Montgomery Community Media

A Wheaton man will spend six months in jail for animal cruelty, a judge ruled this week. James Edward Jones, 31, also is barred from owning or living with animals, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. Jones is serving a yearlong term in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm in the […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) maintain an extensive collection of materials for county residents to check out. Have you ever wondered what the county’s library visitors are reading? We turned to our county’s librarians to find out. For the month of June, the most read books by genre are: Juvenile Fiction Don’t Throw It to […]

UPDATED The Montgomery County Animal Services Division (ASD) has gained custody of the 66 dogs seized from a Rockville area home on Jan. 1. Katherine Zenzano, a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center (MCASAC), said all the dogs are in the legal custody of the shelter and some of the dogs […]

Kathi Stanhope introduces us to Balou, a pit bull mix who is looking for a good home. For more information, call 240.773.5900 or visit Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center.

Who would abandon a seven-week-old pit bull puppy in a parking lot in Burtonsville during one of the coldest months of the year? That’s what investigators with the Montgomery County Police Department’s Animal Services Division want to know. Animal Services officers found the puppy in the 4200 block of Tazewell Terrace in Burtonsville on Jan. […]

The Montgomery County Police Department’s Animal Services Division is investigating a pit bull attack that occurred on June 19 at 6:42 p.m. in the 1800 block of Driftwood Court in Gaithersburg. According to Jeanette Wright, field services supervisor with the Montgomery County police department, an unleashed pit bull, named Lust, killed a bichon frise named […]

Kathi Stanhope introduces Pit Bull Emerald Rose, known as Emmy, as the “Pet of the Week.” Emmy likes people and doesn’t like to be left alone. Learn more in this video. Visit the Montgomery County Humane Society for more information or call 240-773-5967