Montgomery Community Media

Gov. Larry Hogan will provide an update on the state’s COVID-19 surge 3 p.m. on Thursday. Hogan’s briefing comes a day after leaders from Maryland’s nine largest jurisdictions met about imposing tighter coronavirus restrictions. Watch the press briefing here: Maryland and Montgomery County recorded their second highest surge of new coronavirus cases Thursday. Hospital bed […]

As the number of Montgomery County residents with COVID-19 continues to spike, area hospital beds are filling up. As of Thursday morning, 1,720 Maryland residents are hospitalized due to the coronavirus with 416 of those patients in the intensive care unit. According to the Montgomery County COVID-19 portal, as of Dec. 9, 78% of the […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics The Maryland Department of Health reported 544 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Thursday morning. This is the second-highest number of new cases since the pandemic began; 631 new cases were recorded on Dec. 4.  The county’s cumulative case count is 37,738. The county has a rate of 6.15% for positive COVID-19 […]

Una mujer fue atropellada en la I-270 dirección norte cerca de la salida 9A después de salir de su automóvil sobre el andén, dijeron funcionarios estatales. Kelly Elizabeth Vanaman, de 34 años, de Frederick conducía por la I-270 norte en la I-370 norte alrededor de las 10:30 a.m. del martes, dijo la Policía Estatal de […]

Montgomery County Council President Tom Hucker introduced two bills aimed at improving housing conditions for residents. The new legislation would remove mercury service regulators and add window guards to residential buildings across the county. Expedited Bill 50-20 will require landlords to schedule the replacement of indoor mercury service regulators. Officials say the same type of […]

Montgomery County police arrested a local driving instructor for the inappropriate and unwanted touching of two female students, according to a press release. The possibility of additional victims is a concern for police. Leon Anthony Johnson Jr., 55, has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault. The offenses occurred while he was working as a driving […]

From Dec. 2 to Dec. 5, the Montgomery County police Holiday Alcohol Task Force arrested 35 people for driving under the influence, according to a press release. Eight of the 35 arrests were made for DUI after being involved in a collision. Over the last three weeks, task force officers have made 104 DUI arrests, […]

A woman was struck and killed on I-270 North near exit 9A after she got out of her car on the shoulder, state officials said. Kelly Elizabeth Vanaman, 34, of Frederick was driving on I-270 North at I-370 North around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Maryland State Police (MSP) said. She struck debris, which police believe was […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics The Maryland Department of Health reported 343 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Wednesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 37,194. The county has a rolling seven-day average of 6.06% for positive COVID-19 tests, which is an increase of 0.08 from Tuesday’s average rate of 5.98%. The county’s positivity rate is lower […]

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department continue to search for a suspect linked to an armed robbery in Germantown last month. In a press release, police say the suspect met the male victim in a grocery store parking lot at the 19700 block of Germantown Road just after 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 10. “The […]