Montgomery Community Media

The Montgomery County Department of Police is investigating the homicide of a man that occurred in Montgomery Village Sunday morning. 37-year-old Mark Earl Leonard Webb was found unresponsive by a 6th district officer around 5:49 a.m. after the officer was investigating an unrelated call. Police found Webb lying face down in an apartment parking lot […]

Un automóvil atropelló fatalmente a un peatón en Silver Spring después de las 10:30 p.m. el sábado, según el Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery (MCPD). El peatón intentó cruzar University Boulevard East cerca de Langley Drive, cuando un Ford Focus 2013 lo golpeó. El peatón fue trasladado al hospital donde luego murió a […]

A car fatally struck a male pedestrian in Silver Spring after 10:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Montgomery County Police Department.  The pedestrian attempted to cross University Boulevard East near Langley Drive, when a 2013 Ford Focus struck him. The pedestrian was transferred to the hospital where he later died of his injuries, MCPD said.  […]

Shortly after most Maryland counties began Phase 3 of reopening, Montgomery County announced further reopenings as well.  As of Friday evening venues like indoor and outdoor restaurants can offer live performances along with dining. No dancing or congregating around performers is allowed, and people must wear masks (unless eating) and stay seated while eating. Prince George’s […]

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) announced Thursday that they arrested and charged a man with assault in connection to a mask dispute incident at a liquor store in Potomac. Police identified the man as 31-year-old Donald Thomas-Gipson of Silver Spring. Thomas-Gipson faces first and second-degree assault charges, according to MCPD. Police say the incident […]

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is investigating the deaths of two elderly Silver Spring residents.  On Thursday morning officers found Donna Lewis, 70, and Arnold Ringgold, 71, deceased in their home. According to a police statement a family member had gone to their home and called 911 when they found the two deceased.  Police […]

Friday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 118 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County, bringing the total to 20,399 since the first case was reported in March. With a lower rate than 16 of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions, the county had a rolling seven-day average of 2.82% for positive COVID-19 tests. County Health Officer Dr. […]

Katie Stauss of the Silver Spring Justice Coalition called the two-year probation sentence given to Montgomery County Police Officer Kevin Moris “a real slap on the wrist and not very meaningful.” Moris was found guilty in December 2019 of second-degree assault and not guilty of misconduct in office in a July 3, 2019 incident in […]

A crash in Hyattstown left three adults and one child injured early Friday morning. One of the adults is in critical condition, according to authorities. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews responded to the single-vehicle accident on I-270 South at RT 109 around 2:45 a.m. Authorities say the vehicle appeared to have hit a […]

Montgomery County’s free COVID-19 testing clinics are ramping back up. Last month, testing at all county-sponsored sites was temporarily shut down after Maryland’s department of health raised questions about protocols with test kits from AdvaGenix – a lab based in Rockville. The county has since terminated its contract with AdvaGenix. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich […]