Montgomery Community Media

A fire caused more than $600,000 in damages to a Glen Echo home on March 29, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer. Piringer reported that the fire’s cause was electrical in nature. There were no injuries but the family was displaced and two dogs were rescued from the home on Bryn Mawr […]

Nearly two dozen pigs were killed in a barn fire at Spring Valley Farm on Darnestown Road on Sunday afternoon in Poolesville, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the blaze occurred in a non-hydrant area and water tankers were brought in to provide more water to […]

Montgomery County firefighters battled a chimney fire at a Germantown townhouse last night. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire caused an estimated $75,000 in damages and displaced two adults and two children on Stone Hollow Drive. There were no injuries, he said. According to Piringer, the cause of the fire was […]

Montgomery County firefighters battled an early morning blaze at a four-story apartment building at 410 Girard Street on March 28. Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire occurred near a balcony at the Villa Ridge condominium building in Olde Towne Gaithersburg. Piringer described the fire department’s efforts to battle the blaze as […]

It was the last basketball game of the evening and a long one at that as Bethesda Chevy-Chase experienced a stampede by the Meade Mustangs. Meade defeated B-CC by a score of 80 to 45 to claim the Maryland 4A Division State Championship. The game was marred by an abundance of fouls as both teams […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner recently brought local officials and residents together in hopes of finding solutions for the county’s infrastructure issues. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Save the date: Montgomery Community Media celebrates the third annual, “A Day in the Life of Montgomery County” on April 22nd. That’s Earth Day! You can join the fun by taking a photo of your day in Montgomery County and sending it to us at pix@mymcmedia.org. You can also tweet photos @MyMCMedia #DITL. We will […]

Since the first snow fell on Nov. 26, the day before Thanksgiving, Montgomery County has seen more than its share of winter weather. This latest storm dropped nearly a foot of snow across the county. Below are some photos from the communities of Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Darnestown, Potomac and Silver Spring of this latest wintry weather […]

Montgomery Community Media staffers are counting down to April 22nd. That’s when we celebrate the third annual, “A Day in the Life of Montgomery County,” on-air and online. It’s easy and fun to take part in this photo-centric event. Just email a photo or video to pix@mymcmedia.org or Tweet an image @MyMCMedia with the #DITL. […]

Many Montgomery County residents are spending their Sunday digging out after Saturday’s significant snowfall. Below, a look at some of the slushy roads and sidewalks early today in the Bethesda area: