Montgomery Community Media

A car crashed through a glass window at Underwraps, a lingerie shop on Hampden Lane at the Shoppes in Bethesda on Friday morning. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the driver was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. According to Piringer, no one else was injured. A building inspector was […]

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Montgomery County beginning at 4 p.m. today. Here are five more things to know today, Aug. 20, in Montgomery County: 1. The Wootton community is mourning the loss of principal Michael Doran, who passed away on Wednesday.  A memorial service is scheduled for Friday […]

UPDATED Three relatives of Richard Welch- A Hyattsville resident who authorities in Montgomery and Bedford Counties named a person of interest in the Lyon sisters case- were charged with perjury and obstruction in the Lyon sisters case. Leslie Engelking, Richard Welch’s brother-in-law, was charged with perjury. Amy Welch-Johnson, Welch’s granddaughter, was charged with obstruction of justice, and […]

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) crews are on the scene of a 12-inch water main break in the 8700 block of Flower Avenue in Silver Spring. WSSC crews have shut off the water so repairs can begin on the 90-year-old main. Local businesses are reporting losses from having to close their shops because of the […]

UPDATED, August 11, 4 p.m. – Police report that Chelsea Ledesma has been found safe and unharmed. ORIGINAL POST Montgomery County police officers need your help to find a missing Wheaton teen. According to police, Chelsea Denise Ledesma, age 16, of the 11600 block of Elkins Street in Wheaton, was last seen on August 1st. Chelsea is […]

UPDATED: A 19-year-old man acted in self-defense when he killed an 18-year-old Silver Spring man in the Briggs Chaney area, according to Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office spokesman Ramón V. Korionoff. Zio was released on Aug. 7 but had been in jail since June on a charge of second-degree murder in the stabbing of Derik […]

The sex abuse charges against a local camp counselor have been dropped due to lack of evidence, according to Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office spokesman Ramón Korionoff. Jose Luis Casumbal Valenzuela, 43, was arrested on July 10 for allegedly having inappropriate contact with an 11-year-old child while he worked as a counselor at the “Holton-Arms […]

Local communities will celebrate National Night Out on Aug. 4. The goal of this annual event is to get residents’ participation in crime prevention and to help strengthen police and community relations. Find out more in this report: According to a news release, this is the 32nd year of National Night Out observances that demonstrate a […]

UPDATED 8.3.15, 5:39 p.m.– New Hampshire Avenue at Cannon Road is now open according to the police. ORIGINAL POST: Montgomery County Police and Fire and Rescue personnel are on the scene of a collision on New Hampshire Avenue and Cannon Road in Silver Spring’s Colesville neighborhood. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer reported on his […]

UPDATED, July. 31, 1:54 p.m. – Ayalew Ishete has been found safe and unharmed. ORIGINAL POST: Detectives from the 2nd District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 65-year-old man who has Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and who does not speak. According to Montgomery County police, Ayalew Ishete was last seen at 9:30 […]