Montgomery Community Media

A combination of high winds, snow and extremely cold temperatures kept first responders busy in Montgomery County on Saturday night. The National Weather Service has issued several weather advisories for Montgomery County this holiday weekend because of an arctic air mass that moved into our area. A high wind advisory remains in effect from now until 2 […]

The Town of Chevy Chase won’t be going underground to power up its homes. Town officials recently release a report that took a look at ways to improve power reliability in the area. One option was to bury Pepco’s power lines. The quote came in at more than $60 million. The town’s Reliability Task Force recommended against […]

Happy Friday the 13th! Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 13, in Montgomery County: 1. Bundle up, it’s extremely cold outside. The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for Montgomery County until 10 a.m. today. 2. MedImmune officials are planning to build a child care center on the company’s […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal gives his take on the proposed merger of Exelon and Pepco Holdings, Inc. in this MyMCMedia Extra. The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced it will hold a Rockville hearing on Jan. 13 to receive public comments on the proposed merger. The merger would combine Exelon’s three top-performing […]

The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced it will hold a Rockville hearing on Jan. 13 to receive public comments on the proposed merger of Exelon and Pepco Holdings, Inc. The merger would combine Exelon’s three top-performing utilities – BGE, PECO and ComEd – with Pepco Holdings electric and gas utilities – Pepco, Delmarva […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal held a briefing on Monday where he discussed the Large County Caucus, the Pepco merger and the vote on the Silver Spring Transit Center. Watch the full news conference here.

UPDATED, Jan. 6 – 5:43 p.m. Montgomery County Police is reporting on its Twitter account that officers have responded to more than 100 property damage and personal injury collisions today. Since 5am, MCP officers have responded to approximately 100 property damage/personal injury collisions. — Montgomery Co Police (@mcpnews) January 6, 2015 UPDATED, Jan. 6, 1:22 […]

Pepco crews are working to replace a utility pole in the Potomac area after it was struck by a vehicle overnight and fell across Bradley Boulevard. It happened at approximately 1 a.m., according to Marcus Beal, spokesperson for Pepco. He said there were no power outages associated with this incident. According to Beal, repairs at […]

Pepco held its Winter Weather Summit today to discuss winter preps and to suggest ways customers can prepare. Pepco wants to remind customers it has payment programs for customers who may be experiencing financial conditions that make it difficult to keep their accounts current during  these cold weather stretches and higher usage periods. Many of […]

Downed power lines have sparked a brush fire near the 8900 block of Persimmon Tree Road. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reports that the road is closed between Bronson Road and Oaklyn Drive as the fire department awaits Pepco crews. There are reports of power outages in the neighborhood. Traffic Advisory – 8900blk Persimmon […]