Montgomery Community Media

The County Council introduced a bill on June 16 that would create a new assistant chief of police position which would be filled by a civilian. The job of the fifth assistant police chief will be to “focus on community relations and evidenced-based policing,” according to the proposed bill. County Executive Marc Elrich proposed the […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Wednesday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 13,819 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is a 0.8% increase from the 13,709 cases reported Tuesday. Since the first case in March, 664 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of six deaths since Tuesday, according to the […]

Three teenagers were charged in connection with spray painting a noose and a racial slur at Walt Whitman High School on June 13. Two of those involved are juveniles. Officers from the 2nd District of the Montgomery County Department of Police charged a 17-year-old male juvenile and 18-year-old Jake Foster Hoffman, of the 8700 block […]

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) implemented a new policy on Thursday that requires officers to “stop or attempt to stop” other officers they witness using excessive physical force, according to MCPD Chief Marcus Jones.  “This is a win for this county,” Jones said. “It gets the officers to understand what the community is demanding […]

Montgomery County has not seen an increase in COVID-19 cases due to large-scale Black Lives Matter protests, said County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles. “What we have observed here is since that started within the county, we have not seen an uptick in cases,” he said at a county council meeting Tuesday. He emphasized that […]

Tuesday afternoon, Montgomery County updated 10 public health metrics used to guide the county’s efforts to reopen businesses and relax restrictions due to the public health emergency. The county is tracking three categories of information including hospital capacity, COVID-19 surveillance, and COVID-19 testing capabilities. The county’s COVID-19 Dashboard is updated daily with the current numbers […]

Montgomery County Health and Human Services will now offer free COVID-19 testing at the Wheaton Community Recreation Center twice a week. The site has been operating on Wednesdays since it opened in May, but will now administer tests on Fridays as well to give residents additional opportunities to get checked. Tests are by appointment only. […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Tuesday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 13,709 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is a 0.4% increase from the 13,657 cases reported Monday. Since the first case in March, 658 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of three deaths since Monday, according to the […]

Montgomery County announced that Phase 2 of reopening will begin this Friday, June 19 at 5 p.m. This next step includes indoor retail services and restaurant seating, and childcare services with restrictions. The following will be allowed:  Retail: Curbside, one person per 200 sq. ft indoors Restaurants: Outdoor seating, and 50 percent indoor capacity if […]

Monday afternoon, Montgomery County updated 10 public health metrics used to guide the county’s efforts to reopen businesses and relax restrictions due to the public health emergency. The data is grouped into three categories — hospital capacity, COVID-19 surveillance, and testing. The county’s COVID-19 Dashboard is updated daily with the current numbers for each metric. […]