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Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department continue to investigate the Feb. 12 burglary of Pollo Ala Vista Restaurant located on the 16000 block of Oakmont Avenue in Gaithersburg. Officers responded to the burglary that had been discovered by employees opening the business around 6:00 a.m. Surveillance video showed that the male suspect forced entry […]

It has been hard for Montgomery County Career Firefighter and Paramedic Mike Rechen, who hasn’t seen his 90-year-old grandmother in at least year due to the pandemic. But that all changed March 9 as he joyfully administered her dose of COVID-19 at Richard Montgomery High School. Rechen, 28, grew up frequently seeing his grandmother, Shirley […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Adviser to President Joe Biden, urged Montgomery County residents to continue following health safety measures. In a video message played during Tuesday’s county council meeting, Fauci said, “Now is the time to keep our foot on the accelerator with […]

Update: Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference Tuesday that the state will start easing capacity limits at bars, restaurants, and other establishments. Original: Gov. Larry Hogan announced an update on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and recovery Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Check back here for the live stream. According to the […]

During a council briefing Monday, Montgomery County’s “Vaccine Hunters” reported several incidents of racial discrimination at retail pharmacy and hospital COVID-19 vaccination sites in the state. “What’s happened this week is we’ve had at least three incidents— I just found out one yesterday— of immigrants, undocumented or documented, who have gone to retail pharmacies and […]

Casey Aiken hosts the latest episode of 21 This Week. On this week’s show, Aiken and the panel discuss: One resident frustrated with Maryland’s vaccine roll out expressed her opinion in Bethesda Beat. ( 1:06 ) According to CBS NEWS 60 Minutes, Maryland ranks 48th state for getting the vaccine out to residents. ( 6:10 […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) welcomed back about 700 students for the first phase of the return to in-person learning this week. Students in specific special education and career and technical education programs returned to buildings on March 1. Students in kindergarten through third grade will begin to return to buildings in phases starting March […]

Watch a video preview of the next episode of 21 This Week, below: 21 This Week airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and again at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m.

Camilo Montoya es un joven inmigrante de Nicaragua, quien a sus 12 años de edad llegó al estado de Maryland junto a su familia. Camilo es cineasta, poeta, artista digital y activista nicaragüense, ganador de premios Emmy 2019 de la Capital Nacional/Bahía de Chesapeake y nominado a un premio Emmy nacional como mejor director de […]

Adventure Theatre hosted its first-ever 30-hour Stream-A-Thon called Bring Home the Adventure, featuring more than 20 stars of stage and screen, chefs, local artists, community supporters, and the theatre’s talented Academy students. The event raised more than $114,000 and engaged more than 10,000 viewers across the theatre’s social media channels, according to the press release. […]