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La escuela secundaria Seneca Valley en Germantown cerró de emergencia el miércoles y activó refugió en el lugar, tras recibir un mensaje de texto que “amenazaba la seguridad de la escuela durante el período del almuerzo”, informó el director Marc Cohen a los padres. Poco tiempo después, los estudiantes se refugiaron en el lugar durante […]

Seneca Valley High School in Germantown sheltered in place Wednesday after receiving a text message “threatening the safety of our school during the lunch period,” Principal Marc Cohen informed parents. A short time later, the students sheltered in place for about 15 minutes after a physical education teacher and some students thought they heard gun […]

County Council President Tom Hucker and Council Vice President Gabe Albornoz introduced a bill Tuesday that would create a property tax credit for full-time first responders in Montgomery County. Eligible Montgomery County sworn police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and public safety emergency communications specialists could receive up to $2,500 in annual credit, according to […]

El condado de Montgomery presentó un proyecto de ley el miércoles que regularía la velocidad de las patinetas eléctricas, y cómo deben almacenarse después de su uso. El concejo intentó regular los patinetes eléctricos el año pasado, pero el proyecto de ley expiró antes de que se tomaran medidas, ya que no se estaban utilizando […]

Detectives continue to investigate the Oct. 9 armed robbery of a woman in Silver Spring, according to a press release from the Montgomery County Police Department. Police request the public’s help in identifying the male suspect. According to the press release, first responders from MCPD and the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service arrived at […]

Montgomery County introduced a bill Wednesday that would regulate the speed of electric scooters and how they must be stored after use. The council attempted to regulate e-scooters last year but the bill expired before any action was taken as they weren’t being used as often during the pandemic, explained Councilmember Sidney Katz. A public […]

The trial for D’Andre Wall, who is charged with shooting a woman in the back during a road rage incident, could go to the jury as early as Friday. Wall, who is the nephew of former Washington Wizards’ star John Wall who now plays for the Houston Rockets, could be sentenced to life in prison […]

Update (3:50 p.m.): The Naval Support Activity Bethesda announced at around 1:15 p.m. that the shelter-in-place order was lifted in all its locations after undergoing a bomb threat investigation for several hours. Jeremy Brooks, a public affairs officer with NSA Bethesda, told MyMCM that there were no devices found in the area. A K-9 team […]

Los representantes del sindicato de seguridad pública del condado de Montgomery y los oficiales de policía testificaron contra un proyecto de ley del concejo que requeriría que todos los empleados del condado estuvieran completamente vacunados contra el COVID-19 o enfrentaran la pérdida de empleo, con exenciones por razones médicas. Primero, el Subdirector Administrativo Dr. Earl […]

Montgomery County public safety union representatives and police officers testified against a council bill that would require all county employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or face losing employment, with exemptions for medical reasons. First, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Earl Stoddard testified on behalf of County Executive Marc Elrich during a virtual council […]