Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED A 16-year-old boy was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Boyds on Monday afternoon, according to Montgomery County Police. It happened shortly before 5 p.m. in the area of Boyds Market, located at 15110 Barnesville Road. According to police, the initial investigation indicates the teen was walking along the tracks with two […]

Route 355 is closed in both directions at Old Hundred Road in Clarksburg because of an early morning crash. Motorists are advised to avoid the area. So far, there is no word on injuries. U/D: Clarksburg – MD-355 near Old Hundred Rd – Accident now blocks ALL LANES @nbcwashington @News4Today — First4Traffic (@First4Traffic) September 8, […]

Residents can climb in honor and remembrance of the 343 firefighters and 71 police officers who died trying to save lives during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The event is the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Sept. 5 at 9 a.m. at the North Bethesda Market Tower. “Nobody at that event says it’s easy. […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers Craig Rice and Marc Elrich are participating at the Fire Ops 101 today at the University of Maryland in College Park. The Fire Ops 101 is a preconference event part of the IAFF Firefighters John P. Redmond Symposium. The conference is scheduled to take place on Aug. 25 to Aug. 28 at the Gaylord National […]

Montgomery County firefighters say a fire displaced a family from their townhouse at 18925 Ebbtide Circle in Germantown on Monday afternoon. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said, at one point, firefighters were engaged in a “firefight” as they worked to extinguish the blaze. According to Piringer, the fire started outside near a trash bin […]

UPDATED 8.2.15 Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a house fire in the 900 block of Stonestreet Avenue in Rockville shortly after midnight on August 1st. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the blaze caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to the structure. The house was vacant at the time of the […]

The Montgomery County Police Department held a news conference on Friday to discuss the death investigation of 5-year-old Daniel Dana, who was found in a fiery car crash on June 16 at the intersection of Sam Eig Highway and Fields Road in Gaithersburg. You can watch the police news conference, below: According to Captain Darren […]

Two fires – one on July 5 and another on July 8 – left hundreds of Silver Spring residents without power. People living at University Towers Condominiums said it was a frustrating situation. Some are reaching out for government agencies for help. One tenant has been living with his family in the Silver Spring condominium […]

An overnight house fire resulted in major structural damage and roof collapse of a home in the Springbrook neighborhood in Silver Spring. The occupants were not home at the time of the fire according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said 75 firefighters responded to the blaze in […]

Firefighters are battling a blaze on Howell Road in Bethesda this morning. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the fire originated in the basement of the home that is still under construction. One man is suffering burns to the arms and face from the blaze, he said. Piringer wrote the fire caused an estimated […]