Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, March 2, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is scheduled to make an announcement about future plans for Bus Rapid Transit today. 2. Montgomery County Councilmembers are hosting a Town Hall meeting in Clarksburg tonight. 3. Local leaders are asking State Highway Administration officials […]

The Montgomery County Council will hold a Town Hall meeting in Clarksburg on March 2 at 8 p.m. at Rocky Hill Middle School, 22401 Brick Haven Way. Issues that will be discussed include the continued development of Clarksburg, the future outlet mall, efforts to protect the Ten Mile Creek area, schools, and transportation needs. Visit our […]

Strong winds lashed the Cedar Grove community in Damascus on Wednesday night. The severe storm downed trees, power lines and toppled backyard structures along Route 27. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports.

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 […]

Siblings Sarah (5) and Jacob (3) Hoggle disappeared from their Clarksburg home in Sept. of 2014. Their mother, Catherine Hoggle, is the last known person to have seen them and she continues to be treated for mental health issues at a state hospital. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, State’s Attorney John McCarthy says the investigation […]

UPDATED Strong storms swept through Montgomery County on Wednesday evening taking trees down, causing power outages and flooding local roadways. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said emergency communications dispatch was operating on “Condition Red” because of the high volume of calls. According to Piringer, firefighters were responding to several water rescues and […]

Handcuffed, in leg shackles, wearing eyeglasses and with her hair pulled back, a thinner Catherine Hoggle appeared in a Rockville district courtroom on Feb. 22 in front of Judge John Moffett. It was her fifth court hearing since she was ordered to undergo treatment for mental health issues at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital in Jessup […]

Catherine Hoggle is due back in a Montgomery County courtroom on Monday, Feb. 22nd. Hoggle, who has been treated for mental health issues at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital for over a year now, is the last known person to have seen her young children Sarah (5) and Jacob (3) before they disappeared in September of […]

In high school hoops on Wednesday night, the Quince Orchard Cougars outscored the Clarksburg Coyotes, 63-61. The game was hard fought went into double overtime. Photos by Phil Fabrizio Fierstein seals it with a layup with 1 second left. 63-61 QO in 2bl OT @mymcmedia @allmetsports pic.twitter.com/HAeiiiu8Ge — Phil Fabrizio (@Photoloaf) February 18, 2016 Kelly […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has produced a new web and TV series, Sports Insight, about the district’s high school and middle school athletics program. In this premiere episode, Sports Insight examines the importance of sportsmanship. Visit our PEG partner MCPS-TV to view more of its local programming.