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During a memorial service Friday for Blanca Kling, a spokesperson and Hispanic liaison for the Montgomery County Police Department for more than 40 years, her son urged everyone to consider what his mother would do in a similar situation. “Mom, you are a queen, and you deserve better than most of us could give you,” […]

Montgomery County Police say they are “concerned” about an increase in local carjackings in recent months. So far in January, there have been nine carjackings in the county, and authorities have charged the suspects responsible for six of those offenses, according to MCPD’s Sgt. Rebecca Innocenti. Officers continue to investigate and make additional arrests. MyMCM […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for Jan. 29 The Maryland Department of Health reported 297 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Friday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 58,308. Montgomery County recorded four new coronavirus-related fatalities Friday, bringing the death toll to 1,254. The county reports 251 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Jan. 28. […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for Jan. 28 The Maryland Department of Health reported 326 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Thursday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is currently 58,011. Montgomery County recorded two new coronavirus-related fatalities Thursday, bringing the death toll to 1,250. The county has a rolling seven-day average of 5.63% for positive COVID-19 […]

Montgomery County has moved into Priority Group 1B ‘Tier 1’ of the vaccination process, consisting of residents aged 75-and-older. Although residents are asked to preregister for the COVID-19 vaccine, there is a lot of confusion surrounding the process. Some people say they’ve followed the process only to find there are no ‘available appointment slots’ at […]

Blanca Kling, a spokesperson for Montgomery County Police Department who also served as the department’s Hispanic liaison, died Wednesday. She was 68 and worked in the department for over 40 years. Ms. Kling’s son, Jason Kling confirmed the news on his personal Facebook page. Mr. Kling said in a Facebook post, written in Spanish, that […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for Jan. 27, 2021 The Maryland Department of Health reported 359 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Wednesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 57,685. Montgomery County recorded eight new coronavirus-related fatalities Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 1,248. As of Wednesday, 26 schools in the state are reporting COVID-19 cases, […]

Montgomery County’s Ride On transit service and the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority have been allocated more than $1 million in federal funding to make public transportation safer amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ride On will receive $450,000 so it can track passenger counts in real-time to inform patrons about buses’ available capacities, members of Maryland’s […]

Montgomery County Enters Vaccine Phase 1B; State of Maryland in Phase 1C Montgomery County announced that it has entered Phase 1B of its COVID-19 distribution plan. Phase 1B includes adults age 75 or older (tier 1) and essential frontline workers (tier 2 and tier 3 — see tweet below for a breakdown of these tiers). […]

Estadísticas de COVID-19 del condado de Montgomery del 26 de enero El Departamento de Salud de Maryland informó 197 nuevos casos de COVID-19 en el condado de Montgomery, el martes por la mañana. Este es el número más bajo de casos nuevos en un período de 24 horas desde que se registraron 189 casos el […]