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The Maryland Board of Public Works voted 2-1 Wednesday to award a public-private partnership to Accelerate Maryland Partners of Tysons, Va., to ease traffic congestion along Routes 270 and 495. Gov. Larry Hogan and Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot approved the plans that include replacing the American Legion Bridge and adding two high occupancy toll lanes […]

The Wheaton Arts Parade and Brookside Gardens collaborated with 16 artists from Montgomery County to put together an outdoor exhibit that features 13 unique pyramids.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by MyMCMedia (@mymcmedia) Each pyramid tells a story and includes a QR code which can be scanned to hear a […]

Montgomery County is under a Heat Emergency Alert from noon Wednesday until 8 p.m. Thursday. Emergency Management sends out the alert when temperature/heat index is forecast to be at least 105 degrees, according to a release from the county. It is different from a Hyperthermia Alert, which is issued when temperatures/heat index is forecast to […]

Montgomery College Board of Trustees Chair Michael Knapp announced the beginning of the search for a new president in a press release. In June, the Board of Trustees appointed Greenwood/Asher & Associates to help with recruitment services. The College hopes to conduct interviews this fall and announce a permanent president before winter break. During the […]

Los detectives del Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery (MCPD) continúan investigando un robo a mano armada que ocurrió en un autobús Ride On, en Silver Spring el 4 de julio. “El sospechoso arrebató el teléfono celular de las víctimas … mostró un cuchillo y amenazó a la víctima”, dijo Carlos Cortés, oficial de […]

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 11, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Heat Emergency Alert: Montgomery County is under a Heat Emergency Alert from noon today until 8 p.m. Thursday. The county issues the alert when heat index is forecast to be at least 105 degrees. Nighttime temperatures can still be […]

During a somber event that was moved indoors during a thunderstorm Tuesday evening, officials and members of the Flower Branch Tenants Association remembered the seven lives lost, dozens injured and hundreds displaced on the fifth anniversary of the Flower Branch Apartments gas explosion. The Aug. 10, 2016 explosion and fire occurred when a failed indoor […]

Los detectives del Departamento de Policía del Condado de Montgomery (MCPD) están llevando a cabo una investigación de homicidio en Wheaton después de que se encontró el cuerpo sin vida de un hombre sobre la avenida, justo antes de las 9:00 a.m. del martes. MCP investigating homicide & shooting in 2000 blk of Blueridge Ave […]

“MoCo LoCo” had already made history before playing a game at the Little League Mid-Atlantic Regionals in Bristol, Conn. as the first team from Montgomery County to represent the state in the games. The end of the road came Tuesday as the team was eliminated following Tuesday’s 1-0 loss to Washington, D.C. They had lost […]

Construction for a new Pepco substation will cause major traffic disruptions on part of Randolph Road in Rockville beginning later this month. Per a press release from the county, the construction will extend from Parklawn Drive to Nebel Street. Work is slated to start the week of Aug. 30, spokespeople from Pepco and the County […]