Montgomery Community Media

The management of the Rock Creek Woods Apartments in Rockville, where one young man died Sept. 1 as a result of flooding due to Hurricane Ida, spent the Labor Day weekend cleaning up and finding temporary housing for the 159 displaced residents. During the intense rains, the terrace-level apartments flooded and about 10 people were […]

The Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission‘s sale of Westwood Tower Apartments in Bethesda is on hold until at least Sept. 27, following the issuance of a temporary restraining order by Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Karla Smith this week. A small part of the land on Westbard Avenue is believed to be the former site […]

Multiple crashes occurred on New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring Thursday afternoon. The driver of a silver Mitsubishi was involved in all of the collisions, according to Montgomery County Police. According to police who responded at 3:15 p.m. on Sept. 3, the Mitsubishi driver’s car struck a vehicle while heading north on New Hampshire Avenue […]

Two adults were evaluated for injuries Thursday afternoon following a collision on New Hampshire Avenue at Briggs Chaney Road in Silver Spring. According to a tweet from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Steve Mann, one person may have life-threatening injuries. The crash involved a car and a school bus with no students on […]

Two teenage boys were charged as adults with murder Thursday in connection with the shooting of three juveniles and one adult on the outdoor basketball court at Plum Gar Community Recreation Center in Germantown Aug. 18. Axel Trejos, 20, was killed during the 10 p.m. shooting, and three others were wounded. When Montgomery County police […]

Total arrests in Takoma Park declined between the years 2015 through 2020 in part because police “moved away from focusing on low level non-public safety of life offenses and instead focused on addressing burglaries, robberies, auto thefts, thefts from autos, domestic violence etc.,” according to its newly-released report. There were 1,911 arrests made or citations […]

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals Murder agreed with a lower court and refused to dismiss charges against Catherine Hoggle, charged with murdering her two young children, Sarah and Jacob Hoggle. The children were last seen in her care on Sept. 7, 2014. She will remain committed and continue to be considered incompetent to stand […]

In a detailed letter, to the Whitman Crew Community, the Whitman Crew Boosters Board of Directors acknowledged it knew its coach may have had a sexual relationship in 2018 with a former crew member. They were also aware the relationship allegedly began following her graduation, and that the parent involved had reported it to both […]

Anyone wishing to share their thoughts or concerns about early voting centers for the 2022 election can submit their comments to the Montgomery County Board of Elections between now and Oct. 15. The board reviews early voting centers every two years and then submits recommendations to the state Board of Elections. Comments also can be […]

By Wednesday, the third day of school for Montgomery County Public School students, at least 14 letters already have gone out to families stating there was at least one positive case of COVID-19 at their school. The community notification letters detail when the person was on school property, when that person received a positive test […]