Montgomery Community Media

One person was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle collision in the Brookeville area on Sunday evening. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials responded to the 21700 block of New Hampshire Avenue near Gaithers Meadow Lane around 10:30 p.m. The crash caused one of the vehicles to flip over, […]

Trying to find a business selling face masks to the public? Finding it frustrating at best to make a mask from a T-shirt? Maybe we can help. Last week, Montgomery Community Media asked our Facebook followers this question, “Know anyone in Montgomery County making face coverings for the public?” Here are the first five places […]

Washington Capitals star defenseman John Carlson visited fans at the Giant Food in Olney on Wednesday to sign autographs and take photos. Carlson, 30, is a native of Natick, Mass. but lives in Montgomery County. He’s in his 11th season with the Caps, and is in the midst of a career year with 70 points […]

Maryland’s annual celebration of the state’s craft beer industry, known as FeBREWary, takes place this month.  According to the Brewers Association of Maryland, there are more than 100 operating breweries in Maryland, with 11 located in Montgomery County. Residents have the opportunity to save money and energy by trading in old incandescent or compact fluorescent […]

Light rain is expected today, check out the weather forecast. Here’s your Friday the 13th edition of the five things you need to know in Montgomery County: 1. Pedestrian Fatality: A 9-year-old girl was struck and killed yesterday after getting off her school bus in Bethesda. 2. Police Officer Trial Update:  Officer Kevin Moris was […]

Mostly cloudy today with sunshine expected Saturday. Check out the weather forecast. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Friday, Dec. 6. 1. Damascus State Football Champs:  The Damascus Swarmin’ Hornets are the Maryland 3A State Football Champs with their 38-0 win yesterday against Linganore Thursday in Annapolis. Congratulations! Final. 3A State […]

Police tweeted Monday evening that Brighton Dam Road at Bordly Drive in Brookville will be closed for at least four hours “due to overturned vehicle with wires down.” It’s unclear whether anyone has been injured in the collision. Brighton Dam Road @ Bordly Drive will closed for at least 4 hours due to wires down […]

Several people were injured Tuesday morning in a 2 a.m. fire at two houses in the Olney Village neighborhood in the Brookeville area. Pete Piringer, the spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, said 70 firefighters were on scene responding to the emergency, and one of the firefighters has nonlife-threatening injuries. The firefighter is […]

Montgomery County’s history comes alive as Heritage Montgomery holds their annual “Heritage Days” this weekend to educate the public about the historic landmarks throughout the County. The annual two-day event held the last weekend of June gives visitors the opportunity to discover more than 40 different sites representing the history, culture, and natural beauty of […]

A missing peacock was found in a Brookeville neighborhood on Wednesday. Stacey Cyphers of Brookeville said she found the peacock in her backyard in the afternoon and — worried about reports of a peacock getting killed by a car on New Hampshire Avenue on Monday — she and her son Collin waited with the peacock […]