Montgomery Community Media

Police have arrested a man for allegedly taking “upskirt” photos and videos of women in a Silver Spring mall, without their knowledge. According to police, 27-year-old Abdul Muhammad — of an unconfirmed address — faces four charges of using a camera “to conduct visual surveillance of the private area of victims without their consent.” He’s […]

Metro will begin the process of installing new escalators at two Metrorail stations: Georgia Ave-Petworth and Glenmont. To accelerate the project timeline and reduce customer impact, Metro will temporarily close the side of each entrance where the escalator replacement work is taking place. As a result, Metro’s contractor, KONE, can replace two adjacent escalators at […]

UPDATED The Bethesda Metro station has reopened after it was temporarily closed because of an escalator outage on April 7. During the outage, shuttle bus service was established between the Bethesda and Medical Center stations. Bethesda Station has REOPENED following escalator repairs from earlier power surge. Apologies to all those inconvenienced. #wmata — Metrorail Info […]

If your weekend plans are in Bethesda, don’t count on using the Bethesda Metro station. Metro’s escalator contractor will install major components of the first new entrance escalator at Bethesda Station on Feb. 21 and 22. The station will be closed during the work, according to the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority. Bethesda’s entrance escalators […]

Metro is preparing to begin a major capital project to install three new escalators at the Bethesda Station beginning the week of Oct. 6. The project is scheduled to replace the current escalators, which are more than 30 years old and have exceeded their useful life, with brand new escalators that are more durable and […]