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Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics The Maryland Department of Health reported 121 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Tuesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 26,398. The county has a rolling seven-day average of 3.2.% for positive COVID-19 tests, which is a lower rate than 16 of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions. There was one COVID-19 related […]

Montgomery County Police are concerned about the number of fatal collisions. So far in 2020, the number of such collisions and fatalities is almost equal to the totals for all of 2019 and there are almost nine weeks left in the year. According to police, there have been 32 fatal collisions with 34 victims so […]

Beginning as early as 2021, drivers speeding through Montgomery County might fall victim to newly added speed and red-light cameras, as the county plans to double the number in use. At an Oct. 29 Public Safety Committee meeting, Assistant Chief Tom Didone of the Montgomery County Department of Police told County Council members that the […]

Governor Larry Hogan renewed the State of Emergency in Maryland on Friday, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise nationally. “While Maryland’s positivity and case rates remain lower than most states in America, we are closely monitoring increases in some of our key health metrics as well as rising numbers in states across the country,” Hogan […]

The Montgomery County Police Department is investigating a fatal collision in Germantown. The collision, which involved a pedestrian, happened the afternoon of Oct. 30. Kenneth Zirkle, 61, was crossing Germantown Road onto westbound Middlebrook Road when a 2012 Toyota Camry struck him. Vera Dydson-Dzissah, a 43-year-old who was driving the vehicle, did not suffer any […]

El Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos tendrá personal en 44 jurisdicciones en todo el país, incluido el condado de Montgomery, “para monitorear el cumplimiento de las leyes federales de derecho al voto”, anunció en un comunicado de prensa, el lunes. La División de Derechos Civiles está enviando personal a esos 44 sitios que […]

Severe winds Sunday night and Monday caused damage all over Montgomery County. Due to the extreme wind gusts, several trees and power lines have gone down, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesman Pete Piringer. Late Sunday night, a large tree fell in Poolesville and crushed a car underneath it. No one […]

The U.S. Justice Department will have staff in 44 jurisdictions throughout the country, including Montgomery County, “to monitor for compliance with the federal voting rights laws,” it announced in a news release Monday morning. The Civil Rights Division is sending personnel to those 44 sites that are located in 18 states. Some of the jurisdictions […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics The Maryland Department of Health reported 163 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Monday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 26,277. The county has a rolling seven-day average of 3.37.% for positive COVID-19 tests, which is a lower rate than 16 of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions. There was one COVID-19 related […]

Officers from Montgomery County Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday evening starting 8 p.m., weather permitting. The enforcement is intended to address two issues the police encounter during the fall and winter months. First, less daylight hours during the fall and winter can lead to more crashes between car drivers and pedestrians. Over […]