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A two-story staff housing building caught fire Saturday, and though no one was hurt, a dog died, according to the Twitter feed of Pete Piringer, a spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. Ten people were displaced, Piringer said.   More – Bradley Blvd; occupants of fire apt weren’t home, Neighbors attempted to […]

A 4-year-old boy was burned in a Boyds fire Sunday afternoon, according to the Twitter feed of Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Pete Piringer. The cause of the fire likely was fireworks and it caused about $20,000 in damage, Piringer tweeted Fighting the fire was hampered because the location, in the 16700 block […]

Montgomery County police and county Fire and Rescue Services have released this video from the Aug. 10 fire at the Flower Avenue Apartments. The video incluke’s narrated from the first responders as well as body camera footage. In one instance, a mother and father are reunited with their baby. More than 100 firefighters were called […]

Here are five things to know today, April 3, in Montgomery County: 1. Play ball! It’s opening day at Nationals Park and Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is planning to attend the Baltimore Orioles game. 2. Montgomery County firefighters are investigating a fatal fire in Gaithersburg. 3. Several County Council Committees […]

Their valor cannot be questioned. Twenty-one police officers and firefighters received honors Friday for their efforts to save lives and protect Montgomery County residents. The awards were part of a 43rd annual ceremony put on by the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce. Several of the award winners were honored for their efforts at the Flower […]

It will surprise no one that many of the top stories in MyMCMedia’s web traffic over the past week revolved around public safety, particularly at schools. Three stories are directly related to Rockville High School. Two, however, are older stories. One involves a Wheaton home invasion March 1. The other describes how police are still looking […]

A thief took a pair of designer shoes, according to this week’s Rockville Police crime summary. The theft occurred March 21 in the 1600 block of Rockville Pike. The complainant reported a person, who entered the business between 1:25 p.m. and 1:33 p.m., walked directly to the men’s shoe department. The person removed a pair […]

Here are five things to know today, March 31, in Montgomery County: 1. Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford is scheduled to deliver remarks at the Capital Region Minority Supplier Diversity Council’s Super Matchmaking Conference at the Silver Spring Civic Center. 2. The Germantown Library hosts a Job Search Strategies Workshop at 11 a.m. The workshops help […]

Here are five things to know today, March 30th, in Montgomery County: 1. Healthy Living: Montgomery County is the healthiest county in the state of Maryland, according to a new report. 2. Assignment Education: The Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) meets later today, and one of the items on the agenda is the naming […]

Montgomery County was ranked as the healthiest county in Maryland, a county statement said Wednesday. The ranking, completed by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, compared counties within each state on more than 30 factors including education, jobs, housing, exercise and commuting times. According to the 2017 ranking, […]