Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED A Damascus teen was killed in a one car crash in Damascus early today, according to Montgomery County Police. An off-duty Montgomery County police officer discovered the fatal crash in the 8100 block of Damascus Road shortly after 5 a.m. on Sunday morning. According to the police department’s preliminary investigation, the 2006 Cadillac CTS […]

Lorna Virgili hosts the latest episode of County Report This Week, which begins with a report on the future of the county’s Department of Economic Development and an update on the county’s truancy program. There are also reports from Montgomery County Public Schools, the City of Rockville, Montgomery College and more. You can watch the […]

Here’s your daily rundown of the events and stories that people are talking about today, April 29, in Montgomery County: 1. Maryland Unites: Governor Larry Hogan has unveiled a new website following the protests in Baltimore. 2. Baltimore Protests: County Executive Isiah Leggett shares his thoughts on the situation in Baltimore and how to handle […]

Pepco is providing 1,500 free trees to customers in Maryland and the District of Columbia through its Energy-Saving Trees program. It’s the fifth year of the Pepco-Arbor Day Foundation partnership that provides two trees per household while supplies last. This year, the free trees are more developed as they’re lightly branched and 2 to 4 […]

A combination of high winds, snow and extremely cold temperatures kept first responders busy in Montgomery County on Saturday night. The National Weather Service has issued several weather advisories for Montgomery County this holiday weekend because of an arctic air mass that moved into our area. A high wind advisory remains in effect from now until 2 […]

The Montgomery County Planning Department is offering free trees to qualifying property owners in certain urban districts of Montgomery County. The Shades of Green program, which was launched in 2012 as a pilot program, is now expanding to some additional areas of the county that have a high level of impervious surface in an effort […]

Some Potomac Crest residents filed a lawsuit this past summer to try and save some trees in their backyard. The residents said there next court date is scheduled for Oct. 8. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports.   Related:

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Potomac Crest resident Mark Siegel laments the loss of five trees and his privacy in his backyard. Siegel’s home backs up to a Pepco easement and high voltage transmission line. He said the removal of the trees this past Monday has hurt his property value and his view. Take a look: […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Potomac Crest resident Jay Liang explains how he came home from work this week to find Pepco contractors in his yard trying to cut down a tree. He called police and there’s more. Take a look: Liang and several other Potomac Crest neighbors, who back up to a Pepco easement […]

UPDATED: Thousands of homes are without power in Montgomery County as a massive storm hit the area Thursday evening. As of 7 p.m., more than 29,000 Pepco customers are without power in the County, according to online outage maps. Montgomery County fire spokesperson Pete Piringer said that multiple power lines are down throughout the County and a woman […]