Montgomery Community Media

Isiah Leggett completes three terms as Montgomery County Executive this year and will be leaving elected office. MCM’s Doug Tallman talks with Leggett about what it takes to lead Montgomery County. Watch all four parts of The Leggett Legacy on MyMCMedia.org.          

Montgomery County police hope someone recognizes the perpetrator of a robbery and assault based on a computer-generated sketch of the suspect. The incident occurred about 8:35 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, on Laytonsville Road in Laytonsville. The investigation revealed that a woman was driving a black 2017 Toyota Rav4 sports utility vehicle, when she pulled over […]

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department are investigating a single-vehicle fatal collision that occurred in the Laytonsville area Wednesday evening.  Police from the fifth district and fire and rescue crews responded to the 20400 block of Zion Road for the report of a single-vehicle collision. According to police, a preliminary investigation revealed that a […]

Isiah Leggett, Montgomery County’s first African American executive initially did not want to run for political office. As Leggett prepares to leave the office of County Executive after three terms, MCM’s Doug Tallman talked with Leggett about what changed his mind. Watch all four parts of The Leggett Legacy on MyMCMedia.org.          

Yom Kippur is the most solemn of all the high holy days in the Jewish religion. It’s a time for reflection, atonement and fasting. Today, it was a day of surprise for some of the several hundred who attended morning services at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda. The guest speaker was none other than […]

A 25-year-old Silver Spring man was sentenced to 12 years for two counts of sex trafficking, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore said Wednesday. Roland Chick Akum also faces five years of supervised release and must register as a sex offender after he leaves prison, according to the sentence handed down Tuesday by U.S. District […]

“A dream come true,” is how 23-year-old Madison Pizer describes her reaction to winning the HotShot Student Award during the annual Behind the Chair Hair Awards in San Antonio last month. According to the Germantown Pulse, Behind the Chair is one of the largest publications for hair stylists in the country.  Staff organize and produce a […]

Maryland Task Force 1 Urban Search Rescue Team, deployed on Sept. 11 to flood-ravaged North and South Carolina, returned home Tuesday night. The team comprises 80 members, including those with heavy concrete structure collapse, wide-area search and swift-water rescue capabilities, according to a news release. The Federal Emergency Management Agency trains and manages MD-TF1, which […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett became emotional as he discussed the scholarships that allowed him to go to college. As Leggett, the county’s first African-American executive prepares to leave office, MCM’s Doug Tallman talked with Leggett about his journey from poverty in rural Louisiana to become the leader of Maryland’s largest and most diverse county. […]

Big time golf in the nation’s capital is not dead just yet. But golf fans will have to wait a bit. The PGA of America announced this morning that Congressional Country Club in Bethesda will host eight events in the next two decades highlighted by the 2031 PGA Championship and the 2036 Ryder Cup. “This […]