evacuated in the 1700 block of East West […]

The U.S. Women’s Soccer team dominated Australia Monday night in their first game of the FIFA World Cup Canada 2015, outscoring their opponent 3-1. The win puts the American team in first place in Group D. GROUP D STANDINGS #USA #NGA #SWE #AUS http://t.co/6CblMGcF0i pic.twitter.com/vhiMzReh4R — FIFA Women’sWorldCup (@FIFAWWC) June 9, 2015 You can watch […]

Happy Tuesday! Here are your five things to know today, June 9th, in Montgomery County: 1. Council Meets: The Montgomery County Council meets today. Take a look at what they’ll be talking about. 2. Congratulations: Watkins Mill and Northwest high schools are holding commencement ceremonies today. 3. Community Policing: The Montgomery County Council will have a discussion […]