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Eduardo Valdivia, a supervising specialist FBI agent, was released on his own recognizance Tuesday in connection with a shooting on the Red Line Dec. 15 which left a passenger hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Valdivia, 37, of Gaithersburg, is charged with attempted second degree murder, first degree assault, use of a firearm during a felony and […]

Montgomery County Police Department is investigating the theft of a food truck taken in the area of Brookeville Road in Silver Spring. Police released photos of a Turner’s Beltway Bistro food truck and say that the truck was taken on May 31. Patisserie Manuel, a French bakery located at 8810 Brookville Road, posted on Facebook […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for June 1 The Maryland Department of Health reported nine new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Tuesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 70,930. This is the lowest number of new cases in a 24 hour period since March 19, 2020, when two cases were confirmed in Montgomery County. There were […]

El conductor residente de Olney que se declaró culpable de homicidio vehicular en la trágica muerte del oficial de policía del condado de Montgomery de 24 años, Noah Leotta, fue liberado de prisión el viernes, después de cumplir solo un poco más de la mitad de su sentencia de 10 años. Un portavoz de Maryland […]

The Olney drunk driver who pled guilty to vehicular manslaughter in the tragic death of 24-year-old Montgomery County Police Officer Noah Leotta was released from prison Friday, after only serving slightly more than half of his 10-year sentence. A spokesperson at Maryland Correctional Training Center in Hagerstown told MyMCM, “Yes, he has already been released.” […]

Varias familias fueron desplazadas, un bombero resultó herido y un perro falleció en un incendio en Blair Park Gardens Apartments en Takoma Park, según el portavoz principal del Servicio de Bomberos y Rescate del Condado de Montgomery (MCFRS), Pete Piringer. MCFRS atendió la emergencia en los apartamentos en Eastern Avenue alrededor de las 7:30 p.m. […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for May 27 After a review of the state’s COVID-19 data, the Department of Health increased the number of confirmed deaths by 517 and probable deaths by 21. Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll is 1,551, which is the second-highest in the state. Montgomery County health officials reported Thursday that 51.3% of […]

Several families were displaced, one firefighter was injured and one dog died in a fire at the Blair Park Gardens Apartments in Takoma Park, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer. MCFRS was dispatched to the apartments on Eastern Avenue around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Piringer said. Firefighters found heavy […]

Gov. Larry Hogan addressed and condemned anti-Semitism in a statement Wednesday, as attacks on Jewish people have escalated nationwide. “The rise in anti-Semitic activity and attacks across our nation cuts at the very heart of our values as Americans and as human beings,” Hogan said. “The right of each and every one of us to practice […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for May 26 The Maryland Department of Health reported 15 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Wednesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 70,743. Montgomery County recorded no new coronavirus-related fatalities Wednesday, so the death toll remains at 1,497. This is the second-highest number of deaths in the state, just behind […]