Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED 4.3.17 Firefighters are investigating a fatal condo fire in Gaithersburg. Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer said one person was found dead in the fire and three people were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He said the fire occurred shortly after 8 p.m. at  996West Side Drive, which is the Brighton West […]

U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Council President Roger Berliner and the state lawmakers for District 18 have written the State Highway Administration asking for an update to improvements to a section of River Road, which was the site of a horrific Feb. 27, 2016, crash. Three members of the Buarque de Macedo family died trying […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating the death of a man who was fatally struck by a MARC commuter train on New Year’s eve in Germantown. According to police, it happened on Dec. 31 shortly after 9:30 p.m. on the tracks in the area of the Germantown MARC train station, which is located at 19311 […]

Montgomery County police are asking for the public’s help to identify the car they believed was involved in the fatal hit-and-run accident that happened on the night of August 4th on Layhill Road. On that night, a car ran over 77-year-old Julius Newton and dragged his body for about a mile. Police have released surveillance […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal head-on collision that occurred shortly before 5 a.m. on July 6, at 10100 Cedar Lane, near Everett Street, in Kensington. The preliminary police investigation indicates that a 2011 Honda Civic was traveling eastbound on Cedar Lane when for reasons still under investigation, the vehicle crossed the centerline. […]

Authorities in Montgomery County say a man was found dead at a tent fire in Rockville overnight. It happened just around midnight in the 5400 block of Randolph Road near Parklawn Drive at what a county fire official described as a small homeless encampment. On his Twitter account, Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said […]

UPDATED The Montgomery County Police Department paid tribute to Officer Noah Leotta at the 4th District Police Station on Dec. 10th in Wheaton. Hundreds of officers lined the street as a procession passed by in front of the station on Randolph Road. “The residents of this county lost a great cop,” said Chief Tom Manger. […]

The city of Gaithersburg held a public hearing on Nov. 16th regarding the Potomac Valley Shopping Center annexation petition. Joseph Allen, Gaithersburg resident, testified at the hearing. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Allen discusses his concerns about intersection safety in the area. You can find out more about the Potomac Valley Shopping Center annexation on […]

Montgomery County Police continue to investigate a fatal collision that occurred late on Sunday, May 31st, on Muncaster Mill Road in the Rockville area and investigators say alcohol may have played a factor in this crash. Detectives say Diane Alice Corrao, age 50 of Gaithersburg, was killed in this crash. According to police, the preliminary […]

Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred in the evening of Feb. 25 at the Rockville Metro station. Police said the call of a pedestrian struck at 250 Rockville Pike came in to dispatch around 7:30 p.m. last night. According to police, the preliminary investigation indicates that the pedestrian was walking […]