Montgomery Community Media

Gov. Hogan announced in a statement that a person diagnosed with the COVID-19 coronavirus in New Jersey was in Maryland from Feb. 27 to March 1 attending the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Prince George’s County.  Hogan said the New Jersey Department of Health informed the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) earlier […]

Climate activists will gather to take a plunge in the Potomac River on Saturday.   Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), an advocate for environmental protection, will kick off the 15th annual Polar Bear Plunge at 10 am. It is organized by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) every January. The organization works to bring awareness and combat global warming in the […]

A Russian boxer died Tuesday from wounds sustained during a fight at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill Friday night. 28 year-old Maxim Dadashev, a junior welterweight, was facing Subriel Matias in a world title elimination fight to earn the right to challenge the current International Boxing Federation champion Josh Taylor. The fight, televised […]

A grand jury has indicted a Germantown man that the U.S. Attorney’s Office says was inspired by ISIS to plow through pedestrians at National Harbor using a stolen U-Haul van. The indictment charges Rondell Henry, 28, with interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle, court papers say. He faces 10 years in prison, and no other […]

The U.S. Attorney’s Office claims ISIS inspired a Germantown man to steal a U-Haul van with the intention of using it as a weapon against pedestrians within National Harbor. The government has asked that Rondell Henry, 28, be detained pending trial claiming he is a flight risk and a danger to the community, according to […]

Some of the top martial artists from around the world will put their skills to the test at the US Capitol Classics this August. Grandmaster Dennis Brown, founder of the Shaolin Wu-Shu Training Center in Silver Spring, started the tournament 34 years ago. It has become one of the largest and most recognized competitions under the North […]

Long before the Kung Fu Panda movies became hits, a martial arts grandmaster began teaching children the Chinese art of self-defense. Kicking and punching is just one of the skills the young dragons learn at Shaolin Wu-Shu Training Center in Silver Spring. My MC Media’s Phyllis Armstrong reports on the school that builds character. Some […]

The President’s Day holiday saw another big weekend for FANTASTIC FORUM.  Two conventions graced the DC/Maryland area as anime convention, Katsucon, was held at National Harbor’s Gaylord Resort and sci-fi con, Farpoint, took place at the Crowne Plaza in Hunt Valley.  And I was nutty enough to attend both. Katsucon is the official home of […]