Montgomery Community Media

The Gaithersburg Planning Commission has unanimously approved a motion to recommend fiscal year 2018 funding for pedestrian safety improvements along Kentlands Boulevard. Planning and Code Administration Director John Schlichting asked the Commission to make a formal motion for the funding at the Aug. 2nd meeting. “What we are looking for tonight is just your advocacy […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a serious pedestrian collision that occurred Tuesday night in Aspen Hill. Police said the collision was reported shortly before 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Georgia Avenue. According to police, the preliminary investigation indicates that a 2006 Toyota Scion was traveling southbound on Connecticut Avenue when […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police officers are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred in Germantown Tuesday morning. It happened at the intersection of Great Seneca Highway and Middlebrook Road at around 10:44 a.m., police said. According to police, the preliminary investigation indicates that a 2003 Toyota Sequoia was traveling west on Middlebrook Road when, for […]

A lot of public safety news were top stories last week, including a fatal house fire, a gun store robbery and a Montgomery County Public Schools bus driver arrested on sex charges. But to even out the bad news, one of our top stories also was a group of students creating an opera.   UPDATED: […]

A two-year-old boy is hospitalized in critical condition after he was struck by a car in Takoma Park on Saturday afternoon, according to Takoma Park police. The collision happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 in the 8200 block of Roanoke Avenue in a parking lot, police said. According to police, the driver remained […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating the death of a man who was fatally struck by a MARC commuter train on New Year’s eve in Germantown. According to police, it happened on Dec. 31 shortly after 9:30 p.m. on the tracks in the area of the Germantown MARC train station, which is located at 19311 […]

Montgomery County police officers are investigating a serious pedestrian collision that occurred last night in Rockville near the Twinbrook Metro. Police said the collision occurred shortly after 5:30 p.m. at Chapman Avenue and Bouic Avenue. According to the police department’s preliminary investigation, 63-year-old Esther Contreras was crossing Chapman Avenue in an eastern direction in the […]

Here is your look at what people are talking about today, Nov. 28, in Montgomery County: 1. Digital deals: It’s Cyber Monday, and the National Retail Federation predicts that over 122 million consumers will shop online today. 2. Holiday shopping safety campaign: Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will be joined by public safety officials in […]

An 81-year-old man was killed while riding his three-wheeled recumbent bike in Bethesda today, according to a report from the Montgomery County Police Department. The collision happened shortly before 11:30 a.m. at Little Falls Parkway and the Capital Crescent Trail. According to police, the preliminary investigation indicates that the bicyclist was traveling eastbound on the […]

UPDATED A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle on Oct. 16 at the intersection of Baltimore Road and Norbeck Road has died from his injuries, according to Montgomery County police officers. Police said 54-year-old Pedro Mendoza died from his injuries on Oct. 28. Detectives continue to investigate this collision.  Anyone with information regarding this collision […]