Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED 8.1.15 WSSC reports that as of 5:00 p.m on August 1, the right northbound lane of Colesville Road and the right, southbound lane of Georgia Avenue will remain closed. These two lanes will be closed through much of Monday, August 3, and other lane closures are expected to begin on Tuesday, August 4, while […]

The Silver Spring Library will be celebrating the close of one chapter and opening of a new one when the current location shuts its doors on March 15. After 58 years of service, Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) officials have announced that the Silver Spring Library branch will close to the public at 5 p.m. […]

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department are investigating a bank robbery that occurred on July 22 at 2:52 p.m. at the Bank of America, located at 10151 Colesville Road in Silver Spring. Detectives learned that a man walked into the bank, produced a note and displayed an unknown type of potentially-explosive device. Police said […]

Montgomery County Police are on the scene of an alleged bank robbery reported at the Bank of America on Colesville Road in Silver Spring. Cpl. Rebecca Innocenti said the call for a robbery came in at about 2:52 p.m. Tuesday. No additional information was immediately available.

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters responded to the scene of a restaurant fire at 10118 Colesville Road on July 8. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said when firefighters arrived on scene there were flames showing through the restaurant’s roof in Silver Spring. According to Piringer, damage is estimated at $275,000 at Peruvian Charcoal Chicken. He […]

The Montgomery County Police are seeking the public’s assistance with a Silver Spring robbery incident that occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 27. According to a police account: “On May 27, 2014, at approximately 2:30 a.m., a male victim was standing at the Silver Spring Metro Taxi area in the 8400 block […]

On Saturday, May 10, real estate management company Forest City Enterprises and its contractor, Rent-A-Crane, Inc., will hoist roofing materials at the Lenox Park Apartments necessitating lane closures and lane shifts along MD 410 (East West Highway) in downtown Silver Spring between MD 390 (16th Street) and US 29 (Colesville Road). The company coordinated with […]

On Saturday, May 10, from approximately 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., several lanes of East West Highway between 16th Street (MD 390) and Colesville Road (US 29) will be closed so crews can hoist roofing materials onto the Lenox Park Apartments. Real estate management company Forest City Enterprises and its contractor, Rent-A-Crane, Inc., will hoist […]

Collision reconstruction unit detectives are investigating a serious pedestrian collision that occurred in the Silver Spring area this morning (March 7). At approximately 9:31 A.M., Montgomery County police and fire units responded to a call for a pedestrian struck on Colesville Road near Noyes Drive. According to police,  a silver 2005 Honda Accord was traveling […]