Montgomery Community Media

Here’s your daily look at the events and stories that people are talking about today, May 22, in Montgomery County: 1. Starting today through the Memorial Day holiday the Flags for Our Heroes display will be up at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg. 2. It’s a long weekend and we have a long list of ideas for activities […]

A Damascus mom has multiple law enforcement agencies and an entire community to thank for finding her 7-year-old son with Down Syndrome who had wandered from home just as a major thunderstorm was approaching Monday night. Raphael Leon was going to go to the supermarket with his dad Monday evening when his dad went into […]

UPDATED Police officers have found Raphael Leon. ORIGINAL POST Montgomery County Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing seven-year-old Damascus boy. Police said Raphael Leon of the 25500 block of Butterfield Way in Damascus was last seen running from his home and running down the street at approximately 7:45 p.m. Monday […]

Fourteen Montgomery County Public High Schools made it on the 2015 Best High Schools list, published by U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday. Eleven MCPS high schools received a gold medal for being among the top 500 schools in the nation and three received a silver medal for being among the top 2,527, according to […]

A teenager from D.C. was arrested in Damascus Sunday afternoon after allegedly pointing at gun at his victim and making off on a stolen bike. According to police, the complainant spotted the 17-year-old riding the stolen bike near Tralee Terrace in Damascus at about 3:30 p.m. and confronted the teen asking him to give it […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what ignited a house fire at 9505 Main Street in Damascus on Saturday night. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said 85 firefighters battled the blaze at the two-story structure, including firefighters from Howard, Frederick and Carroll counties. Before firefighters arrived on scene, Piringer said an occupant in the […]

It’s here! Today we all have the chance to share our photos of A Day in the Life of Montgomery County. We can’t wait to see your photos! Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, April 22, in Montgomery County: 1. Sharing: Today is Earth Day and it is […]

UPDATED, APRIL 1, 6:45 a.m. – Wind gusts and a resident burning yard debris combined to start the fire that consumed more than 50 acres in the Laytonsville area Tuesday. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesman Pete Piringer reported the flaming debris ignited the woods nearby setting off the fire that took more than 125 […]

Three MCPS teachers have been named finalists for the 2015–2016 Teacher of the Year award. The three educators are recipients of the Veteran Teacher Award by the Marian Greenblatt Education Fund. The finalists are: Josephine Luster, a Grade 5 teacher in the Highly Gifted Center at Chevy Chase Elementary School in Chevy Chase. She is […]

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 […]