Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Local leaders and residents are sharing their reaction to the attacks in Brussels on social media. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan said he was “incredibly saddened this morning by the news of the horrific attacks.” U.S. Senator Ben Cardin sent “condolences to the families of those who lost loved ones.” U.S. Rep. John Delaney said […]

Montgomery County firefighters rescued a woman who was injured while sledding at the Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase on Monday afternoon. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the sledder was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. According to Piringer, the sledder collided with a tree on a golf course about […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services unit were dispatched at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday to a collision on the inner loop of the beltway between Connecticut Avenue and Georgia Avenue, responding to a personal injury collision. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, one person was treated and transported with non serious injuries. […]

A Gaithersburg family was displaced from their home on Christmas Eve after an SUV crashed into their residence at 374 West Deer Park Road. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the driver of the SUV lost control and the vehicle jumped the curb of the parking lot and crashed into the townhouse. […]

UPDATED Dec. 14 -The Montgomery County Police Department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit is now investigating a fatal collision involving a bicyclist and a vehicle that occurred Saturday evening in Rockville. At approximately 6:55 p.m., 1st District and Rockville City officers, in addition to Fire and Rescue crews responded to the westbound lanes of east Gude Drive […]

Minor injuries were reported after a bleacher railing collapsed during a football game at Georgetown Prep on Friday night, according to a Montgomery County fire and rescue official. On his Twitter account, Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said several people were injured from falling. He said all injuries were minor. The Hoyas were playing […]

A 20-year-old Takoma Park man was killed and two others were hospitalized following a single vehicle crash on Thursday night in Takoma Park. It happened around 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 22nd at 7810 Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates a 2000 Toyota Corolla was traveling north on Carroll Avenue when […]

A 30-year-old painter was injured in a fall down a residential elevator shaft today, according to a spokesperson with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS). MCFRS Spokeperson Pete Piringer said the incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. at 9209 Cranford Drive in Potomac where a house was being renovated. According to Piringer, the worker who […]

UPDATED Two school buses collided at Falls Road and Glen Road on the first day of school, according to Montgomery County fire and rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer. Officials said there were students on board when one school bus apparently rear ended the other school bus early this morning. Piringer described the injuries as minor and […]

A Rockville man was killed in a car crash on Sunday in Rockville. According to Montgomery County police, the single vehicle collision happened shortly before 2 p.m. in the area of Gruenther Avenue and McAuliffe Drive. Police said the preliminary investigation indicates that a black Toyota Avalon left the roadway, struck a fence, and then […]