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The “Official Voter Guide and Sample Ballot” for the 2016 Presidential Primary Election is in the mail. Have you received yours? Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video: Primary Election Day is April 26. You can also vote early from April 14 – 21. Find out more on the Board of Elections, website.

The Board of Elections is recruiting election judges. Judges are needed especially in the areas of Bethesda, Boyds, Darnestown and Potomac. You can fill out an application on the Board of Elections website. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video: The Primary Election Day is April 26. Early voting takes place from April 14 […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters battled a house fire in the 14000 block of Plainfield Lane in Darnestown on Wednesday night. According to Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the fire originated in the chimney and extended into the walls and floors. Firefighters said there was smoke showing when they pulled up to the house. Because this is […]

Doctors say Catherine Hoggle is mentally incompetent to stand trial. But some of her family members disagree. Now prosecutors want to challenge the doctors at a state hospital where Hoggle has been undergoing treatment for over a year, and they want to hire their own doctor to evaluate her. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports a judge […]

Handcuffed, in leg shackles, wearing eyeglasses and with her hair pulled back, a thinner Catherine Hoggle appeared in a Rockville district courtroom on Feb. 22 in front of Judge John Moffett. It was her fifth court hearing since she was ordered to undergo treatment for mental health issues at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital in Jessup […]

In high school hoops on Wednesday night, the Quince Orchard Cougars outscored the Clarksburg Coyotes, 63-61. The game was hard fought went into double overtime. Photos by Phil Fabrizio Fierstein seals it with a layup with 1 second left. 63-61 QO in 2bl OT @mymcmedia @allmetsports pic.twitter.com/HAeiiiu8Ge — Phil Fabrizio (@Photoloaf) February 18, 2016 Kelly […]

The Montgomery County Board of Elections seeks registered voters to serve as election judges during the Presidential Primary on April 26. Judges are urgently needed at polling places in Rockville, Potomac, Bethesda, Cabin John, Chevy Chase, Darnestown and Boyds. Participants will be compensated for their time and will work during election day or early voting periods. […]

Here are five things to know today, Feb. 1, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County public schools are opening on time on Monday morning, according to the district’s website. That’s big news because MCPS students have not been in school for over a week now because of weather and road conditions. 2. WSSC crews are […]

MyMCMedia‘s Sonya Burke hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on the Blizzard of 2016, Senator Ben Cardin’s recent visit with small business owners in Rockville, the reopening of Kefa Cafe in Silver Spring and much more. You can watch the show in its entirety, below:

The tennis dome at Quince Orchard Swim and Tennis Club (QOSTC) on Roundabout Drive in Gaithersburg collapsed on Saturday afternoon during the blizzard. The club’s executive director notified members of the “devastating” collapse in an email on Sunday night. “With sadness I wanted to let you know that our Tennis Dome, despite our best preparation […]