Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED A Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) volunteer ambulance crew is hospitalized with serious injuries today after being struck by a vehicle overnight while on duty at I-495 between River Road and I-270. Maryland State Police have identified the volunteers as Glen Echo Fire Department Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Thomas Schryver, 26, and […]

The Division 2 Bocce Ball championships were recently held at Clarksburg High School. Six Montgomery County Public Schools – Damascus, Clarksburg, Northwest, Quince Orchard, Seneca Valley and Watkins Mill – participated on this day. County Cable Montgomery’s Photographer Mike Springirth has the story: You can also watch this report on The Bottom Line. Visit our […]

Tips from people who believe they may have seen the missing Hoggle toddlers are “slowing,” according to Montgomery County Police Capt. Darren Francke. Francke, director of the department’s Major Crimes Division, said his officers run out every tip and most recently have gone to investigate sightings in Frederick County’s Costco and Olive Garden restaurant. None […]

The New Jersey video that one woman said might have included the missing Hoggle toddlers from Clarksburg did not include any images of the children, according to Montgomery County Police. Capt. Darren Francke, director of the department’s Major Crimes Division, told MyMCMedia Thursday that the department reviewed the video sent from the Joyce Kilmer Service Area off […]

Montgomery County District Court Judge Eugene Wolfe signed an order this week declaring Catherine Hoggle, who is charged in the disappearance of her two young children, incompetent to stand trial. The order is a judicial finding of incompetency. Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center, where Hoggle is being treated for mental illness, previously found her medically […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police and firefighters are warning motorists to be careful on local roads today, Jan. 3, after reports of black ice in the Clarksburg area. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer saids “roads are icy and slick in spots.” On Grand Elm Street in Clarksburg, Piringer said a vehicle crashed into a […]

UPDATED: A utility worker was burned while working on power lines in Clarksburg Monday morning. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer reported the accident at about 11 a.m. Monday. Todd Meyers, Potomac Edison spokesman, told MyMCMedia that the man was a contracted lineman doing work for Potomac Edison in the area of Gateway Theater. […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video, State’s Attorney John McCarthy is asked about the status of the Hoggle case. He said police are working on the case everyday. Take a look: Siblings Sarah and Jacob Hoggle have been missing from their Clarksburg home since September. Related:

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters were called to the scene of a townhouse fire in Clarksburg early this morning. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the fire damaged an unoccupied townhouse that was under construction at 13200 Getty Lane. Piringer said heavy fire was showing when the first units arrived at […]

The Quince Orchard Cougars won their first playoff game against the Clarksburg Coyotes Nov. 14, with a score of 21-14 in Gaithersburg. The Cougars will host the Northwest Jaguars Friday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. for the 4A West Region Championship game. Paul Flickinger captured all the highlights from the sideline. Take a look:   Related: