Montgomery Community Media

Susan Heltemes fills in for Casey Aiken as host for the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Heltemes and the panel discuss the Council cut to promised County employee pay increases, the resignation of Baltimore Mayor Pugh, the vote for Maryland House Speaker, and more. This week’s panel of political observers […]

Watch a video preview of the next episode of 21 This Week, below: 21 This Week airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and again at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and again at 8:30 p.m.

Law enforcement officers from the Montgomery County Police Department, the Maryland State Police, and the city of Gaithersburg are conducting a sobriety checkpoint Friday evening. This enforcement is a component of a continuing effort to curb impaired driving and underage drinking. The exact location of the checkpoint has not been disclosed. It starts about 10 […]

The final 23 player U.S. Women’s World Cup roster is set and five current and former Washington Spirit players made the cut. Current players Mallory Pugh, 21, and Rose Lavelle, 23, were officially announced as part of the roster. As were veterans Ashlyn Harris, 33, Ali Krieger, 34, and Megan Rapinoe, 33, who played for […]

Adoption fees are waived at the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center to celebrate National Pet Week. The no-cost adoptions are available from Saturday, May 4 through Saturday, May 11, and is sponsored by Montgomery County Partners for Animal Well-being (MCPAW). All species of animals at the adoption center qualify: cats, dogs, livestock and […]

UPDATE: Geraldine Costello and Dolores Kashewka have both been located safe and unharmed, according to the police. Original Post A Silver Alert has been issued for two Gaithersburg women who have been missing since Tuesday, Montgomery County police said Thursday. On April 30, Geraldine Costello and Dolores Kashewka left their home in the 200 block […]

Montgomery County said Thursday the number of homeless people in its “point in time” survey decreased 23 percent. The county conducts the annual survey, counting the number of homeless people on one night, which was Jan. 23. The survey found 647 people who were homeless, compared to 840 people in 2019, a county statement said. […]

Two robbers took an ATM from a 7-Eleven in Silver Spring early Thursday morning, the second such incident in a week, a Montgomery County police statement said. In this latest case, two people entered the convenience store about 3:10 a.m. at 12257 Tech Road and forced the storekeepers to lay down on the floor, police […]

UPDATE: The festival moves indoors due to the weather forecast for rain. BlackRock Center for the Arts will hold a free festival celebrating Spring on Sunday, May 5 from 2 – 6 p.m. The outdoor festival will be held on BlackRock’s front lawn at 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. In the event of rain, the […]

A 71-year-old Beltsville woman died Saturday from a wreck that occurred in March, Montgomery County police said in a statement released Wednesday. The woman, Augustina Okwadi, was a passenger in a 2005 Toyota Corolla, driven by Regina Ablorh, 50, also of Beltsville, police said. Sometime after 3:30 p.m. March 4, a 2003 Volvo XC90 hit […]