Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know today, April 25, in Montgomery County: 1. Opioid Crisis: Maryland officials are warning residents about a carfentanil threat after three deaths in Anne Arundel and Frederick counties. 2. Westbard Rally: Members of the Macedonia Baptist Church are planning to demonstrate at 10 a.m. at the County Executive Office building to […]

The Maryland Center for School Safety and the ALICE Training Institute are holding a two-day Active Shooter Training session today and tomorrow at Fairland Elementary Holding School in Silver Spring, according to a news release. The training takes place all day, and it is designed for Maryland local public and private school system security/safety directors, […]

Ohio Governor John Kasich held a town hall in Rockville yesterday at the Thomas Farm Community Center. You may watch the town hall below: Related:

UPDATED Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the State flag to be lowered to half staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, April 25th. This is in honor of Nathaniel Henry McDavitt, a United States Air Force airman from Maryland who died on April 15, 2016.

Troy Turner, the father of missing Sarah and Jacob Hoggle, said his family is planning another ground search for the missing children this weekend at Goshen Recreational Park. Turner said this area was selected because he does not believe it was ever searched by police or volunteers. According to Turner, the search will begin at […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, defense attorney David Felsen discusses the doctor who has evaluated Catherine Hoggle’s competency at Clifton T. Perkins State Hospital. Hoggle has been treated for mental health issues for 18 months now.  She is the last known person to have seen her children, Sarah and Jacob, before they disappeared in Sept. of […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, defense attorney David Felsen responds to reports that his client, Catherine Hoggle, attempted to escape, more than once, from a state hospital where she is being treated for mental health issues. Hoggle is the last known person to have seen her children, Sarah and Jacob, before they disappeared in Sept. […]

It’s been over a month now since Catherine Hoggle, the mother suspected in the 2014 disappearance of her young children, Sarah and Jacob, appeared in District Court at a hearing on her competency. For 18 months, Hoggle has been treated for mental health issues at Clifton T. Perkins state hospital. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, […]

Doctors say Catherine Hoggle is mentally incompetent to stand trial. But some of her family members disagree. Now prosecutors want to challenge the doctors at a state hospital where Hoggle has been undergoing treatment for over a year, and they want to hire their own doctor to evaluate her. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports a judge […]

The lineup for the spring semester of the Frank Islam Athenaeum Symposia Speaker Series has been announced and the first event takes place on Feb. 3rd in Germantown. MCTV reports. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television. The symposia are free and open to the public. […]