Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Pepco officials say they are investigating reports of power outages in Washington, D.C. and some areas of Maryland. Following the reports, Pepco issued the following statement: “Shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday we experienced a dip in voltage in the Washington D.C. area. This was caused by an issue with a transmission line. There was […]

U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski today issued the following statement after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued safety recommendations for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) system following the Yellow Line smoke incident on January 12 that caused the death of one passenger, critical injuries to two passengers and the hospitalization of 84 […]

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal and Councilmember Roger Berliner, chair of the Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee, issued the following statement today regarding transit funding for the County: “The first and nearest term decision regarding transit in Montgomery County is whether the Purple Line will proceed, which Governor Hogan and Transportation Secretary […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner made the following remarks today about overall safety concerns regarding Washington’s Metrorail system after a tragic accident on the Yellow Line on Jan. 12. The complete text of Councilmember Berliner’s statement is below: “Yesterday’s tragic incident on Metro’s Yellow Line was a sad day for the Washington region and all […]

The president of Montgomery College is applauding President Obama’s proposal to make the first two years of community college free. You can read Dr. DeRionne Pollard’s official statement below: “Now more than ever, the jobs of today require a postsecondary education. Education and training is the on-ramp to the middle class—to good jobs with good […]

The Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) system is in recovery mode after what officials describe as an “unprecedented” server outage over the holidays. MCPL Director Parker Hamilton has posted a message to library users on the MCPL website. You can read her statement below: “Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) experienced an unprecedented downtime this past […]

U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) issued the following statement on the plane crash in Gaithersburg which killed six people: “My thoughts and prayers are with those who lost loved ones in yesterday’s plane crash in Gaithersburg especially to the Gemmell Family. My deepest gratitude goes to the first responders who rushed to the scene […]

UPDATED The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center has admitted the first nurse who contracted the Ebola virus at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital while providing patient care to the index patient who died of Ebola. Nurse Nina Pham has been admitted to the Special Clinical Studies Unit of the NIH Clinical Center at the […]

A doctor who was exposed to the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone has been transferred from an overseas location and admitted to the NIH Clinical Center for observation and to enroll in a clinical protocol. The patient arrived at the NIH Clinical Center at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 28, according to a statement posted […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley today issued the following statement about efforts to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games to the National Capital Region. “I’m excited to join Gov. McAuliffe and Mayor Gray to support the National Capital Region’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Here in Maryland, we’re focused on doing the things […]