Montgomery Community Media

El Condado de Montgomery está implementando equipos de respuesta rápida que ofrecerán pruebas COVID-19 gratuitas en el hogar, en los códigos postales más afectados por la pandemia. El programa, anunciado el 23 de julio, se asociará con Ready Responders, una compañía nacional que ofrece atención médica en el hogar. Además de las pruebas COVID-19, los […]

The vast majority of county residents who filled out a survey on masks that was created by the county believe wearing a mask is “very important to slow down the spread of COVID-19.” More than 2,700 people answered the flash survey. Ninety-one percent of the respondents believe wearing a mask is very important, and 78 […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is urging Governor Larry Hogan and Representatives in Congress to act on financial assistance for tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic. During his weekly virtual media briefing on Wednesday, Elrich discussed the end of the eviction protection period which is Saturday. Elrich recently recommended that the County Council appropriate $20 million from the […]

Montgomery County established a number of public health criteria with associated goals to guide the reopening of businesses and services amidst the pandemic. The information is updated daily on the County’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard. The criteria are grouped into three categories including the number of cases and deaths, hospital capacity to handle current and potential […]

El Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery, 3ra División, está investigando una serie de tiroteos en el área de Burtonsville que ocurrieron en abril. La policía no cree que estos tiroteos sean aleatorios. Desde marzo, la policía ha respondido a 23 llamadas, ninguna de las cuales incluyó un tiroteo fatal. Algunos de esos incidentes […]

Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department are investigating the homicide of a man that happened in Germantown Thursday morning. 63-year-old Egidio Ienzi was found in his home located on Duhart Court shortly after 11:30 a.m. when officers and Fire and Rescue personnel responded to a report of a stabbing. According to an MCPD press release, […]

Police are investigating an arson and vandalism incident involving a traffic camera in Rockville. According to police, the incident occurred between 11:45 p.m. and midnight on July 17 along the 400 block of Hurley Avenue near Wootton Mill Park. Arson Investigation: on July 17, 2020 vandalism to a traffic camera 400blk Hurley Ave, IAO Wootton […]

Black Lives Matter protestors gathered in Gaithersburg July 23 demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain and other victims of police brutality. MyMCMedia covered the protest on social media. Here are some visuals: Passing Brown Station Elementary School. @mymcmedia pic.twitter.com/t9CU5O5ST9 — Maryam Shahzad (@maryam_mcm) July 23, 2020 Protestors are escorted by a police car. “No […]

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for Montgomery County Thursday night that lasted until 2 a.m. Friday. The flash flood watch was initiated after thunderstorms moved across the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area Thursday night, according to an alert issued by the National Weather Service. Although the thunderstorms have been characterized as “slow […]

Five citations were issued to businesses in the county last weekend for not complying with Phase 2 re-opening guidelines. Violations included not meeting physical distancing and face-covering requirements, according to county leaders. There was also a hookah smoking violation. The names of the businesses have not been released. Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management Director Dr. […]