Montgomery Community Media

A former Wootton High School football coach was arrested Monday and charged with sexual abuse of two student players. Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives charged Christopher Papadopoulos, 26, of Gaithersburg with two counts of sexual abuse of a minor and four counts of fourth degree sexual offense, according to online case records. Papadopoulos was […]

A Silver Spring woman, whose daughter spent five months in the neonatal intensive care unit and currently needs help breathing and eating, is speaking out against appointing Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. In a virtual news conference hosted by U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Oct.13, Elena Hung explained that if […]

Montgomery Parks is closing portions of Sligo Creek Parkway as crews begin a two week tree mitigation project, removing approximately 25 hazardous trees along the parkway. Starting Tuesday, Oct. 13, Montgomery Parks staff will close the parkway temporarily between Piney Branch Road and Wayne Ave. This portion of the parkway should re-open by 3 p.m. […]

El martes por la mañana, el Departamento de Salud de Maryland informó sobre 121 nuevos casos de COVID-19 en el condado de Montgomery. Desde que se confirmó el primer caso en marzo, el recuento acumulativo de casos para el condado es ahora de 23,817. El condado tiene un promedio continuo de siete días de 2.33% […]

Update (Oct. 13): Montgomery County Police detectives say the September 17 domestic-related shooting in Gaithersburg is being investigated as a homicide. Police say 41-year-old Allen L. Price Jr. was initially arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder for shooting his 45-year-old wife inside their home located on the 19400 block of Sandy Lake Drive in […]

Tuesday morning, the Maryland Department of Health reported 121 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County. Since the first case confirmed in March, the cumulative case count for the county is now 23,817. The county has a rolling seven-day average of 2.33% for positive COVID-19 tests, which is a lower rate than 14 of Maryland’s 24 […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a chemical leak Sunday evening in Rockville caused by a refrigerator from the 1920s. Occupants of a single-family home were moving an old refrigerator in the basement when the coolant began to leak, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesman Pete Piringer. First responders evacuated the […]

A Gaithersburg man has been arrested and charged with firearm offenses including loaded handgun possession and firearm possession by a prohibited person. Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) officers arrested Christopher Bacchus, 28, last week on Oct. 7. According to online case records he is charged with: Handgun on person Loaded handgun on person Illegal ammunition […]

The new FLASH bus rapid transit system is designed to get riders to their destinations faster thanks to several innovative features – including technology to communicate with traffic lights. “The buses and the signals actually talk to each other so that when the vehicles are approaching a signal, they have the ability to get more […]

Un niño de dos años que se cayó de la ventana de un edificio de apartamentos del tercer piso el domingo murió, según la policía de Takoma Park. El incidente ocurrió el 11 de octubre en la cuadra 700 de Ethan Allen Avenue, cerca de New Hampshire Avenue. La policía de Takoma Park y los […]