Montgomery Community Media

Three Montgomery County Search and Rescue teams headed to D.C. to help in the search for anyone injured when a parking garage collapsed at a Watergate complex. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer, Montgomery County sent three live search and rescue teams with one handler and one dog on each team to aid […]

The popular Montgomery County Public Schools Homework Hotline Live! TV show was pulled off the air a month early this school year to save the school system money. The program offers “live” homework help for students in kindergarten through 12th grade and airs on MCPS-TV (Comcast 34, Verizon 36, RCN 89) and at AskHHL.org. This year […]

Happy May! Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 1, in Montgomery County: 1. Weekend Fun: You have a weekend coming up and we have just the thing to do. Check out some great options. 2. Reaching out: You can help victims of the earthquake in Nepal. A […]

Catherine Hoggle, the mother charged in connection with the disappearance of her two toddlers in September, appeared in a Montgomery County District Court Thursday. Krista Brick has the story. Related:

Joaquin Orellana Torres, 25, of no fixed-address was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in prison for the May 2014 rape of a female jogger on the Northwest Branch trail in Silver Spring. He pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree rape and one count of first-degree sex offense in March. Judge Steven G. Salant, Circuit […]

Catherine Hoggle, charged in the disappearance of her two small children, appeared before District Court Judge Eugene Wolfe Thursday morning. You can watch the press conference that followed in its entirety here. Related:

Catherine Hoggle is still incompetent to stand trial in the case against her, as police and family members continue their search for the two toddlers missing since early September. Montgomery County District Court Judge Eugene Wolfe said a recent report from Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, where Hoggle is being treated for mental illness, stated that the […]

It’s the last day of April and it looks like there are some showers headed our way. Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, April 30, in Montgomery County: 1. Azalea Festival: The Landon School Azalea Festival starts tomorrow through the weekend. Find out how to make your plans […]

Eric Guerci, a sophomore from Bethesda Chevy Chase High was elected today as the next student member of the Board of Education. He beat out Rachit Agarwal, a junior from Richard Montgomery High for the job. Over 60,000 votes were cast in an exceptionally close election, according to the Student Government Association Facebook page. Guerci […]

As projects fight for fiscal 2016 funding during a tight budget year, the Montgomery County Council is keeping it annual “reconciliation list” of line items waiting in the wings for a shot at some cash. As of Wednesday afternoon, a partial list of operating budget tracking by committee shows a total of $21 million on that […]