Montgomery Community Media

Detectives have released the surveillance video of the person who robbed the Thrive Pharmacy in Clarksburg on March 23 and are asking for the public’s help in identifying him. The robber, who kept his hand in his jacket pocket, arrived at the pharmacy, at 23213 Stringtown Road, about 1 p.m., announced the robbery and vaulted the […]

Funeral arrangements have been completed for Charles “Rick” Gentilcore, a firefighter who died Friday. A viewing will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, at the Hines Rinaldi Funeral Home, 11800 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring. A full fire department memorial service will be […]

Here are five things to know today, April 10, in Montgomery County: 1. Today is the first day of spring break for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students. 2. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has ordered the state flag to half staff in honor of a Montgomery County firefighter who passed away on Friday. 3. Germantown […]

Judge Neil Gorsuch, confirmed Friday by the U.S. Senate, is expected to take the oath of office for the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. Gorsuch has Montgomery County ties: He attended Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda. Graduating in 1985, Gorsuch served as Georgetown Prep’s President-of-the-Yard, the student body president, as a senior. He also […]

UPDATED A Montgomery County firefighter died on duty Friday, according to a county fire spokesman. Charles “Rick” Gentilcore was found unresponsive about 3:30 p.m., said Pete Piringer, spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services. Gentilcore was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where he died. “The MCFRS family has incurred a great loss,” Piringer said […]

A Baltimore 18-year-old was arrested Wednesday, the fourth person charged in the Feb. 10 death of a Hyattsville man in Montgomery Village. Police said the shooting was part of an attempt to rob a drug dealer. Shiloh Young of the 4200 block of Willshire Avenue in Baltimore was arrested at his home on a Montgomery County arrest warrant […]

Public safety news dominated MyMCMedia’s web traffic again last week, with the story of the Richard Montgomery High School security guard’s arrest leading the pack. We also had a couple of fires. And one missing man was found, and the body of another missing man was discovered. One of our top stories also was the […]

A federal grand jury has indicted a 31-year-old Burtonsville man on 18 counts of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. According to the indictment, Kyle Stephen Thompson allegedly engaged in sexually explicit conduct with three minors from May 9, 2015, to Jan. 28, 2017, to produce visual depictions documenting the abuse. Investigators believe that […]

Montgomery County police have released surveillance video and are asking for the public for help in identifying the person who stole headphones from a Bethesda Verizon store and assaulted a contractor in the store. Police say the thief entered the store at 6932 Wisconsin Ave. about noon Feb. 21 and went to a display rack […]

Here are five things to know today, April 7, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s a day off for Montgomery County Public Schools students and a professional day for teachers. The school district’s spring break is scheduled for next week. Students return to class on April 18th. 2. The Gaithersburg Skate Park opens for the season. 3. […]