Montgomery Community Media

A Silver Spring woman has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of her infant daughter. The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) said Kiearra Tolson, 23, was arrested and charged for the death of her daughter, Blair Niles, about 15 months old. The infant’s body has not been found. On Wednesday, Tolson’s […]

The daughter of a former United States diplomat has been charged with first-degree murder after a reported stabbing in Rockville, according to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD).  Sophia Negroponte, 27, of Washington, D.C. was arrested for the death of Yousuf Rasmussen, 24, of Bethesda at the scene of the crime.  On Feb. 13 around […]

The Gaithersburg woman charged with trying to drown her 25-year-old disabled daughter was out of work and facing financial issues, according to a police report from the incident. The woman, Karen Louisa Isaac, did not want to burden someone else with caring for her daughter, the report says. Isaac, 62, of the 600 block of […]

Montgomery County police are investigating the deaths of a 29-year-old mother and her four-year-old daughter at a Chevy Chase home. According to a police account, police and firefighters responded to a report of an electrocution at the residence shortly before 4:30 p.m. in the 8800 block of Connecticut Avenue on Saturday afternoon. Police said the […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Author Sara Taber reads a passage from her memoir, “Born Under an Assumed Name,” about growing up as the daughter of a cold war spy. Taber was the keynote author at the Friends of the Library’s literary luncheon on Nov. 21 at Strathmore Mansion. You can find out more about Taber […]

The daughter of a Cold War spy was the featured author at the Friends of the Library literary luncheon on Nov. 21 at Strathmore Mansion. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Dozens of book lovers turned out for the discussion with author Sara Taber, which included readings from her book, “Born Under An Assumed Name: the Memoir […]

UPDATED A Potomac man is in jail tonight and charged with attempted murder after police say he stabbed two people in a parking lot at Montgomery Mall. Police received the call at 2:03 p.m. on Nov. 14 at Westfield Montgomery Mall, 7101 Democracy Boulevard. According to a police account,  a traffic altercation occurred between the […]