Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Feb. 15, 12:15 p.m. Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal one car crash that occurred on Sunday afternoon in Potomac. It happened shortly after 3 p.m. on Feb. 14, in the area of 12860 Travilah Road. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates that a 2010 Dodge Viper was traveling west on Travilah Road. […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a serious collision involving a pedestrian that occurred Tuesday night in Damascus. Police said officers and paramedics responded to the collision occurred around 6:35 p.m. on Feb. 9 in the area of Ridge Road and Hoffman Drive. According to police, the preliminary investigation indicates that a State Highway work […]

Montgomery County firefighters say an overheated dryer is responsible for a fire that caused an estimated $135,000 in damages at a Silver Spring house on Sunday night. It happened at 9507 Biltmore Drive, according to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer. Smoke alarms alerted the family of the laundry room blaze that occurred in the […]

Dozens of Montgomery County firefighters battled a house fire at 118 Park Avenue in Takoma Park on Saturday night. One firefighter fell thru the the first floor of the burning house, officials said. The firefighter was able to self rescue and was not injured, according to a fire department spokesperson. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete […]

An unattended candle sparked a house fire in Takoma Park on Monday night, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the blaze, which originated in the living room, caused $75,000 in damages at 1108 Kingwood Drive. According to Piringer, there were no working smoke alarms in the house […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a partial roof collapse at the Potomac Oaks Condominiums in Gaithersburg on Saturday morning. It happened at 766 Quince Orchard Boulevard at the condominium building’s boiler and utility room. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said there were no injuries but over 200 residents were left without any heat. MoCo […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters battled a house fire in North Potomac on Friday afternoon at 12210 Turley Drive. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the residents were home at the time of the fire and safely evacuated. A firefighter was injured at the scene, Piringer said. According to Piringer, damage is estimated at $225,000. […]

UPDATED Two people were injured in an apartment fire at a high rise apartment building in Chevy Chase on Tuesday evening. Dozens of Montgomery County firefighters responded to the blaze at the Willard Apartments at 4701 Willard Avenue. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire originated on the 16th floor of […]

Two people were injured in a collision at the intersection of Marinelli Road and Executive Boulevard on Wednesday morning. An SUV and car crashed and resulted in an entrapment near the Shriver Aquatic Center . According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the collision occurred around 10:30 a.m. and two adults were transported to […]

MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke hosts this special edition of County Report This Week, which recaps some of the stories that defined 2015 in Montgomery County. Take a look: