Montgomery Community Media

A fatal car collision claimed the lives of two Montgomery County residents Wednesday evening in Gaithersburg.  Montgomery County Police (MCPD) say a 2020 Toyota Supra and a 2001 Honda Accord were going opposite directions on Muddy Branch Road and the cars collided as the Honda was trying to make a left turn onto West Deer […]

Durante septiembre, el Mes Nacional de Concientización sobre la Prevención del Suicidio, los Servicios de Crisis y Salud del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos del Condado de Montgomery publican mensajes diarios en Twitter y Facebook para generar más conciencia sobre los recursos que ofrece el condado. Entre el 1 de julio y el 15 […]

Friday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 100 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County. That brings the cumulative case count since the start of the pandemic to 20,993. With a lower rate than 14 of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions, the county had a rolling seven-day average of 3.17% for positive COVID-19 tests. Montgomery County has […]

During September, National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services’ Behavioral Health and Crisis Services is posting daily messages on Twitter and Facebook to bring more awareness about what resources the county has to offer. Between July 1 and Aug. 15, nearly 400 county residents went to the emergency […]

Update (1:15 p.m.): Crews have finished cleaning debris and muddy parts of Beach Drive and Sligo Creek Parkway. Montgomery Parks says the car-free sections have been reopened. UPDATE Our car-free sections on Beach Drive and Sligo Creek Parkway are back open. Thank you for your patience while our crews cleaned up storm debris. https://t.co/hktiJlL6vK — […]

La policía identificó a los dos residentes del condado de Montgomery que murieron en una colisión automovilística en Muddy Branch y West Deer Park Roads en Gaithersburg el miércoles por la noche. El jueves, la policía del condado de Montgomery (MCPD) dijo que Stephanie Angelica Vasquez, de 25 años, de Kensington y Jonathan Charkas, de […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that Maryland would purchase 250,000 rapid coronavirus tests to be used in nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, correctional and juvenile detention centers across the state. Hogan announced last month that the state had joined with five other states and the Rockefeller Foundation to form the interstate testing compact to expand the […]

Montgomery County is under a Flash Flood Warning until 6:45 p.m. Thursday due to huge afternoon downpours. Affected areas include Bethesda, Kensington and Aspen Hill. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer said that downcounty was most affected by rain and flooding, causing roads like Beach Drive to close. Montgomery Parks alerted […]

The Maryland Department of Health on Thursday reported 55 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County. That brings the cumulative case count since the start of the pandemic to 20,893. With a lower rate than 15 of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions, the county had a rolling seven-day average of 3.06% for positive COVID-19 tests. After Montgomery County […]

Police have identified the two Montgomery County residents who were killed in a double-fatal car collision at Muddy Branch and West Deer Park Roads in Gaithersburg Wednesday evening. On Thursday Montgomery County Police (MCPD) said Stephanie Angelica Vasquez, 25, of Kensington and Jonathan Charkas, 35, of Rockville were pronounced deceased at the scene. They were […]