Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on Friday evening in the 19600 block of Route 355, just north of Scenery Drive, in Germantown. Police have identified the pedestrian as 47-year-old Damien Anthony Denning. According to police, Denning was struck in the traffic lanes by a Chevrolet Malibu that traveling […]

Here are your five things to know today, Nov. 13, in Montgomery County: 1. Homicides are up in Montgomery County this year. 2. Dave and Busters is one of several businesses that has signed a lease at Ellsworth Place in downtown Silver Spring. 3. Eight of Montgomery County’s nine Councilmembers have sent a letter to […]

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 […]

Montgomery County police officers are on the scene of a serious collision on North Frederick Road (Route 355). A portion of Route 355 is closed between Redland Road and Indianola Drive. Commuters are advised to expect delays and to seek an alternate route. N. Frederick Rd. (Rt, 355) closed in both directions at Redland Blvd […]

Montgomery County police officers were looking for distracted drivers in the area of River Road and Goldsboro Road on Tuesday morning and officers cited dozens of them. According to police, the two-hour enforcement focused on identifying drivers who were distracted by either texting while driving or using their hands to use a phone while driving. […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 21, in Montgomery County: 1. Simon Premium Outlets is celebrating its official Clarksburg ground breaking today. 2. Montgomery County Councilmembers Sidney Katz and Craig Rice are holding a community meeting tonight at Quince Orchard High School. 3. Montgomery County police are reminding motorists of the Maryland […]

UPDATED Oct. 21, 4:06 p.m. Montgomery County Police are holding a press conference tomorrow, Oct. 22, outside the 5th District station in Germantown. The 14-year-old victim and his father will speak and the police department will be asking the public for help in locating the driver and vehicle involved. Montgomery County police officers are looking for a […]

Lakelands Parks Middle School students were told to “shelter in place” today, after an incident was reported in the adjacent city of Gaithersburg neighborhood. “During the seventh grade walk off, at approximately 1:15 p.m., students and staff heard and saw what appeared to be a person in distress who needed immediate assistance,” said Principal Deborah […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 8, in Montgomery County: 1. What do Gaithersburg, Germantown, Silver Spring and Rockville have in common? These four Montgomery County communities have made WalletHub’s 2015 top ten list of ethnically diverse small cities. 2. Book lovers take note. Author John Feinstein headlines the Friends of the Library […]

You may say he was at the right place at the right time. A Montgomery County police officer helped save the life of a 9-month-old girl on Sunday after relatives said the child was unresponsive. Authorities said Officer James Herman was on his way home when he pulled over a vehicle on the on the […]