Montgomery Community Media

A Shady Grove Transfer Station employee died Thursday afternoon after she was buried by yard debris, according to Montgomery County officials. The woman, Gladis Loren Melendrez Fuentes, 35, died before crews could remove her from the debris. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said grief counselors will be available for staff at the transfer station. “The […]

Leadership Montgomery honored its three graduating classes at the Celebration of Leadership event Thursday evening in Rockville. In addition to Senior Leaders, Emerging Leaders, and Core (Connecting Our Region’s Execs), special awards were presented to president and CEO of the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation Nicky Goren and Nonprofit Village Executive Director Kim Jones. […]

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a severe thunderstorm warning from now until 5:30 p.m. for  porttions of Montgomery County, including Barnesville and Beallsville. Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Brunswick MD, Shannondale WV, Adamstown MD until 5:30 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/lausmEMJvu — NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) June 13, 2019   The National Weather Service has issued a […]

Keeping Up with Katie: The latest news and information about the Olympic champion swimmer and Montgomery County’s own Katie Ledecky. Katie Ledecky will be representing her hometown for the DC Trident in the new International Swimming League. The ISL officially announced rosters for some of its teams and Ledecky was clearly the headliner for the DC […]

The U.S. National women’s soccer team made history in their 2019 World Cup debut routing Thailand 13-0 on Tuesday in Reims, France. Alex Morgan led the way with a record-tying five goals. Two current Washington Spirit players, Rose Lavelle with two goals and Mallory Pugh with one, contributed to the rousing victory. RECAP | Lavelle […]

The Washington Post came out with its annual spring All-Met selections including dozens of athletes from Montgomery County schools. Four of the Post’s 12 athletes of the year are from Montgomery County: Eldad Mulugeta, Northwood boys’ track Leah Phillips, Bullis girls’ track Evin McDonald, Whitman boys’ tennis Ayana Akli, Wheaton girls’ tennis If you want […]

The Montgomery County Police said traffic delays should be expected from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 12 during the memorial service for Police Officer Kyle Olinger. A funeral procession, which includes motor officers and marked police cruisers, will escort Officer Olinger’s ashes from the Rockville Town Square beginning at 10 a.m. The procession will […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando is kicking off a Library Listening Tour on June 12 at 7 p.m. at the Silver Spring Library [900 Wayne Avenue]. During his Listening Tour, Councilmember Jawando will be visiting all 21 libraries across the County to engage in community conversations about what residents would like to experience at their […]

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss Governor Hogan’s highway plan gains approval by the Board of Public Works, should Maryland boycott investments in Alabama, and the selection of Montgomery County’s next chair for the Planning Board. This week’s panel of political observers features […]

Mohammd Hussein Saeed Al-Haris, age 24, was charged with assault related charges and the discharge of a weapon within the city of Gaithersburg limits. According to police, on January 2, officers from the Gaithersburg Police Department responded to a report of an assault in progress at the 200 block of Ellington Boulevard. Officers determined there […]