Montgomery Community Media

The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is warning motorists of the potential for snow squalls to arrive just in time for the Friday evening commute. According to an SHA news release, any precipitation that coincides with rush hour periods is extremely hazardous since plow/salt trucks are unable to treat pavements in the […]

Montgomery County authorities are investigating the death of a Frederick man who was killed in an industrial accident on Monday morning. It happened at 24420 Frederick Road in Clarksburg. On his Twitter account, Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the worker involved in the accident died from his injuries at the scene. Police have […]

The Montgomery County Police Department is increasing patrols in a Germantown neighborhood following a murder there earlier this week. Police said the victim, 30-year-old Robert King of Frederick, was found shot in the 18600 block of Sage Way shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 16. According to police, King died from his injuries at the […]

UPDATED 12-17-15, 5:15 p.m. Montgomery County police officers are investigating a homicide that occurred on Wednesday night in Germantown. According to police, dispatch was notified of a shooting in the 18600 block of Sage Way at 7:14 p.m. on Dec. 16. Police said they located a man on the ground adjacent to the residence with […]

Many Montgomery County residents were up before the crack of dawn to attend mass and to take the Metro to Washington, D.C. for the papal parade. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke talked to several of these residents at the Shady Grove Metro early this morning. Take a look: In case you are wondering, the early morning commute […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal motorcycle collision that occurred Saturday night in Gaithersburg. It happened shortly before 8 p.m. at the intersection of Frederick Road and Christopher Avenue. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates that an Agusta motorcycle was traveling southbound on Frederick Road when it struck a black Acura MDX making […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what ignited a house fire at 9505 Main Street in Damascus on Saturday night. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said 85 firefighters battled the blaze at the two-story structure, including firefighters from Howard, Frederick and Carroll counties. Before firefighters arrived on scene, Piringer said an occupant in the […]

UPDATED State Highway Administration (SHA) crews are shifting traffic lanes on MD 355 (Rockville Pike) for a new traffic pattern at the West Cedar Lane intersection beginning this month. Traffic on MD 355 between North Drive and Locust Hill Road is scheduled to shift to the west side of the road where widening of MD […]

UPDATED on Jan. 14 A GoFundme account for the residents displaced by a fire in Damascus on Jan. 10 has raised over $4,200 in one day. Find out how you can help the residents who lost their family’s home, here. UPDATED on Jan. 11 Over 70 firefighters responded to the scene of a two-story house […]

A preliminary report of the fatal crash of a helicopter and plane in Frederick Oct. 23 indicates that the pilot of the plane may not have seen the third helicopter reported in the area as he prepared to land. The National Transportation Safety Board recently released its preliminary report of the fatal crash that killed […]