Montgomery Community Media

If you have an opinion on whether Montgomery County Public Schools should change the times schools start and end, you have just one more week to let the school board know about it. The MCPS Board of Education recently held two public hearings on the topic of changing school start times. MyMCMedia’s Krista Brick has […]

UPDATED, 2 p.m.  Jan. 26. – Montgomery County police are investigating the death of a Washington, D.C. man who was found in the Bel Pre area overnight as a homicide. Police have identified the man as Wei Wu, age 46, of the 400 block of K Street NW in Washington, D.C. Police are now saying they […]

A fire at the White Oak Laundromat on New Hampshire Avenue caused an estimated $300,000 in damage Friday evening, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire was first reported by employees who smelled smoke and called 9-1-1. When firefighters arrived on scene, heavy smoke was […]

An electrical light fixture malfunction is the cause of a fire at a home in Colesville that has displaced five adults, two kids and the family dog, according to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) official. MCFRS Spokesman Pete Piringer reported the home in the 600 block of Hollywood Avenue had no working smoke […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials are once again examining school start and end times and they want to know what you think. MCPS-TV has the story. The Board of Education will hold two public hearings on bell times, both on Thursday, January 22 in the auditorium of the Carver Educational Services Center at 850 […]

Montgomery County resident David Cornblatt likes to help people. In fact, he hopes to do just that on 2015 Super Bowl on Feb. 1. Cornblatt, a.k.a Curley owns Curley’s Q BBQ Food Truck and is donating his truck and food to benefit Bethesda Cares– a nonprofit organization that helps people in need throughout Montgomery County. Cornblatt […]

Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) crews are continuing storm response activities this afternoon. “No matter the strength of the storm, we expect that any precipitation will affect this afternoon’s commute,” said SHA Administrator Melinda B. Peters. “Our crews, along with emergency responders, will be patrolling, salting and plowing roads. We ask drivers to make the […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett talks about the dashboard cam video of an encounter involving him and the Park Police on the evening of Election Day at a recreation center in Silver Spring. “We haven’t seen all of it,” he said. Leggett talked about this incident on Good Hope Road in detail […]

UPDATED Say it isn’t so! The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory that hits the ground just as you do this morning. The advisory starts at 6 a.m. Wednesday and predicts one to three inches of snow. The snow is expected to fall later this morning and continue through the day. The […]

Former colleagues of Nancy Dacek recall their memories of this dedicated public servant who passed away January 11, 2015 at the age of 81. Susan Kenedy reports. Dacek also served on the Board of Montgomery Community Television from 1985 until 1989. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Nancy Dacek is planned for Jan. […]