Montgomery Community Media

Don Mooers hosts the latest episode of Montgomery Week in Review. Guests include Elaine Apter, José Luis Diaz, Diana Conway, and Monica Young. Mooers and the panel discuss the ballot questions on the Nov. 6 general election with Elaine Apter, childhood obesity with José Luis Diaz, the dangers of artificial turf with Diana Conway, and Interfaith Works outreach […]

Any voter who wants to vote by mail may request an application for the Nov. 6 Gubernatorial General Election. Voters who request a vote by mail ballot and then vote during early voting at an early voting center or vote on Nov. 6 at their polling place will vote a provisional ballot. In order to […]

A Montgomery County Public Schools paraeducator has been charged with child neglect after he failed to report Monday that two teenage autistic students had left a school, a Montgomery County police statement released Thursday said. Alfredo Lopez, 59, of the 7800 block of Mineral Springs Drive in Gaithersburg posted $10,000 bond and was released, according […]

Heavy rain is expected to return Thursday evening. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flash flood watch for Montgomery County effective from 6 p.m. through late Thursday night. According to the NWS, showers are expected late this afternoon and evening. Flash flooding may result given the saturated soil from Wednesday’s heavy rain. Runoff […]

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Montgomery County effective from now through 11 p.m. There is a chance of large hail, strong winds and lightning. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of DE, DC, MD, NJ, PA, VA until 11 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/oMVVYs3LtJ — NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) […]

Montgomery County police on Wednesday released surveillance video of the burglary of $30,000 worth of copper wiring from a construction site earlier this month. Investigators hope someone recognizes the perpetrators. The thieves broke their way into an office building under construction at 9900 Medical Center Drive, Gaithersburg, just before 7 p.m. Sept. 3, police said. […]

Safeway and Target are among the list of stores where the U.S. Department of Agriculture says contaminated meat was sold. Earlier this month, Cargill Meat Solutions recalled more than 132,000 pounds of its ground beef products produced and packaged on June 21 due to the possibility of E. Coli. An investigation involving the Centers for […]

The Montgomery County Board of Elections is seeking bilingual voters to work at early voting sites and at polling places on Election Day, Nov. 6. Because of the diversity of the county, the Montgomery County Board of Elections recruits workers who speak multiple languages for every election. Voters who are fluent in both English and […]

Residents in the county’s urban areas are eligible to receive free trees from the Montgomery County Planning Department’s Shades of Green program Qualifying Montgomery County property owners in certain urban areas can receive free trees through the Shades of Green program. Launched in 2012, the program has expanded to several areas of the county that […]

Puddles of antifreeze helped to link a 21-year-old Sandy Spring man to a series of burglaries, including one in which a girl was attacked, Montgomery County police said Tuesday. Police have charged Thomas M. Hill, 21, of the 18700 block of Brooke Road with four burglary offenses as well as two sex charges, according to […]