Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County fire rescue crews were called to “wires down” near North Summit Avenue and South Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg around 8 a.m. on April 15. Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported the incident on his Twitter account. According to Pepco’s online outage maps, approximately 947 customers, primarily in the Gaithersburg area, were without power. Pepco […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police are investigating a homicide that occurred late in the evening on March 4 in Germantown. According to police, the Emergency Communications Center received a report of a shooting at 10:01 p.m. in the area of Drumcastle Court in Germantown. Police responded to the area and located a male victim on Oxbridge […]

Montgomery County police and Rockville city police were called to Redland Road and Route 355 at 11 a.m. today (Jan. 29) for the report of a car accident near the King Farm community. Angela Cruz, a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Police Department, said at least one person was transported to an area hospital. As […]

UPDATED Rockville Pike was closed for several hours today  between Edson Lane and Flanders Avenue in North Bethesda because of a water main break. Jerry Irvine, a spokesperson for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), said the break occurred in a 16-inch water main that is 50-plus-years-old. According to Irvine, the water main break was […]

A privately funded, city-permitted mural is adorning the south wall of Curry Automotive, 457 North Frederick Avenue, in Gaithersburg. The painted mural depicts images of Gaithersburg, including a peony flower and the Montgomery County Fairgrounds.

Montgomery County firefighters battled an apartment fire early today (Feb. 18) in the 100 block of South Frederick Avenue at Cedar Avenue in Gaithersburg. On his Twitter account, Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham said there were no injuries in the second floor apartment blaze. During the incident, police closed Cedar Avenue from Frederick Avenue to George […]