Montgomery Community Media

Update: Shaylyn Woods has been located safe and unharmed. Original: The Special Victims Investigations Division of the Montgomery County Police is looking for a missing teenager from Rockville, according to a press release. 15-year-old Shaylyn Woods was last seen at her home around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30. Woods is approximately 5 feet 6 […]

The Maryland State Police responded to 19 suspected DUI crashes during the Fourth of July weekend.  Out of the 19 suspected DUI crashes, at least 12 included multiple vehicles. At least 18 arrests were made for driving under the influence.  The Maryland State Police recently tweeted the information and ended with the hashtag “don’t drive […]

No serious firework-related injuries were reported over the fourth of July weekend, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials. All public fourth of July firework displays were canceled locally due to COVID-19 concerns. Residents had been reminded that fireworks, including sparklers, are illegal in Montgomery County but that didn’t stop some people from using them. […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Monday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 15,163 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 34 from the 15,129 cases reported Sunday. 715 county residents have died from COVID-19 since the first case in March. This is an increase of four deaths since Sunday. More Montgomery […]

Thursday afternoon, Montgomery County released an update to the public health metrics being used to guide the reopening timeline. The county entered Phase 2 of the economic reopening on Friday, June 19 after spending 19 days in Phase 1. County Executive Marc Elrich said during a media briefing Wednesday that the county will wait to […]

Zephaniah Rivers, 18, of Washington, D.C. was charged with assault and disarming a law enforcement officer in a incident that dates back to Nov. 15, 2019. Rivers also was charged with second degree assault and second degree disorderly conduct against a law enforcement officer, according to District Court for Montgomery County documents. His preliminary hearing […]

Several open parkways for pedestrians and bicyclists will operate for extended hours during the holiday weekend, the Montgomery County Parks Department announced Tuesday. Portions of Sligo Creek Parkway in Silver Spring, Beach Drive in Kensington, and a 1.3-mile stretch of Little Falls Parkway in Bethesda will be open to pedestrian traffic beginning Thursday, July 2 […]

A sixth person was arrested in connection with the May 26 homicide of 29-year-old Francisco Anton Medrano-Campos, according to detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division. Jose Luis Lainez-Martinez, 26, of the 10300 block of Tulsa Drive in Adelphi, was arrested and charged with first degree murder. He is being […]

Ready or not, summer storm season is upon us. The Atlantic Hurricane and Summer Storm Season began on July 1 and government organizations are recommending that Montgomery County residents brush up on what to do to prepare for severe storms. The National Weather Service, Montgomery County’s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, and the […]

The Maryland Department of Health launched a new state-wide campaign Tuesday geared toward contact tracing in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.  RELEASE: The @MDHealthDept today announced a new state-wide campaign urging Marylanders to “answer the call” when ‘MD COVID’ or ‘240-466-4488’ appears on their phones. https://t.co/EBO6NAysVT — Maryland Department of Health (@MDHealthDept) June 30, […]