Montgomery Community Media

Here are five things to know today, March 6, in Montgomery County: 1.Montgomery County is under a wind chill advisory through 10 a.m. 2. The Hoggle toddlers are missing six months this weekend. Here’s an update on the case. 3. BlackRock Center for the Arts got an unprecedented gift and is naming its main gallery after the […]

The Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control (DLC) hosted a free Alcohol Law Education and Regulatory Training (ALERT) class for Latino business owners who serve or sell alcohol. This class was held on Feb. 23 at the Silver Spring Civic Building, and is part of a campaign that aims to avoid alcohol sales to people who are […]

Three MCPS teachers have been named finalists for the 2015–2016 Teacher of the Year award. The three educators are recipients of the Veteran Teacher Award by the Marian Greenblatt Education Fund. The finalists are: Josephine Luster, a Grade 5 teacher in the Highly Gifted Center at Chevy Chase Elementary School in Chevy Chase. She is […]

The new Silver Spring Library has some extra space built into it and organizations have two more weeks to apply to be a part of it. The county is seeking proposals from one or more organizations to be included in the new Silver Spring Library on Fenton Street between Wayne Avenue and Bonifant Street in downtown […]

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory on Monday for Montgomery County beginning Tuesday, March 3, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Temperatures are expected in the upper 20s and winds are predicted to blow around 15 mph. Road and sidewalk surfaces may be slippery with snow and ice. About one inch […]

Montgomery County Police have released the sketch of a man who reportedly attempted to rape a woman in Silver Spring this week. At about 11:15 p.m. on Feb. 25, 3rd District Officers responded to an attempted rape that had just occurred in the 1400 block of Hampshire Court West. The victim, a-20-year-old woman, had been […]

The Faith Community Working Group (FCWG) and law enforcement officials are scheduled to host a town hall meeting to discuss violent extremism prevention, mental illness and the relationship between police officers and the community. The conversation is scheduled to take place on March 16 at 6 p.m. at the People’s Community Baptist Church in Silver Spring. […]

Two Montgomery County men were charged with first-degree murder in the January death of a D.C. man. Montgomery County Police arrested Damien Jamaal Lee, 36, of the 3000 block of Quail Hollow Terrace in Brookeville and Delton Alex Brown, 31, of the 1100 block of West Side Drive in Gaithersburg, for the January 24 homicide […]

The Government of El Salvador and guerrillas reached a peace agreement 23 years ago. On Friday, Feb. 20, the Embassy of El Salvador in the United States along with Montgomery College and Casa De Maryland are scheduled to host a celebration to honor the country’s history, people and legacy at the Cultural Arts Center in […]

Montgomery Police are investigating the allegations of sexual offenses involving a former aikido karate teacher and several of his former students and are concerned there may be more victims. Police arrested Jorge Raul Allica, also known as George Paul Allica, 56, of the 3700 block of 13th Street NE in Washington D.C., on Jan. 29 […]