Montgomery Community Media

Officials with the Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services are still tracking the outbreak of whooping cough in Montgomery County, but as of Sept. 4 no additional confirmed cases have been reported. The department’s Cindy Edwards, senior nurse administrator for communicable disease and epidemiology, talks about pertussis and the status of the outbreak […]

UPDATED,  Sept, 4, 10:30 p.m. – Aliyah Kimora Diggs has been found safe, according to Montgomery County Police, Police reported the teen found about 7:30 p.m. Original Post- Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Silver Spring teenager. Aliyah Kimora Diggs, 15, of the 13900 block of Castle Boulevard in Silver […]

The missing NIH scientist from Gaithersburg was found dead at some point midday Thursday in a rural area of Allegany County. Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks told MyMCMedia Thursday evening that the body of Martin John Rogers was discovered “in a hilly, rural area.” He said the car was found off a road and […]

Long-serving Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz  is submitting his conditional resignation effective Nov. 10. as he is running unopposed for the District 3 Montgomery County Council seat in the Nov. 4 election. In order to swear in a new Mayor on Nov. 10, City Attorney Lynn Board said the City Council will elect a new city mayor […]

If you are going out in  Takoma Park you had better bring some change for parking. The city-owned parking lot between the TPSS Co-op at 201 Ethan Allen Ave. and the Takoma Auto Clinic at 7221 Carroll Ave., is now paid parking. According to Sara Daines, director of housing and community development, commuters were using […]

A major new apartment building is now opening in the Upper Rock District of Rockville in the same complex where a fire all but destroyed another apartment building that was just weeks from being completed. Gables Residential announced the opening of the second phase of Gables Upper Rock at 30 Upper Rock Circle with the […]

Hands-only CPR is the new recommended way to help save the life of someone in cardiac arrest. Alan Butsch, battalion chief for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Emergency Medical Services explains what that means in this MyMCMedia Extra.  

If you’ve got a song in your heart…write it down. A songwriting contest in Bethesda could win you $10,000. The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District announces the inaugural Bethesda Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards. This new and exciting competition is seeking the best, up-and-coming, local songwriters. The adjudicated contest will award a talented songwriter a grand prize […]

A Silver Spring family escaped from their burning house thanks to a smoke alarm Wednesday morning. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer, the fire at 1213 Noyes Dr, Silver Spring caused significant damage to the home but nobody was injured in the blaze. Hoyes Dr, Silver Spring, fire is under control, […]

Friends of the Capital Crescent Trail and two residents have filed a federal lawsuit to try to block the Purple Line from coming through an area they say is home to three rare shrimp-like creatures. The plaintiffs want the Federal Transit Administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Secretaries of Interior and Transportation […]