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If the partly cloudy skies subside, Montgomery County residents could get a glimpse of a rare meteor shower in the early morning hours of May 24. “Scientists aren’t sure yet how many shooting stars people may see, but the May Camelopardalids meteor shower could be at a dazzling one-per-minute rate,” NASA released in a press […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, author James Brewster introduces his book “Uncle Rocky, Fireman” at this year’s Gaithersburg Book Festival. Related:

In this MyMCMedia Extra, “Dork Diaries” illustrator Nikki Russell talks about her hope for the book and its message for children experiencing bullying in school. Related:

In this MyMCMedia Extra, “Dork Diaries” author Erin Russell talks about what it’s like to work on the New York Times bestselling series with her mom and her sister. Russell and her family signed books for eager fans for more than three hours at this year’s Gaithersburg Book Festival. Related:

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the City of Gaithersburg’s Multicultural Affairs Committee presented “A Celebration of Chinese Culture” at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park. The festivities featured traditional dance, art and refreshments in recognition of the Asian Pacific American community and its achievements and contributions to Montgomery County. Following the celebration, […]

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Montgomery County until 10 p.m. this evening (May 22). A severe thunderstorm watch means conditions are favorable for severe storms in and close to the watch area. The primary threat with these storms could include extremely heavy rain, large hail, lightning, and isolated tornadoes. […]

Hundreds of children lined up with their parents at the Gaithersburg Book Festival for a chance to get their books signed by the authors of the popular series “Dork Diaries.” In this MyMCMedia extra, author Rachel Renee Russell gives her inspiration for the books and her hope for children reading the series.   Related:

Wootton High School Principal Michael Doran said Wednesday (May 22) that the school will not be accepting a proposal from AT&T to place a cell phone tower on school property. Doran made this announcement on the school’s website: “After careful consideration of AT & T’s request to place a cell tower on Wootton’s property and […]

A body discovered in a Gaithersburg retention pond Tuesday (May 21) has been identified as a man missing since May 16, according to police. With the assistance of family members, Montgomery County Police confirm that the body of Maurice Darnell Munford, Jr., 22, of the 13800 block of Bailiwick Terrace in Germantown was discovered by […]

New Metro cars added to the fleet early this year are hitting the circuit, rolling into local stations and replacing Metro’s oldest cars while also adding train capacity. The cars are being tested on the system over the next several months, and Metro will send data back to the Kawasaki production facility in Lincoln, Neb. […]