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UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a house fire in Hyattstown. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said one person was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. According to Piringer, the fire occurred on Haines Road after 2 a.m. on Monday. He said damages are estimated at $500,000. According to […]

The Gaithersburg City Council has narrowed the selection of candidates for the Council seat left vacant by the passing of Henry Marraffa from 12 candidates to five. The five candidates are Jose Contreras, James McNulty, Yvette Monroe, James Rolfes and Laurie-Ann Sayles. These candidates are expected to deliver a three minute statement at the Mayor […]

This is your source for the latest blizzard news from across Montgomery County. For more snow news, visit our MoCo Snow page. We hope you will contribute your updates and photos for this blog as well. You can email photos to pix@mymcmedia or Tweet images and updates @MyMCMedia, #MoCo #Snow. You can also follow us […]

UPDATE Jan. 24, 1:47 p.m. Montgomery County Government is closed, Monday, Jan. 25 as clean up from the blizzard continues. Essential personnel must report at their regularly scheduled times. County facilities, other than Public Safety facilities, are closed. County-provided recycling and trash collections for Monday, Jan. 25 have been cancelled. Residents should not take their trash […]

The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Warning that is now in effect from 3 p.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. on Sunday. According to the Warning, heavy snow and wind gusts are expected Friday afternoon through Saturday night. Sleet may mix with with the snow Friday night into Saturday morning east of I-95 […]

UPDATED The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Blizzard Watch for Montgomery County, which is in effect from Friday afternoon thru late Saturday night. According to the Watch,  residents should prepare for heavy snow and gusty winds beginning Friday night and into Saturday. Snow accumulations of 18 inches to two feet of snow are expected […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which includes reports on the Council’s recent styrofoam ban, a fire and rescue inspection with alarming results, the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration at Strathmore and more.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Montgomery County from 6 p.m. on Friday until noon on Saturday. According to the advisory, snow, sleet and freezing rain are expected. Accumulations may range from one to three inches of snow and temperatures are expected in the lower 30s. Untreated roads and sidewalks […]

Happy Friday! You may want to stock up at the grocery store when you hear this weekend’s weather forecast. A winter weather advisory is in effect from 6 p.m. tonight until noon tomorrow. Here are five more things to know today, Jan. 23, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Board of […]

The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region, is scheduled to conduct Falcon Virgo 15-04 exercise flights Tuesday night through Friday morning, in the skies above the D.C. region this week. Flights are scheduled to take place between midnight and 5:30 a.m. (EST) each day. In the […]