Debido a la pandemia Covid-19 las escuelas públicas del área metropolitana de Washington DC se vieron obligadas a cerrar sus puertas y adaptarse a una instrucción sólo virtual, al menos durante el primer semestre del año escolar 2020-2021. MyMCMedia conversó con Juan Carlos Morales, Vice-presidente regional de Rootstack, una compañía que desarrolla e implementa aplicaciones […]

Katie Stauss of the Silver Spring Justice Coalition called the two-year probation sentence given to Montgomery County Police Officer Kevin Moris “a real slap on the wrist and not very meaningful.” Moris was found guilty in December 2019 of second-degree assault and not guilty of misconduct in office in a July 3, 2019 incident in […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and other local officials unveiled the county’s first four electric Ride On buses at the David F. Bone Equipment Maintenance and Transit Operations Center in Rockville.  The buses produce zero greenhouse gas emissions and each saves the county about $100,000 per year. 10 more buses are expected to be introduced […]

Montgomery County’s free COVID-19 testing clinics are ramping back up. Last month, testing at all county-sponsored sites was temporarily shut down after Maryland’s department of health raised questions about protocols with test kits from AdvaGenix – a lab based in Rockville. The county has since terminated its contract with AdvaGenix. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich […]

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, local, state and national leaders are consistently making decisions and announcements in order to do what they think is best for residents.  Gov. Larry Hogan has been holding press conferences in regard to COVID-19 since late February, sometimes making considerable announcements. Often in response to his announcements, Montgomery County leaders […]

Expertos en salud siguen investigando los factores determinantes para controlar a los pacientes que padecen de Covid-19. Ahora, médicos informan que los pacientes tienen niveles críticamente bajos de oxígeno en la sangre, pero no tienen dificultad para respirar. Esto se ha descrito como ‘hipoxia silenciosa’ o ‘hipoxemia’, es decir, bajo nivel de oxígeno en la […]

Sixteen shelter dogs from Morehouse Humane Society in Bastrop, La. arrived at Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center (MCASAC) in Derwood on Thursday. The Louisiana dog shelter received significant damage from the Category 4 storm, Hurricane Laura. Now that the dogs are safely in Montgomery County, Morehouse Humane Society—which has been without power since […]

Montgomery County Police are searching for three suspects after a 70-year-old male and a 65-year-old female were robbed outside a home in Fairland on Friday. Investigators believe that the victims were specifically targeted. On August 28, shortly after 6:00 a.m., officers responded to the report of a robbery at Alpenhorn Way. The detectives’ investigation determined that […]

The COVID-19 pandemic is keeping many people home and many buildings closed. The Sandy Spring Museum remains closed however its annual summer outdoor exhibit “Artina” still went on display this year.  The widespread exhibit makes social distancing easy. This year’s theme focuses on light, illumination and climate change. Artina 2020 is on display until Nov. […]

During his weekly virtual media briefing on Wednesday, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich responded to Gov. Larry Hogan’s guidance on moving into the next re-opening phase. Although Hogan announced on Tuesday that the state was easing restrictions and moving to Phase 3, Elrich says data shows that Montgomery County is not ready to move into the […]