Montgomery Community Media

It’s the talk of the town: twin Panda cubs! Giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to twin panda cubs at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo on Aug. 22. The first giant panda cub was born at 5:34 p.m. and the second giant panda cub was born at 10:07 p.m. on Saturday night. “All of us are […]

The sex abuse charges against a local camp counselor have been dropped due to lack of evidence, according to Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office spokesman Ramón Korionoff. Jose Luis Casumbal Valenzuela, 43, was arrested on July 10 for allegedly having inappropriate contact with an 11-year-old child while he worked as a counselor at the “Holton-Arms […]

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Clear Channel Outdoor Americas kicked off its “Summer of Hope” billboard campaign earlier this month at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Saran and Jacob Hoggle, who have been missing from Montgomery County for almost one year, are featured in this national campaign designed to […]

UPDATED 7.30.15 Road repairs are now complete and Bradley Boulevard has reopened. UPDATED 7.29.15 WSSC crews have replaced a 16-inch water pipe along Bradley Boulevard in Bethesda but the road will remain closed through both Wednesday’s morning and evening rush hours. The break occurred on Monday but crews were delayed fixing the pipe because of the […]

The Washington Spirit welcomed home its World Cup stars on July 18th at the team’s home game against the Seattle Reign at the Maryland SoccerPlex. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. If you missed this game you can watch it on Montgomery Channel 21 at 9 p.m. on July 21, at 4:30 p.m. on July 22, and […]

Montgomery County police have identified the man who was fatally shot on the third level of the Wheaton Metro parking garage, 11171 Georgia Avenue, on Tuesday night and officers say two teens have been charged with his murder. Police identified the victim as Eric Melgar, age 20, of Silver Spring. Police have also identified the […]

UPDATED A Washington D.C. man was charged on Friday with one count of third-degree sex offense and one count of sex abuse of a minor, according to Montgomery County Police. Jose Luis Casumbal Valenzuela, 43, of the 5400 block of Connecticut Avenue, was arrested for having inappropriate contact with an 11-year-old child while he worked […]

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments held a strategic planning meeting on June 10.  County Executive Ike Leggett talked about the importance of “regionalism” and economic development. Watch his address in its entirety here:

Repairs are now complete on an eight-inch water main break that occurred at 2 p.m. on June 10th in the Kentlands community of Gaithersburg. Lyn Riggins, a spokesperson for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), said service was disrupted for dozens of residents at three apartment buildings adjacent to Chevy Chase Street. A portion of […]

An Amtrak train on its way from Washington, D.C. to New York derailed north of Philadelphia last night. Amtrak officials have released the following statement: “We are deeply saddened by the loss of life from Amtrak Northeast Regional Train 188 that derailed north of Philadelphia Tuesday evening. We ask the news media to be respectful […]