Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department –  6th District Investigative Section have charged Lynnard Slaughter, of Granchester Place, with assault charges and reckless endangerment. According to a news release, Slaughter struck Montgomery County Police officer Patrick McCarthy with his vehicle. A Montgomery County police officer was struck by a vehicle early Wednesday morning […]

Political leaders and activists came together for a rally against gun violence Sunday night in Rockville. Over 200 people turned out for the event at the steps of the Old Grey Courthouse. According to Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger, the Montgomery County Police recovered 733 guns in 2012, 810 guns in 2013 and 1,054 […]

More than 100 third graders from Fairland Elementary School visited the Montgomery County government on Dec. 10 to learn more about how local government operates. Among the speakers with whom they engaged was County Councilmember Sidney Katz, who talked about the role of the County’s legislative branch.

More than 30 members of print and broadcast media organizations whose primary audiences are the various Asian communities that are a rapidly growing part of the Montgomery County on Dec. 10 attended the launch of the Montgomery County Council’s new initiative to improve the flow of information to those residents. Among those who addressed the […]

In this MYMCMedia Extra video Janice Freeman, President of the African-American Chamber of Commerce, discusses the importance of a unified message among Montgomery County’s diverse group of business organizations. The Annual Minority Legislative Breakfast brought together Montgomery County business and political leaders for the 15th year in a row. The breakfast was hosted by the […]

UPDATED Montgomery County Police Officer Noah Leotta, who was struck by a vehicle one week ago today while working as part of a Holiday Task Force in Rockville, has passed away at a local hospital. The Montgomery County Police Department paid tribute to Leotta today outside the Wheaton Police Station on Randolph Road. Leotta, 24, […]

On Wednesday night, 1,460 people of different faiths and backgrounds filled the pews of St. Camilus Church in Silver Spring to discuss affordable housing and education. Organized by Action in Montgomery (AIM), the event sought to challenge members of the Montgomery County Council and engage local residents on the two key issues of affordable housing […]

UPDATED Over 60 firefighters battled a house fire in Olney on Tuesday evening. A fire official said the fire caused an estimated $600,000 in damages. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said two occupants in the house assisted ten dogs out of the house and they were not injured. Piringer has Tweeted a link to […]

How did you spend your holiday weekend? Many Montgomery County residents opted to spend their days outside over shopping on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. MyMCMedia’s Michael Walsh captured some beautiful photos of the sunset and the sunrise in Montgomery County and he discovered the rain didn’t discourage locals from enjoying the scenic outdoors […]

Takoma Park police officers have identified the woman found dead in the 7500 block of New Hampshire Avenue on Tuesday morning as 34-year-old Elena Gugicheva. According to police, Gugicheva was stabbed multiple times. Police are investigating her death as a homicide. Police said Gugicheva, a paralegal, worked part-time in the office park where she was […]