Montgomery Community Media

A man died after a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday morning in Damascus, according to Montgomery County Police. Authorities responded to a serious collision on Damascus Road at Annapolis Rock Road shortly after 8:00 a.m. 48-year-old Andrew Robert Walter of Locust Drive in Damascus was pronounced deceased at the scene. Walter was the driver and only […]

Takoma Park Police Chief Antonio DeVaul is looking for two young people to sit on his advisory board. Applicants must be between 16 and 21 years of age. Police Chief’s Advisory Board members are briefed on police department activities and may bring up issues and community concerns to DeVaul. Members are involved in design and […]

Agentes de policía del condado de Montgomery del distrito de Wheaton, arrestaron a un hombre de Silver Spring por disparar una pistola en el centro de Wheaton, el 21 de agosto. La policía identificó al hombre como José Canales, de 32 años. Una declaración del MCPD dice que Canales ha sido acusado de “posesión de […]

Tuesday Montgomery County recorded 59 new COVID-19 cases, according to the Maryland Health Department data — bringing its cumulative total to 19,599 since the first case was confirmed in March. Montgomery County’s seven-day rolling average for test positivity was 2.39% on Tuesday — the lowest rate of the pandemic yet. No new deaths were reported […]

About 75 percent of the students at St. John’s Episcopal School in Olney plan to enter their classroom on the first day of school. The other 25 percent have opted to learn at home through virtual learning. The new school year for students in Pre-K through eighth grade will start on Sept. 8 with an […]

Montgomery County police officers from the Wheaton district have arrested a Silver Spring man for firing a handgun in downtown Wheaton on Aug. 21. Police identified the man as 32-year-old Jose Canales. An MCPD statement says Canales has been charged with “possession of a handgun, discharging a gun in an urban area, and reckless endangerment […]

UPDATE (Aug.25) – The body found in the Potomac River on Monday has been identified as 27-year-old Jason Lloyde Scrivo of Leesburg, Va., according to the Montgomery County Police Detectives from the Major Crimes Division. Scrivo’s body was found in the river by Harrison Island. It was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical […]

Update (Aug. 25): Montgomery County Police Department said Dyani Wilson and Aaryn Sampson have both been located safe and unharmed. Police made the announcement about Sampson on Aug. 20. The announcement about Wilson was made by police on Aug. 19. Original Post (Aug. 13): Montgomery County police are asking the public’s help in finding two […]

Burtonsville Volunteer Fire Company received $468,000 in federal funding to assist in recruiting new members, Maryland’s federal legislators announced Aug. 25. “Every minute counts in an emergency. This funding will help ensure that our fire departments have the staffing levels necessary to protect Maryland families and businesses,” Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and […]

Montgomery County recorded 72 new COVID-19 cases Monday, according to the Maryland Health Department data — bringing its cumulative total to 19,540 since the first case was confirmed in March. Montgomery County’s seven-day rolling average for test positivity was 2.41% on Monday — the lowest rate of the pandemic yet. Since Friday one new death […]