Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, Sept. 16, in Montgomery County: 1. The Papal Parade takes place one week from today in Washington, D.C. and we talked to some Montgomery County residents who say they are excited about Pope Francis’ historic visit. 2. Faith leaders will meet with the Montgomery County Council tonight […]

The Montgomery County Police Department plans to send 50 officers from the Specialized Event Response Team (SERT) to assist the Metropolitan Police Department and the Secret Service during the Pope’s visit on Sept. 23, according to a county police spokesperson. Corporal Rebecca Innocenti said the SERT officers will be assisting with a parade route during […]

The summer is always a busy time of the year for local moving companies but when the founder of A Wider Circle called Metropolitan Moving and Storage to ask for help with moving some donations the moving company did not hesitate to respond. Mark Bergel, is the founder and executive director of A Wider Circle, […]

It’s the talk of the town: twin Panda cubs! Giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to twin panda cubs at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo on Aug. 22. The first giant panda cub was born at 5:34 p.m. and the second giant panda cub was born at 10:07 p.m. on Saturday night. “All of us are […]

The North American Aerospace Defense Command has scheduled a training exercise, involving gyrocopters and ultralight aircraft, in the skies above Washington, D.C. on Sunday morning. Sunday’s exercise, named Falcon Virgo 15-13, will incorporate four of these small aircraft into a training scenario. The flights are scheduled to occur during two separate intervals between 9 a.m. […]

The sex abuse charges against a local camp counselor have been dropped due to lack of evidence, according to Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office spokesman Ramón Korionoff. Jose Luis Casumbal Valenzuela, 43, was arrested on July 10 for allegedly having inappropriate contact with an 11-year-old child while he worked as a counselor at the “Holton-Arms […]

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Clear Channel Outdoor Americas kicked off its “Summer of Hope” billboard campaign earlier this month at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Saran and Jacob Hoggle, who have been missing from Montgomery County for almost one year, are featured in this national campaign designed to […]

Montgomery County police have identified the man who was fatally shot on the third level of the Wheaton Metro parking garage, 11171 Georgia Avenue, on Tuesday night and officers say two teens have been charged with his murder. Police identified the victim as Eric Melgar, age 20, of Silver Spring. Police have also identified the […]

UPDATED A Washington D.C. man was charged on Friday with one count of third-degree sex offense and one count of sex abuse of a minor, according to Montgomery County Police. Jose Luis Casumbal Valenzuela, 43, of the 5400 block of Connecticut Avenue, was arrested for having inappropriate contact with an 11-year-old child while he worked […]

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments held a strategic planning meeting on June 10.  County Executive Ike Leggett talked about the importance of “regionalism” and economic development. Watch his address in its entirety here: