Montgomery Community Media

New charges have been filed against Catherine Hoggle as the search continues today in the Darnestown and Clarksburg areas for her missing toddlers. According to an online case search, 27-year-old Hoggle is now charged with two counts of detaining a child in the state. She remains in the Montgomery County Detention Center on a $1 […]

Montgomery County Police are gathering evidence investigating the missing Hoggle children case now as a homicide investigation. Capt. Darren Francke, director of Major Crimes Division, told members of the media Monday morning at a news conference held at the Public Safety Headquarters in Gaithersburg that his investigators are transitioning the missing persons search to a […]

UPDATED 8:33 p.m. A hay fire in a barn off Damascus Road caused $100,000 in damage, according to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer. During the afternoon fire fight, police officers closed Damascus Road at Chrome Mill Road. Piringer said the fire was caused by spontaneous combustion. He said there were no injuries and most […]

Two children were rescued from local pools Monday about 1:30 p.m., according to Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer. One boy, about six or seven years old, was pulled from the Kings View Community Pool at 18905 Kingsview Road by a camp counselor, Piringer said. The counselor administered CPR, reviving the boy, he said. No additional […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal car accident on Darnestown Road near Martinsburg Road. At approximately 4:05 a.m., on April 17, officers responded to the 20200 block of Darnestown Road for the report of car collision from a driver passing through the area. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2002 Pontiac Sunfire […]

The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) has announced the opening of its newest fire and rescue station, Travilah Fire Station 32, at the intersection of Darnestown Road and Shady Grove Road. The state-of-the-art, one story station is projected to serve over 40,000 residents.  Its primary response area covers a 13-square-mile area which includes […]

Check your tickets! Maryland Lottery officials are reporting that someone purchased a winning $1 million powerball ticket in Montgomery County. The ticket was purchased at the North Potomac Sunoco at 10010 Darnestown Road, according to lottery officials. For more information visit the lottery’s website at http://mdlottery.com/ or visit the lottery’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/mdlottery.