Montgomery Community Media

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with the mental health court initiative in Montgomery County. There are also reports on the Lloyd Welch guilty plea for the abduction and murder of Katherine and Sheila Lyon from Wheaton Plaza in 1975, county flu vaccination clinic schedule, the groundbreaking ceremony […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with Executive Isiah Leggett’s announcement of stepped up inspections to multifamily apartment buildings. There are also reports on Governor Hogan’s dedication of the Intercounty Connector to former Governor Robert Ehrlich, the return of Maryland Task Force from their rescue mission in Texas, and […]

County Executive Ike Leggett and the County Council issued statements Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Last week, Montgomery College President DeRionne Pollard issued her own statement urging Trump to continue the program. Here are the statements: Montgomery County Council Statement The Montgomery County Council denounces […]

Montgomery County has lost its innovation officer and its cable administrator in recent months, and County Executive Ike Leggett said budget issues could prevent the positions from being filled quickly. Dan Hoffman, who had been the county’s first innovation officer since 2012, left the county June 16 to become an assistant city manager for Gainesville, […]

Anqoinette Crosby hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with transit news – construction on the Purple Line light-rail project connecting Bethesda and New Carrollton is underway. There are also reports on Montgomery College greeting students as the fall semester begins, the future of early childhood programs in the county, Gaithersburg […]

County officials cut the ribbon Thursday on a 3,200-foot section of Stringtown Road in Clarksburg, widening the road from two lanes to four lanes, adding bike paths and a sidewalk. On Monday, County Executive Ike Leggett and other officials were in Prince George’s County to break ground for the Purple Line, a transit project that […]

County Executive Ike Leggett said he was not running for governor, and his pick — at least for now — is his former student, Rushern Baker. Baker is the county executive of Prince George’s County. Leggett discussed his reasoning in this MyMCMedia Extra:

Diego and Lizandro Claros, who fled violence in El Salvador, have been deported, according to the immigrant rights group Casa of Maryland. Their plane landed in El Salvador as their emotionally distraught family attended a news conference. Casa de Maryland organized the event in Hyattsville where more than 50 people gathered to show support for […]

Increasing the minimum wage is back on the table for the Montgomery County Council to consider. In January, the council voted 5-4 to increase the minimum wage increase to $15 an hour by 2020. County Executive Ike Leggett vetoed the measure. In a memorandum addressed to the council about his decision, Leggett stated that the […]

Here are five things to know today, July 19, in Montgomery County: 1. Chatting with Ike: County Executive Ike Leggett holds an online town hall meeting from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. County residents may submit questions to Leggett before and during the chat. 2. Bethesda Blast: The first controlled test blast for the MD […]