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Gov. Larry Hogan lifted the state’s outdoor COVID-19 mask mandate effective immediately, he announced during a press conference Wednesday. “Masks and face coverings are no longer required outdoors in the state of Maryland,” Hogan said. The CDC released new guidance about mask-wearing on Tuesday, including guidance that fully-vaccinated people can do several outdoor activities without […]

The state has approved a COVID-19 mass vaccination site at Montgomery College Germantown, County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Dr. Earl Stoddard announced during a council session Tuesday. “The positive news is really that the state has given us the go-ahead and they will be actively supporting us with real logistical support to get […]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has released a statement in reference to the fatal shootings in Orlando on Sunday. “Our hearts go out to the friends and families of the victims of Sunday’s tragic shooting in Orlando. “The tragic interplay of intolerance and too-easy access to automatic weapons once more has caused occasion for national […]

President Obama delivers a statement about the mass shooting at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon. You can watch his emotional address, below:

UPDATED There is a lot of excitement at local Catholic schools about the arrival of Pope Francis to the United States this week. At St. Elizabeth School in Rockville, there were balloons and a welcome banner at the front of the school today and last week students pledged to “walk with Francis.” MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal shares his thoughts on the historic visit of Pope Francis to the United States. Leventhal plans to attend the Pope’s mass on Wednesday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. He also shares his thoughts on the impact the Pope’s visit […]