Montgomery Community Media

On Thursday, 144 new cases of COVID-19 in the county were reported, bringing the cumulative total to 73,452. The county has averaged 122 new cases daily since Aug. 6 for a total of 856 new cases. During the previous week, the number of new cases was 605, with an average of 86 cases daily. The […]

Los pasaportes de la vacuna COVID-19 pueden ser parte de nuestro futuro, dijeron los líderes del condado de Montgomery durante una conferencia de prensa virtual, el miércoles. “Estamos teniendo conversaciones con otros líderes regionales y yo apoyo el desarrollo de un pasaporte de vacunación regional o estatal”, dijo el ejecutivo del condado Marc Elrich. No […]

Today is Thursday, Aug. 12, and today we celebrate International Youth Day, National Middle Child Day, National Vinyl Record Day, and several more holidays. So, if you’re a middle child, of course you have to share your holiday with all these other holidays, right? In the meantime, here are five things to know in Montgomery County: […]

COVID-19 vaccine passports may be in our future, Montgomery County leaders said during a virtual media briefing Wednesday. “We’re having discussions with other regional leaders and I support the development of a regional or statewide vaccination passport,” County Executive Marc Elrich said. It would not be effective in just one county, he said. In New […]

The Abuelina COVID-19 campaign was created by the team at Communications Shop as part of the initiative Por Nuestra Salud y Bienestar of the Montgomery County Government. The campaign was promoted by the Hispanic Councilmembers Nancy Navarro and Gabe Albornoz at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Abuelina, her husband Don Carlos, and now their […]

Montgomery County will continue requiring indoor mask wearing until the number of coronavirus cases drop, and County Executive Marc Elrich believes residents can live with it as they did earlier for 18 months. “We are going to keep going ’til our numbers fit the CDC,” he said of the Centers for Disease Control, which recommends […]

El personaje de la Abuelina, creado por el equipo de Communications Shop, forma parte de la iniciativa Por Nuestra Salud y Bienestar del gobierno del condado de Montgomery, que fue impulsada por los Concejales hispanos Nancy Navarro y Gabe Albornoz al inicio de la pandemia Covid-19. La Abuelina, su esposo Don Carlos, y ahora sus […]

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 11, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Heat Emergency Alert: Montgomery County is under a Heat Emergency Alert from noon today until 8 p.m. Thursday. The county issues the alert when heat index is forecast to be at least 105 degrees. Nighttime temperatures can still be […]

Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives continue to investigate an armed robbery that occurred on a Ride On bus in Silver Spring on July 4. “The suspect snatched the victims’ cell phone… displayed a knife, and threatened the victim, ” said MCPD Officer Carlos Cortes. MCPD released a surveillance video of the crime unfolding and […]

According to the National Weather Service, a flash flood warning was issued for parts of Montgomery County on Monday evening. There was heavy rainfall in various parts of the county, including Silver Spring, Rockville, and Bethesda. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services did not report any serious injuries related to the thunderstorm. Flash Flood Warning […]