Montgomery Community Media

Loran Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week , which begins with a major transportation announcement by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. Watch the show, in its entirety, below:

You can see all the #DITL photos, here. This is your source for the latest information about the 5th annual, “Day in the Life of Montgomery County,” an event which takes place for 24 hours on April 20th. Please like our @DITLMoCo Facebook and @DITL Instagram pages to view photos. Share your #ditl photos on […]

County officials touted a new program Thursday that lets companies pay for projects that energy efficiency to their buildings by adding the costs over 20 years to their property tax bills. The first such project had a “green” ribbon cutting at the Comfort Inn Shady Grove in Gaithersburg and the next-door Shady Grove Professional Building. […]

A 37-year-old Silver Spring man has been charged with indecent exposure and trying to abduct two children, according to a statement from Montgomery County police. Jemberu Bekele Geda of the 11500 block of Lockwood Drive, Silver Spring, is being held without bail, according to online court records. The incidents were Sunday, police said. At one point, […]

Someone took a tip jar containing cash from a business in the 800 block of Rockville Pike, Rockville police report in its weekly crime summary. The incident took place at 7:40 p.m. Friday. Police are looking for a man about 40-50 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 180 pounds, medium build, graying facial stubble […]

The Leggett administration had a grand plan in December to turn a pair of Silver Spring parking garages into a 5,000-seat sports and entertainment arena that could serve as a Montgomery County site for high school graduations. A request for development proposals went out looking for the private half of a public-private partnership to build […]

Update, Tuesday: The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved the “Healthy Vending Choices” bill. The measure requires that half the items for sale in vending machines on county property to meet the American Heart Association’s recommended nutrition standards for sugar and salt. Original post: An organization that wants healthier food more widely available in government vending machines […]

At his weekly meeting with reporters, Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner thanks the General Assembly, discusses I-270 improvements, River Road improvements, and money for security at Jewish schools and other faith-based centers.

Gov. Larry Hogan plans to unveil in the coming days how he would spend $100 million as part of his “Innovative Congestion Management Project” to improve travel times on the highway, a Hogan spokeswoman said Monday. Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner said Monday he had learned Friday that the governor had awarded the money, […]

The State Highway Administration wrote Montgomery County officials last week that River Road near Walt Whitman High School cannot be made a school zone, which was sought in an effort to decrease speed limits along the road. Several members of a family died in a traffic accident on River Road driving to an event at […]