Montgomery Community Media

Un sospechoso fue arrestado por participar en una estafa de mejoras para el hogar que ocurrió en mayo en Wheaton. Dos sospechosos siguen prófugos. En mayo, la Unidad de Investigaciones del 4to Distrito del Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery (MCDP) comenzó a investigar una estafa de mejoras para el hogar, que ocurrió el […]

One suspect was arrested for involvement in a home improvement scam that occurred in May in Wheaton. Two suspects remain at large. In May, the 4th District Patrol Investigations Unit of the Montgomery County Department of Police (MCDP) began to investigate a home improvement scam that happened on May 4. A 63-year-old resident of Horde […]

Rep. David Trone (MD-06) toured Novavax, a biotechnology company in Gaithersburg this morning to learn more about the company’s vaccine trials and planned expansion. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine is currently in phase 3 of clinical trials, showing an efficacy rating of nearly 90%. The company plans to seek FDA approval soon. During his visit, Trone […]

El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional ha anunciado que el condado de Montgomery estará bajo vigilancia de inundaciones repentinas, desde el jueves por la tarde hasta el viernes por la mañana. El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional publicó una perspectiva de clima peligroso que incluye advertencias para el centro y sureste del condado de Montgomery. El pronóstico para esta […]

The National Weather Service has announced Montgomery County under a Flash Flood Watch from Thursday afternoon until Friday morning. The county tweeted to be mindful of rain that may cause flooding in the next 24 hours.  The National Weather Service released a Hazardous Weather Outlook that includes warnings for central and southeast Montgomery County. The […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will discuss a recently-released preliminary audit report of the county police department (MCPD) during a virtual community forum at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Elrich will discuss recommendations from the report, released June 30, as well as other reimagining public safety implementation updates. He commissioned the independent audit as part of the […]

Montgomery County is under a Hyperthermia Alert from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday. The county issues the alert when temperatures/heat index is forecast to be at least 95 degrees. This creates a “hazardous situation in which heat-stroke and heat exhaustion are likely,” according to the county.  A Hyperthermia Alert was also issued Tuesday as well as […]

Gov. Larry Hogan will provide an update on the state’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Hogan’s press briefing will be streamed live on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. It is unclear what Hogan will be announcing. This is Hogan’s first statewide announcement since Maryland’s COVID-19 emergency order expired on July 1. The announcement […]

Two Democratic candidates have filed to run against John McCarthy, who is seeking another terms as Montgomery County State’s Attorney. They are Bernice Mireku-North and Perry Paylor. Both hail from Silver Spring. Paylor has more than 25 years of experience as a prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. He currently is Deputy State’s Attorney in Prince […]

Update (July 7 at 10:05 a.m.) Police have identified the man who was found shot inside a Silver Spring high-rise apartment building on Friday. 25-year-old Patrick Davion Gafford, of an unconfirmed address, succumbed to gunshot injuries at the hospital. Gafford and a second male were found inside the Enclave Apartments in the 11200 block of Oak […]