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Tuesday afternoon, Montgomery County updated 10 public health metrics being used to guide the county’s efforts to reopen businesses and lift the stay-at-home order. The public health data is categorized into hospital capacity, COVID-19 surveillance, and testing. The county’s COVID-19 Dashboard is updated daily with the current numbers for each metric. As of Tuesday, it […]

When a video of the Bethesda bicyclist who assaulted three young adults went viral, social media lit up with incriminating and vicious comments about former Montgomery County Police Captain John Damskey. Some tweets pointed to Damskey without any proof, another accused the entire MCPD of protecting the retired Damskey. But Damskey was not involved at […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Tuesday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 12,968 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 150 cases from the 12,818 cases reported Monday. Since the first case in March, 628 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of eight deaths since Monday, according […]

The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) released a statement Monday in response to the killing of George Floyd.  “We, the leaders of the law enforcement community of Montgomery County, are angry and outraged over the killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their actions in Mr. Floyd’s tragic, senseless death is an […]

Monday afternoon, Montgomery County updated ten metrics that are guiding county efforts to reopen businesses and lift the stay-at-home order. The county’s goals include a decrease in new cases, deaths, and hospitalizations; as well as an increase in the capacity of both county hospitals and COVID-19 testing. The county’s interactive COVID-19 dashboard reports ten metrics […]

There will be a town hall-style listening session about policing in Montgomery County on Monday, June 8, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. County Council Vice President Tom Hucker, Councilmember Will Jawando, MCPD Chief Marcus Jones, State Senator Will Smith, and a representative from the NAACP are among the people who will be a part of […]

Retirees at the Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg came out to show support for Black Lives Matter protesters on Sunday. The retirement community is across the street from Lakeforest Mall, where Sunday’s protest began. As people marched down the street, these older residents came as far as the perimeter fence with signs like “reform policing” […]

Maryland is moving towards Phase 2 of reopening, but face masks are still an important part of slowing the spread of COVID-19 and keeping people safe. A study published in Thorax, a respiratory medicine journal, discusses research on a cruise ship that found that 81% of people who tested positive for COVID-19 on the ship did […]

Several Black Lives Matter protests – demanding racial justice after the death of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis – took place in Montgomery County over the weekend, On Sunday, Our Lady of Good Counsel High School students organized one of the protests. The students and community met at the Olney campus in […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Monday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 12,818 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 84 cases from the 12,734 cases reported Sunday. Since the first case in March, 620 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of three deaths since Sunday, according […]