Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know today, April 7, in Montgomery County: 1. Pay attention to your driving! Montgomery County police officers are cracking down on distracted drivers this month. 2. The County Council is holding its final two budget hearings today. 3. The Downtown Bethesda Sector Plan and Maydale Nature Center are two of […]

UPDATED Hold onto your hat and protect your plants. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory and freeze warning for Montgomery County effective from 11 p.m. Saturday to noon on Sunday. According to the advisory, winds will be blowing from the west between 20 mph to 30 mph with gusts of up to 55 […]

The Montgomery County Police Department is asking for your help to identify a bank robber. According to police, the Sandy Spring Bank at 3535 Spencerville Road in Burtonsville was robbed shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday. Detective are releasing two surveillance photographs of the suspect in hopes someone can help identify him. Investigators have determined […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students now have a four-day weekend. On Thursday afternoon, MCPS officials announced that schools will be closed for students on Friday, Jan. 22, because of weather conditions. The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning for Montgomery County on Friday and Saturday. MCPS Students are also off on […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials are meeting today to discuss snow protocols given the possible snowstorm that’s predicted to hit the region on Friday and Saturday. According to MCPS Public Information Officer Derek Turner, a notification about school delays or closings will be announced by 5 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22. And in case you’re […]

Here are your five things to know today, Jan. 11, in Montgomery County: 1. Some of the 66 dogs seized from a Rockville area home are now available for adoption at the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center in Derwood. 2. The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to meet at a retreat today at the […]

In this video, Kenge Malikidogo-Fludd Executive Director of the African Women Council, discusses what her organization does to promote African heritage and help the African immigrant community. Willie James Inman reports.

Once a month, the African Women Council (AWC) hosts AWC Story Time at the Marilyn J. Praisner Library in Burtonsville to teach local children about the many languages and cultures of Africa. The Dec. 16th lesson focused on learning Swahili through singing and repetition and lessons in counting from zero to ten in Ahmaric, Zulu […]

This year’s crime statistics may have Montgomery County councilmembers do a double take when the council’s Public Safety Committee meets in December. Year-to-date, Montgomery County police officers have investigated 25 homicides in 2015 compared to 16 homicides during the same time period last year. That’s an increase of 56 percent and a 10-year high. The […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Lamar Allen, Jr. addresses the audience gathered for Montgomery County’s salute to its Vietnam veterans. Allen was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in Vietnam for flying his helicopter in a monsoon to rescue numerous wounded and injured soldiers who were pinned down after an ambush.