Montgomery Community Media

To help mitigate transmission and minimize student quarantines, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will use random COVID-19 screening tests and rapid testing across all grades. However, school district officials say testing requires parent permission. MCPS Communications Specialist Melissa Rivera Pabón asks parents to “Say Yes to the Test”: In case you missed it, this community […]

The suspect in a string of sexual assault crimes and a murder in the 1990s pleaded not guilty to two murder charges in a D.C. courtroom Monday morning. Giles Warrick, 61, made his first courtroom appearance in D.C. Superior Court Monday accompanied by his lawyer, Stephen Mercer, pleading not guilty to one count of first-degree […]

Quick thinking by an off-duty Montgomery County Police Officer led to the safe rescue of a woman and teenager from a car on fire late Thursday night. The single-vehicle collision with a tree and subsequent engine compartment fire occurred around 7 p.m. in Bethesda at Montgomery Ave and East-West Highway, according to Pete Piringer, Chief […]

Jeison Romero-Reyes, de 20 años de edad y residente de Laurel, fue arrestado y acusado de delitos de armas y drogas, luego de ser detenido por exceso de velocidad en Aspen Hill. El Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery llevó a cabo una operación de control de tráfico el 15 de septiembre, debido a […]

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Montgomery County and surrounding jurisdictions on Thursday morning. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) officials say heavy rainfall has caused flooding in some areas. There are also reports of downed trees and wires. Residents are encouraged to use caution when driving on the roadways. […]

Jeison Romero-Reyes, 20, of Laurel, was arrested and charged with weapons and drug offenses after being stopped for speeding in Aspen Hill. Montgomery County Police Department, 4th District Community Action Team, conducted a high visibility traffic enforcement operation Sept. 15 due to complaints about speeding in the area by Aspen Hill residents. During the operation, […]

Detectives are investigating two reports of fraud at an apartment building in the 1900 block of East West Highway, according to a press release from the Montgomery County Department of Police. Investigators expressed concern that there may be additional victims. They are requesting the public’s help in identifying an unknown female suspect. The first incident, […]

Varios estudiantes fueron evacuados de manera segura después de que un autobús escolar quedó atascado en un pequeño “sumidero” en Layhill, dijo el portavoz principal del Servicio de Bomberos y Rescate del Condado (MCFRS), Pete Piringer. Una persona fue evaluada pero no hubo heridos, dijo MCFRS quien respondió a Leclair Court alrededor de las 7 […]

Several students were safely evacuated after a school bus was stuck in a small “sinkhole” in Layhill, County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer shared. One person was evaluated but there were no injuries, he said. MCFRS responded to Leclair Court around 7 a.m. Wednesday morning and Piringer said the “sinkhole” was […]

Maryland awarded $16.8 million in grants to improve bicycle, pedestrian and trail improvements throughout the state, including at the Bethesda Trolley Trail and a shared use path on Clarksburg Road. “Over the last year and a half, more and more Marylanders have been walking, riding bikes, and using trails for transportation, recreation, and exercise,” said […]