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In an effort to help prevent drunk driving, Metro announced its partnership with MillerCoors and will provide free rides on all Metrorail and Metrobus routes beginning on Friday Jan. 1 at midnight until 3 a.m. “I am pleased to announce this exciting new partnership with Miller Lite to support safe transportation for our customers on […]

The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is encouraging residents to bring reusable bags when holiday shopping in an effort to reduce waste and litter in the community. According to a news release, plastic bags are one of the top four litter items found in County streams. Reusable bags are eco-friendly and are a […]

The U.S. Senate has at least one big “Star Wars” fan and that’s Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski, the vice chair of the Committee on Appropriations in the Senate. On Wednesday, the Senator and recent Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, tweeted out a video montage of her signing off speeches saying the famous “Star Wars” line, “May […]

Governor Larry Hogan has appointed  James Fielder as Secretary of the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Secretary Fielder is replacing Jennie Hunter-Cevera, who’s new role is Science Adviser to Secretary Ben Grumbles in the Maryland Department of the Environment. Previously, Secretary Fielder served as the governor’s Secretary of Appointments for nearly a year. According to a […]

UPDATED Natalia Olson-Urtecho headlined the December Small Business University event at MCM’s studios. Olson-Urtecho’s topic: “Maximizing SBA in 2016 – Expand Results and Build Momentum.” You can view Olson-Urtecho’s session below: Olson-Urtecho is Regional Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration. She was appointed in 2012 by President Barack Obama and is responsible for the […]

Here are your five things to know today, Dec. 17, in Montgomery County: 1. The regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration, Natalia Olson-Urtecho, is the keynote speaker at today’s  Small Business University event at Montgomery Community Media. The event starts at 7 a.m. and will be live streamed on the MyMCMedia website. 2. […]

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Operations unit will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint tonight in memory of Officer Noah Leotta. The sobriety checkpoint will be in partnership with the Montgomery County Police Department, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, La Plata Police Department, Natural Resources Police, Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland State Police, and the Maryland […]

The Montgomery County Police sent 60 officers to Baltimore today as a precaution in light of the Freddie Gray case. Police Spokesperson Captain Paul Starks says the officers are members of the Special Events Response Team (SERT). He said the officers take direction from Baltimore command staff and are on stand-by. Earlier today, Judge Barry Williams declared […]

Senator Barbara Mikulski, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Commerce Justice, and Science, announced that she successfully included $390 million in the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016. The funding will be used to begin the construction of a new consolidated headquarters for the […]

Santa traded in his sleigh for a new kind of ride on Dec. 16. That’s right, on this day Santa was traveling aboard a Harley to communities across Montgomery County – from Germantown to Bethesda- and he was not alone. With lights and sirens flashing, a police escort accompanied Santa as he collected gifts and donations […]