Montgomery Community Media

The National Transportation Safety Board today issued urgent recommendations to the Federal Transit Administration, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and the American Public Transportation Association calling for improved ventilation procedures during smoke and fire events in tunnels. The NTSB is recommending a nationwide audit of transit agencies by the FTA to assess the state […]

A meeting of the Montgomery County Airpark Liaison Committee is set for Jan. 28 to talk about the tragic December 8th plane crash that killed six people.  But Montgomery County Revenue Authority Executive Director Keith Miller said he doesn’t believe there will be any changes to Airpark operations until the Authority gets a final accident […]

The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office has announced there will be a 10 a.m. news conference on Jan. 12 in Thaxton, Virginia to discuss the status of the Lyon sisters investigation. The two girls were reported missing in Wheaton nearly 40 years ago. According to a news release, Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown, Bedford County Commonwealth’s […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating an arson in Rockville. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer reports the small fire in the 1200 block of Edmonston Drive occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 26. Piringer said a smoke alarm alerted a resident. He said damage was estimated at $1,000. Anyone with information about this fire […]

Montgomery County police are investigating a sexual assault that occurred at the Wheaton Metro parking garage last night. Detectives believe that the same suspect attempted to commit a sexual assault at that same location on the evening of December 8. According to police, at approximately 11 p.m. on Dec. 10, a 37-year-old female victim was walking […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 10 along Georgia Avenue just north of Hathway Drive in Wheaton. Police said the 72-year-old driver of a 2014 Cadillac CTS died at the scene of the crash. The driver of the 2004 GMC C4500 truck, police said, […]

UPDATED 12-8.14 Detectives from Montgomery County Police Department’s Major Crimes-Homicide Division are investigating a death that was discovered on Dec. 6 in the 2300 block of Eagle Rock Place in the Layhill area of Silver Spring and police say it is a homicide investigation. According to a police account, at 10:47 a.m. the Emergency Communications […]

UPDATED, Nov. 23. 12:45 p.m.- Police released the following information in the triple fatal crash in Silver Spring Sunday morning. According to the Montgomery County Police press release: At approximately 3:20 a.m., the Emergency Communications Center (9-1-1) received a call for a collision on East-West Highway in the area of Washington Avenue. Officers responded to […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is notifying parents that it continues to look into the employment record of Jose Pineda, a former substitute teacher who was recently arrested and charged with having inappropriate contact with a student at Roberto Clemente Middle School. Since the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year, Pineda has worked at 20 […]

UPDATED Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal vehicle accident that occurred shortly after 2 a.m. on Nov. 1 on Interstate 495 south of Persimmon Tree Road. According to Maryland State Police, 17-year-old Dominik Liam Pettey of Potomac was killed in the collision. The preliminary police investigation indicates that a 2009 Honda Accord was disabled […]