Montgomery Community Media

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter weather advisory for Montgomery County between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Monday. NWS is expecting an accumulation of around 1 to 3 inches of snow. In the afternoon, snow may mix with sleet before changing to rain as temperatures rise above freezing […]

State transportation officials chose two Australian companies to lead work designed to ease congestion along the Beltway and I-270 by adding toll lanes as its partner for predevelopment work. Accelerate Maryland Partners, which includes Transurban and investment bank Macquarie, will be responsible for overseeing predevelopment work if the Maryland Transportation Authority and the Maryland Board […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported “quite a few wrecks” on the Capital Beltway Thursday. The county is under a Winter Weather Advisory; the National Weather Service says to expect mixed precipitation, with snow/sleet accumulating up to one inch and ice accumulating up to 1/10 of an inch. County Emergency Management […]

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives are searching for a man who police say committed a dent repair scam in Bethesda in July and October 2020. Detectives were granted a warrant for the arrest of Archie Valdo Thompson, age 33, according to an MCPD statement, for “multiple counts of theft and malicious destruction of property, […]

El Servicio Nacional de Meteorología (NWS, por sus siglas en inglés) ha emitido una advertencia de tormenta invernal para el Condado de Montgomery y las zonas aledañas al norte y oeste. La advertencia está vigente desde las 3 a.m. el jueves hasta las 6 a.m. el viernes.  NWS dice que los residentes del área deberían […]

Metro announced plans to replace 130 escalators at 32 stations. A $179 million, seven year contract, was awarded to KONE Americas, with headquarters in Finland. Work is expected to begin in May. The projected date of completion is April 2027. All stations are expected to remain open during construction. The work also includes new safety […]

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter storm warning for Montgomery County and surrounding areas to the north and west. The warning is in effect from Thursday morning at 3 a.m. through Friday morning at 6 a.m. The service says people should expect a wintry mix of heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain, […]

Montgomery County’s historic White’s Ferry has a new owner who plans to resume service after it was shutdown last December over a legal dispute. Chuck Kuhn, CEO of the Sterling-based company JK Moving Services, purchased the ferry with his wife, Stacy, according to a statement. Kerri Cook, President of the Poolesville Town Commissioners, said residents […]

One man is dead following an automobile crash at the Little Falls Branch Bridge on Clara Barton Parkway on Monday. U. S. Park Police responded to the single-car crash shortly after midnight on Feb. 15 in Washington DC, near the Montgomery County line. Police say the car crashed through a wall, and fell down an embankment […]

An ice storm warning was issued just before 2 pm on Saturday and will remain in place until Sunday at 7:00 am. Residents should prepare for slick conditions and power outages. An emergency weather alert  was issued in Montgomery County as snow and freezing rain progress throughout the day. The winter weather advisory was put in […]