Montgomery Community Media

Halloween is on Saturday and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wants people to find new ways to participate. According to the CDC, “Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses.” The health institute said that includes door-to-door trick-or-treating and even trunk-or-treating, where cars gather in a parking lot and treats […]

Montgomery County Police Department’s Bethesda District Patrol Investigations Unit have arrested and charged a man for stealing election-related yard signs and for placing stickers on victims’ vehicles. MCPD has identified the man as Isaac Levy, 35, of Silver Spring. Detectives began investigating several reports related to thefts of election signs and other yard signs on […]

The Maryland Department of Health is expanding hours for the COVID-19 testing site at Six Flags America, according to a press release. This week, the Six Flags America site operated from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, and from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. both Wednesday and Friday. But starting Nov. 2, the site […]

The Montgomery County Department of Police are warning of a current phone scam that has cost nearly 20 county residents a total of $1.5 million. In a press release, the Montgomery County Police Fraud Unit says that since June, they have been investigating multiple reports of scammers identifying themselves as law enforcement. “In many of […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics The Maryland Department of Health reported 139 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Friday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 25,831. The county has a rolling seven-day average of 3.17% for positive COVID-19 tests, which is a lower rate than 15 of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions. There were no COVID-19 related […]

A Pennsylvania man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a house fire that left one Potomac woman and her cats displaced Monday, Oct. 26. Johh O’Donnell, 34, of Bensalem, PA was taken into custody and charged with first-degree arson and attempted first-degree murder. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer said […]

¿Listos para dormir una hora más durante el fin de semana? El horario de verano finaliza en las primeras horas de la mañana del domingo 1 de noviembre. El cambio a la hora estándar (ST) se produce el primer domingo de noviembre a las 2 a.m. (hora local). Los bomberos del condado dicen que a […]

Montgomery County Assistant Police Chief Thomas Didone said racial concerns combined with a lack of concern for traffic safety have made officers reluctant to enforce traffic laws. “To be honest with you, the concerns about pretextual stops and concerns on racial profiling in the community, without the voice of Vision Zero, has them afraid to […]

Montgomery County Police have charged a 16-year-old male with the burglary of four homes and, additionally, the attempted burglary of three homes in the Boyds area. During the month of October, police began to investigate a number of burglaries that were occurring in Boyds. Police detectives believed that the burglaries were being committed by the […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics The Maryland Department of Health reported 130 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Thursday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 25,692. The county has a rolling seven-day average of 3.02% for positive COVID-19 tests, which is a lower rate than 15 of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions. There were two COVID-19 related […]