Montgomery Community Media

The parent or guardian of a young boy has been located after he was found unattended in White Oak on Thursday night, according to Montgomery County Police. Officers say the child is believed to be three or four years of age and was found alone in the 1700 block of January Drive around 10:30 p.m. […]

Due to the pandemic, the 63rd Capital Emmy Awards were presented virtually this year rather than an in-person event. Montgomery Community Media held their own version of the Emmy Awards at the MCM studios in Rockville this week to celebrate winning four Emmys – the most in MCM’s 37-year history.

The first monthly payment of the expanded federal child tax credit has started to hit some eligible families’ bank accounts this week. Most parents will automatically receive monthly payments of $250 or $300 per child beginning Thursday. The Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan provides historical relief to the most working families ever. […]

19 Montgomery County students have received college- and university-sponsored scholarships in the final round of awards from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced Monday. The winners were selected by the sponsoring college or univresity from amound the finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Progarm who will attend their instituion. These awards provide between $500 and […]

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss: The Washington Post opinion piece on July 6 describes “Maryland’s dysfunction over highway expansion” ( 0:57 ) Opioid deaths are up 33% in Montgomery County this year.  ( 6:30 ) Virginia’s Loudoun County grappling with the […]

Connect Montgomery — which consists of Montgomery County’s PEG channels including MyMCMedia — has launched a social media contest that offers Montgomery County residents a chance to go outside and explore their community. The campaign is called “ReConnect Montgomery” and from now through Oct. 15, ReConnect Montgomery will announce several easy contests that give residents […]

Update (July 7 at 10:05 a.m.) Police have identified the man who was found shot inside a Silver Spring high-rise apartment building on Friday. 25-year-old Patrick Davion Gafford, of an unconfirmed address, succumbed to gunshot injuries at the hospital. Gafford and a second male were found inside the Enclave Apartments in the 11200 block of Oak […]

Brigadier General Charles McGee of Bethesda, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, visited Kansas City, Mo. on Tuesday where the general aviation terminal was named after him. McGee served as the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport’s manager during the early 1980s. Here are some photos from the visit, courtesy of Private Air Media. Today I […]

Michele Joseph, Student Global Ambassador Program (SGAP) Leaders Executive Director, appears on this episode of Studio 501c3, hosted by NonProfit Village’s Executive Director Kim Jones. SGAP Leaders is a Rockville based nonprofit that works with under served students ages 13-18 to promote positive change in their communities and throughout the world. SGAP Leaders was started […]

Two suspects have been arrested and charged in connection to the alleged murder of 18-year-old Kennedy Merritt-Millet, who was fatally shot on June 22 in the Fairland area near Greencastle Road and Turbridge Drive. Authorites were notified that John Delonte Black, Jr. and Annbel Sierra Massilon – both 18 years old – turned themselves in […]