Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, Jan. 6, in Montgomery County: 1. A new facility serving homeless women has opened on Taft Court in Rockville. 2. Ride On officials have announced some route changes that take effect on Sunday, including new service to the Clarksburg Premium Outlets. 3. According to a new report, […]

UPDATED Montgomery County highway crews are preparing for some snow later today. According to a post on Twitter, the Storm Operations Center is activating at 4 p.m. so crews can prepare for Winter Storm Helena. So far, the county’s winter storm information portal has not been updated. Montgomery County spokesperson Esther Bowring said crews have […]

The city of Gaithersburg is one of the best cities to live for new college graduates, according to a new report. The careers and personal finance website, GoodCall.com, ranks the city of Gaithersburg at 89 on the Best Cities for Grads 2017 list. Also, making the top 100 list from the Washington region is Frederick, […]

A Metro worker is hospitalized this morning after he fell down a utility shaft 35 feet below grade in Bethesda, according to a Montgomery County fire spokesperson. It happened overnight at the Elm Street Metro shaft near 7272 Wisconsin Avenue. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said firefighters used a rope rescue to extricate the […]

Here are five things to know today, Jan. 5, in Montgomery County: 1. Are you ready for some snow? The National Weather Service is predicting that the white stuff will begin falling during rush hour tonight. First accumulating snow of the season expected across most of the region late tomorrow. Here are the highlights. #dcwx #mdwx #vawx […]

The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is pretreating roads and interstates in advance of Maryland’s first accumulating snowfall of the season. The SHA crews are spraying salt brine on roads to prevent snow or ice from bonding to the pavement. “The storm is expected to impact Friday morning’s rush hour, which presents […]

The Gaithersburg Ethics Commission plans to meet behind closed doors on Thursday to review a complaint filed that alleges a violation of the city’s ethics ordinance. Gaithersburg City Attorney Lynn Board said it’s the first ethics complaint on record, going back as far as 35 years. Board would not disclose any information about the complaint, […]

Six workers were treated for exposure to carbon monoxide today in Rockville, according to a Montgomery County fire spokesperson. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said it happened shortly before noon at 804 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. That’s where he said some large commercial ovens were fired up in a space that was being renovated […]

State delegate Marc Korman, a Democrat who represents District 16, says he will not run for Montgomery County Council in 2018. In a video posted on YouTube and shared on Facebook and Twitter, Korman said he plans to ask the voters of District 16 to reelect him as their state delegate. You can watch the […]

Gaithersburg Councilmember Robert Wu returns to the dais tonight at the first City Council meeting of the new year, and the first meeting since he walked out before a Dec. 19 vote on the annexation of the Johnson Property. Wu left the meeting that night to break quorum, something that ultimately did not happen because […]