Montgomery Community Media

The first day of school for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students is August 29th, and Superintendent Jack Smith says the district plans to welcome about 159,000 students. That’s 2,500 more students than last year. Find out more in this MyMCMedia Extra video, below: Dr. Smith said he plans to begin the first day of […]

Good morning! Here are five things you need to know today, Aug. 11th, in Montgomery County: 1. Piney Branch: Fire and Rescue services are responding to an overnight explosion and fire at Flower Branch Apartments. Piney Branch Road between University Boulevard and Flower Avenue is closed. 2. Local Olympians: Katie Ledecky competes for her fifth […]

A search and rescue effort is underway at an apartment complex in Silver Spring following an overnight explosion and fire. It happened shortly before midnight in the 8600 block of Piney Branch Road. Over 100 firefighters were called to the scene of the three alarm fire. Firefighters said some occupants were trapped on the second […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students go back to class on Aug. 29. County Council member Craig Rice chairs the Council’s Education Committee, and he has recently met with Superintendent Jack Smith about the upcoming school year. During a recent interview at Northwest High School, Rice said one of the topics that the two local […]

Good morning! Higher temperatures and humidy are in the forecast today. Here are five things you need to know today, Aug. 10th, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery Police Department is hosting a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room at Public Safety Headquarters. 2. Montgomery Parks is hosting a community […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students head back to class on Aug. 29. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, below, students tell us what they would like to see when they return to school.

Here are five things you need to know today, Aug. 9, in Montgomery County: 1. Local Olympians: Bethesda’s Katie Ledecky competes for her second  Rio Olympic games gold medal tonight in the 200-meter freestyle. Dickerson native Ashley Nee qualified Monday for the semifinals in the women’s kayak slalom with a time of 105.06 seconds. Watch video of […]

There was a huge turnout for the 7th annual Salvadoran-American Day Festival at the Wheaton Triangle on Aug. 7th. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and County Councilmembers Nancy Navarro and George Leventhal were among the faces in the crowd. Comunidades Transnacionales Salvadoreñas or COTSA (Salvadoran-American Community group) presented Leggett with a plaque to thank him […]

Red Line commuters take note: Metro trains will continuously single track between Shady Grove and Twinbrook from August 9 through August 18 as part of Safety Track Surge #7. WMATA officials are advising Red Line commuters to find other transportation options as trains are expected to be crowded, especially during rush hour due to service […]

Thousands of residents and visitors came out for the Festival of Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in Silver Spring on Sunday. The economic and cultural event was hosted by La Main Tendue which has organized this festival for the past seven years. The Ivory Coast, located in West Africa, declared Independence from France August 7, 1960. […]