Montgomery Community Media

Nearly 700 Montgomery County Police officers are wearing body cameras, according to police department officials. The department is planning to distribute an additional 200 body cameras to officers from now and into 2017. Montgomery County Police recently discussed its body camera program at a Safe Silver Spring meeting. MyMCMedia caught up with Assistant Chief Luther […]

The Montgomery County Planning Board is scheduled to discuss the Johnson Property Annexation petition on Thursday. According to the agenda, the staff is recommending that the Board approve transmitting comments to the Montgomery County Council. The latest report from the Planning Board staff presents a revised version of the Johnson Property Annexation petition and focuses […]

Here are some of our weekend picks from the MyMCMedia.org calendar: Friday, June 17:  Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performing Verdi’s Requiem at The Music Center at Strathmore at 8 p.m. Movie in the Meadow, “The Parent Trap” at 8 p.m. Michael Franti and Spearhead’s SoulRocker Tour at The Fillmore Silver Spring at 7:30 p.m. Miki Howard […]

The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to discuss the controversial move of buses from the Shady Grove Bus Depot to the Carver Educational Services parking lot on June 21st. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Councilmember Craig Rice talks about the issue and says “we have a real challenge ahead of us.”

Prayers led by an imam, a reverend, and rabbi were held at a gathering hosted by local Muslim and LGBTQ leaders to condemn violence a day after the the worst mass shooting in United States history that happened at gay night club in Orlando Florida. Dozens filled a room at the International Cultural Center in Montgomery Village, […]

Surveys by the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring and the International Cultural Center (ICC) in Montgomery Village show that that national and international events like the tragic Orlando shooting are having an impact on students, according to a report by The Washington Post. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice addresses the surveys […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education unanimously approved the final Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)  Fiscal Year 2017 Operating budget today. The budget is a $139 million increase over the Fiscal Year 2016 budget and according to a news release, includes $37.9 million in targeted funding aimed to reduce MCPS class sizes and close the achievement […]

UPDATED 6.13.16 8:55 p.m. Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a house fire at 14001 Gorky Drive on Monday afternoon. Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer said over 60 firefighters battled the blaze that caused an estimated $1.1 million in damages. Piringer said two dogs died in the fire and a family of four […]

UPDATED Dozens of Bethesda residents turned out for a community meeting held at Walt Whitman High School on June 7th to discuss the four State Highway Administration (SHA) concepts related to improving the safety of the River Road and Braeburn Pkwy intersection. The intersection is the site of the tragic Feb. 27th roadside accident where three members of a […]

A former Wootton High School quarterback involved in a fatal crash last summer that killed two of his friends was sentenced to serve four years in prison on Thursday. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, below, watch the news conference following the sentencing hearing. Sam Ellis, 19, of North Potomac, was sentenced to 20 years in […]