Montgomery Community Media

A woman was found dead after a townhouse caught fire in Germantown early Thursday morning. Around 4:30 a.m. firefighters responded to the 12000 block of Birdseye Terrace near Middlebrook Road to find smoke coming from the roof. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services officials say the fire was quickly brought under control and a woman […]

Las visitas a la sala de emergencias han disminuido en el condado de Montgomery, pero el número de hospitalizaciones sigue siendo alarmantemente alto. Funcionarios de Servicios de Emergencia dicen que este es el caso, no solo aquí en el condado, sino en todo el estado de Maryland. Los hospitales locales aumentaron el número de camas […]

Visits to the emergency room have decreased in Montgomery County but the numbers for hospitalizations remain alarmingly high. Emergency Services officials say this is the case not only here in the county but throughout the state of Maryland. Local hospitals increased the number of intensive care unit beds to meet the need during the COVID-19 […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services say an arson investigation is underway after multiple vehicles were set on fire in Germantown on Tuesday morning. Firefighters responded to the 19300 block of Circle Gate Drive near Wisteria Drive around 3:30 a.m. for a report of a vehicle on fire. When they arrived, authorities say they found […]

Marcelina Bowman, 55, was arrested in connection with a May 13 house fire in Leisure World which caused $350,000 in damages. Bowman, who has no fixed address, was arrested May 15 in Fairfax City, Va. According to fire and explosive investigators with the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, Bowman was charged with first-degree arson, […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a natural gas leak in Bethesda on Monday morning. It happened on the 7000 block of Arlington Road around 7:45 a.m. causing slight traffic delays in the area due to detours. Washington Gas is working throughout the morning to get things under control by crimping the gas […]

Despite a lot less vehicles on the roads lately, the number of crashes have gone up. Authorities attribute the uptick to speeding. As a result, Maryland State Police troopers are stepping up enforcement measures on speeding motorists during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past few days, MSP troopers have issued hundreds of citations and warnings […]

A van crashed into a guardrail on I-495 between Old Georgetown Road and Rockville Pike at about 5 p.m. Wednesday trapping multiple people inside the vehicle, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Public Information Officer Pete Piringer. Two people were transported to the hospital as priority 1 trauma patients with life threatening injuries. […]

A tractor trailer crash that led to an oil spill caused significant traffic delays on I-495 in Bethesda on Wednesday morning. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials say it happened between Old Georgetown Road and River Road around 4:00 a.m. when the tractor trailer crashed into a wall, and caught fire. That led to […]

Health officials confirm that beds have nearly reached capacity at most hospitals in Montgomery County. First responders are working hard to keep up with a rising number of COVID-19 cases. Neighboring jurisdictions have stepped up to provide more hospital beds. Meanwhile, refrigerated trucks have started to appear at local hospitals and health officials say they […]