Montgomery Community Media

A “self-professed white supremacist” from Silver Spring was arrested Sunday on charges related to the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol. Bryan Betancur faces charges including entering restricted grounds and unlawful activities on Capitol grounds, according to an affidavit from an FBI special agent. Betancur was on probation following a fourth-degree burglary offense. He received […]

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 13, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. Conversation About Recovery: Montgomery County invites residents to join a community conversation focused on addiction and recovery at 6 p.m. You can join on Teams Live or watch live on County Cable Montgomery and the county’s Facebook page. More […]

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 12, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. COVID-19 Testing: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at nine testing sites today. The schedule of clinics may be found here. 2. Virtual Employment Expo: If you are over 50-years-old and looking for employment, a virtual Employment Expo […]

Today is Monday, Jan. 11, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County: 1. COVID-19 Testing: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at six testing sites today. The schedule of clinics may be found here. 2. State COVID-19 Economic Relief Announcement:  Gov. Hogan will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. […]

Today is Friday, Jan. 7 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1.COVID-19 Vaccine Info: The Montgomery County website just launched a link where residents can sign up to receive vaccine updates. Click here for more information. Good morning Montgomery County! ☀For the latest information about the #COVID19 vaccine, visit the County's website.💉 […]

Update (Jan. 7): Montgomery County police report that Maeva Domche was found safe and unharmed. Original (Jan. 6): Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police-Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for help in locating a missing teenager from Silver Spring. Maeva Domche, age 14, was last seen by family at approximately 11:15 p.m. […]

Today is Thursday, Jan. 7 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Metro Rail and Bus Service:  After closing early Wednesday due to the chaos at the Capitol Monday, Metro will operate regular, weekday service today. Tomorrow, January 7, Metro will operate regular, weekday rail & bus service. 🚇 hours: 5a-11p; […]

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 6 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Weekly COVID-19 Media Briefing: County Executive Marc Elrich, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles and Emergency Management Director Dr. Earl Stoddard will hold their weekly media briefing at 12:30 p.m. You can watch live on MCM channels 21 and 995 […]

More than 2,000 ineligible people erroneously signed up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine from Holy Cross Health. Holy Cross Health announced that on Dec. 30, the hospital system, which has locations in Germantown and Silver Spring, sent an email to employees with a link where they could sign up to schedule a time to receive […]

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 5 and it is National Bird Day. Visitors to the C&O Canal Sunday sighted the colorful painted bunting, a bird common in Florida but not this far North. In the meantime, here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. COVID-19 Testing: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county […]