Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Department of Police, 3rd Division, is investigating a series of shootings in the Burtonsville area that occurred in April. Police do not believe these shootings are random. Since March, police have responded to 23 calls, none of which included a fatal shooting. Some of those incidents have resulted in injury. The vast majority […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Friday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 16,768 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 114 from the 16,654 cases reported Thursday. Since the first case in March, 744 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of one since Thursday. More Montgomery […]

Beginning Sunday, July 26, the Takoma Park Red Line Station will be closed. The closure comes as a result of several repairs occurring on the Red Line throughout the summer. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority website states: “Ridership levels are extremely low (down 90-95 percent), and buses are able to run in place of […]

Las pequeñas empresas que han actualizado sus establecimientos para cumplir con los protocolos de seguridad podrían ser elegibles para un programa de subvenciones programado para lanzarse el 29 de julio. La iniciativa de $ 14 millones, formalmente conocida como el Programa de Subsidios para Pequeñas Empresas ‘Reabrir Montgomery’, ofrecerá subsidios de $ 5,000 o menos […]

As of Thursday, a petition to reopen the investigation into the Montgomery County police officer, Anand Badgujar, who shot and killed an unarmed black man on June 11, 2018, has received more the 740 signatures. MyMCMedia spoke to Del. Jheanelle Wilkins, who has publicly expressed her support for the petition. Wilkins called the investigation into Robert White’s […]

Small businesses that have updated their establishments to adhere to safety protocols could be eligible for a grant program slated to launch July 29. The $14 million initiative, formally known as the ‘Reopen Montgomery’ Small Business Grant Program, will offer subsidies of $5,000 or less to cover reopening costs incurred to comply with health and […]

The Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) says they are well aware of what landlords and tenants are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. In terms of the eviction and homeless prevention, DHCA Director Aseem Nigam says the department has been working closely with non-profit organizations, legal aids, and for-profit entities to address […]

The Montgomery County Police Department continues to investigate the undetermined death of a man whose body was found in the Wet Bottom area of the Potomac River on Tuesday. On Thursday, police identified the man as 30-year-old Ankit Kumar of McLean, Virginia. Earlier this week, on Tuesday, a resident who was kayaking called 911 after […]

The Maryland Department of Health and Department of Education released guidance for how Maryland schools should respond to a COVID-19 outbreak when in-person instruction begins and what districts need to prepare for.  At a press conference with Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday, State Superintendent Dr. Karen Salmon emphasized that a COVID-19 “outbreak” means one case. […]

The Glenstone Museum reopened its indoor Pavilions Thursday after weeks of limiting available exhibits to those that are outdoors due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. From 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. every Thursday through Sunday, the museum’s normal operating hours, visitors will be allowed to enter, in staggered 15-minute intervals, to view additional material. In […]