Montgomery Community Media

Here is your rundown of five things to know today, June 5th, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. Potomac River Search: The search for a missing swimming in the Potomac River continues this morning. 2. Candidate Packets: The city of Gaithersburg is preparing to hold city elections this fall and candidate packets are being released today. […]

Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 29th, in Montgomery County: 1. Water Safety Day: The city of Gaithersburg, the city of Rockville and Montgomery County are hosting Water Safety Day today at the Water Park at Bohrer Park and admission is free. Follow @MyMCMedia on […]

UPDATED, May 28, 5 p.m. – Raffae Aman Chowdhury of Clarksburg did not make it to the semifinal round in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. You can find a list of semifinalist here. ORIGINAL – He’s speller number 103. His name is Raffae Aman Chowdhury. He’s a sixth-grader at Rocky Hill Middle School in Clarksburg. He’s […]

It’s Tuesday and a short week for most. Here’s your daily look at the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 26, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education meets today. Here’s what’s on the agenda. 2. A fire at a Clarksburg townhome Sunday night displaced two […]

A two-alarm fire at a four-level townhouse in Clarksburg has displaced two families and caused an estimated $500,000 in damages, according to a county fire spokesperson. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said 100 firefighters responded to the blaze at 22187 Fair Garden Lane on Sunday evening. Piringer said smoke alarms alerted […]

Catherine Hoggle, the mother charged in connection with the disappearance of her two toddlers in September, appeared in a Montgomery County District Court Thursday. Krista Brick has the story. Related:

Catherine Hoggle is still incompetent to stand trial in the case against her, as police and family members continue their search for the two toddlers missing since early September. Montgomery County District Court Judge Eugene Wolfe said a recent report from Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, where Hoggle is being treated for mental illness, stated that the […]

Catherine Hoggle, the mother of two missing children from Clarksburg, is due in a Montgomery County District courtroom this morning. According to Montgomery County State’s Attorney Spokesman Ramon Korionoff, she will appear in court at 9 a.m. Hoggle is being treated at the Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center for mental illness. She faces charges of child […]

A Boyds family escaped a fire in their home thanks to one of their dogs who alerted them to the blaze early Tuesday morning The family told firefighters that at about 1:45 a.m. Tuesday one of their five dogs alerted them to a small fire in the house. It is unclear the origin of that fire. […]

Following the announcement by White House officials on April 23rd that American humanitarian aid worker Warren Weinstein, who was abducted more than three and a half years ago in Pakistan, has died in captivity during a U.S. counterterrorism operation, Elaine Weinstein issued the following statement on behalf of the family: “On behalf of myself, our […]