Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Road repairs are underway at the site of an earlier water main break along Goldsboro Road in Bethesda. The break caused some lane closures during the Wednesday morning rush hour. At one point, all lanes of Goldsboro Road were closed from Massachusetts Avenue to Tulip Hill Terrace. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) reports on […]

Repairs are now complete on an eight-inch water main break that occurred at 2 p.m. on June 10th in the Kentlands community of Gaithersburg. Lyn Riggins, a spokesperson for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), said service was disrupted for dozens of residents at three apartment buildings adjacent to Chevy Chase Street. A portion of […]

UPDATED, APRIL 1, 6:45 a.m. – Wind gusts and a resident burning yard debris combined to start the fire that consumed more than 50 acres in the Laytonsville area Tuesday. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesman Pete Piringer reported the flaming debris ignited the woods nearby setting off the fire that took more than 125 […]

UPDATED The fire is out but Montgomery County firefighters remain on the scene at 3101 Cummings Lane in Chevy Chase for overhaul. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reports the fire began in the basement of the house and extended to the first floor. He said all the occupants were out of the structure and […]

UPDATED A portion of North Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg was closed in both directions between Odenhal Avenue and Chestnut Street for less than an hour after a vehicle struck a gas meter at a building around 6 a.m. on June 4. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said hazardous materials units responded to the scene, […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video, Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello tells us what is happening at the site of the Kentlands retaining wall collapse that occurred on March 30 at Ridgepoint Place and Quince Orchard Road. He also reports that a closed portion of Quince Orchard Road will not reopen until the wall is stabilized. […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello says that officials believe the collapse of a Kentlands retaining wall on March 30 at Ridgepoint Place and Quince Orchard Road was weather-related. Take a look: Several residents were evacuated as a precaution because of the wall collapse. A stretch of Quince Orchard Road remains closed […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred at 2:21 p.m. on Dec. 28 at Maryland Avenue and Great Falls Road in Rockville. Police said the side-impact collision involved a gray 2004 Toyota Corolla and a silver 2003 Oldsmobile Bravada within the intersection. According to police, the preliminary investigation indicates that the […]

This just in: Montgomery County police report that Glen Road is closed at South Glen Road (Potomac) for wires down across the road and repairs are needed. Montgomery County police report that reopening the road may take take at least 1.5 hours. TRAFFIC UPDATE: Downed wires – Glen Rd. is closed at S. Glen Rd. […]

Beginning on August 11, the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) will begin final resurfacing of two sections on MD 355 (Wisconsin Avenue) in Bethesda as part of the two ongoing $2.9 million safety and resurfacing projects. Weather permitting, the work should be complete by late fall. SHA will resurface one mile of MD 355 from […]