Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Pepco officials say they are investigating reports of power outages in Washington, D.C. and some areas of Maryland. Following the reports, Pepco issued the following statement: “Shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday we experienced a dip in voltage in the Washington D.C. area. This was caused by an issue with a transmission line. There was […]

Pepco is continuing to monitor the weather forecast and has crews prepared to restore outages for the winter storm forecasted for March 5. Pepco announced they have about 150 internal linemen and more than 400 contractors who are available for restoration as needed. Call Centers are staffed and prepared. Pepco reminds customers that heavy wet […]

A combination of high winds, snow and extremely cold temperatures kept first responders busy in Montgomery County on Saturday night. The National Weather Service has issued several weather advisories for Montgomery County this holiday weekend because of an arctic air mass that moved into our area. A high wind advisory remains in effect from now until 2 […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a brush fire last night at Cheshire Drive and Berkshire Drive in Bethesda. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire was caused by downed wires in the area. Piringer said there were power outages in the area because of the incident. U/D Wildwood Neighborhood, vicinity Berkshire Dr & […]

Here are five things to know today, Sept. 3, in Montgomery County: 1. Gaithersburg city leaders discussed the process for selecting a new mayor at last night’s Council meeting and officials are anticipating an open seat on the City Council. Applications for that position will be available online today. 2. Strong storms swept across Montgomery […]

UPDATED A line of strong storms swept through Montgomery County around 6:45 p.m. on July 8 knocking out power to thousands of Montgomery County residents. At 7:15 p.m., there were nearly 18,000 Pepco customers without power in Montgomery County, according to online outage maps. At 7:30 p.m., that number had climbed to over 24,000 customers. […]

UPDATED Thousands of Montgomery County residents from Gaithersburg to Olney found themselves in the dark during the evening of May 27 after a strong line of thunderstorms swept through the area. At one point, Pepco’s online outage maps indicated more than 35,000 customers in Montgomery County were without power. At 6:30 a.m. on May 28, […]

As snow begins to fall, the Montgomery County’s 311 Call Center will open at 10 p.m. tonight and remain open all night and through the day Monday. Residents can report issues associated with the storm, such as downed trees, by calling 311 or 240.777.0311, or visiting the website at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/311. The TTY number is 301.251.4850. […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley joined by a number of key officials from his cabinet, briefed media on Maryland’s response to what some are calling the season’s most powerful winter storm. Watch it here: http://youtu.be/sm1muM-gSmo

 Maryland State police are reminding motorists to remember the law and to use caution when approaching an intersection because downed power lines may lead to non-functioning traffic lights. Most traffic signals are powered by electricity which can be interrupted by downed power lines, because of the icy conditions. If a traffic signal is not working […]