Montgomery Community Media

Over 90 bicyclists signed up to take part in Bike to Work Day on May 17 in Gaithersburg. The city of Gaithersburg set up the bike station along Orchard Ridge Drive at Great Seneca Highway near MedImmune. There was free food and raffle give aways for people who stopped by this morning. The owners of [...]

UPDATED 8:38 p.m. Metro rail service has been restored between the Takoma and Forest Glen stations following a fire during rush hour at the Silver Spring Station. At 8:38 p.m., trains were single tracking between the two stations, with delays up to 30 minutes. According to the WMATA web site, trains were bypassing Silver Spring [...]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters responded to the 100 block of Rockville Pike for the report of a chemical odor in an office building during the morning hours of May 14. According to Assistant Chief Scott Graham, two people were transported to an area hospital for a check- up after feeling ill.  The building was evacuated [...]

John J. McCarthy, State’s Attorney for Montgomery County, announced on May 13 that a judge sentenced Ray A. Young (68) of the 600 block of Concerto Lane in Silver Spring, to nine years in prison for the first-degree assault of Mesfin Lakew (59) at a Post Office. The jury reached its verdict on March 20, [...]

Montgomery County Police Detectives are seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing 33-year-old Silver Spring man. Clifford Hampton Ellis, of the 12400 block of New Hampshire Avenue was last in the 1400 block of Spring Street in downtown Silver Spring at 11 a.m. on May 6. According to police, Ellis is described as [...]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the Maryland State Flag flown at half-staff immediately. This is in honor of Firefighter Gene Kirchner, a 7-year-veteran of the Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company, who died today as a result of injuries suffered in the line of duty. The flag shall continue to be flown at half-staff until sunset [...]

UPDATED 10:58 a.m. on 4/30 This morning, detectives located a Montgomery County man who was missing from the 1700 block of Hutchinson Lane in Layhill. George Harmon Calvert, 78 years old, was last seen yesterday at approximately 3:00 p.m., as he was dropping off his wife in northwest Washington, D.C. Police and family would like [...]

The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct exercise Falcon Virgo 13-07 Monday night and into Tuesday morning, in the National Capital Region, Washington, D.C. These flights are scheduled to take place between 11:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. EDT. In the event of inclement [...]

UPDATED Montgomery County police are reporting on Twitter that the man is in custody at 9:25 a.m. without incident. =================================================================================================================================== Montgomery County police have blocked off streets and are advising residents to stay in their homes following the report of a call in the 600 block of Azalea Drive in Rockville that began as a [...]

The latest from the FBI and local media about the Boston bombing suspects: Updated April 19, 3 p.m. The FBI updated the Wanted Poster with possible vehicle information. Dzhokar Tsarnaev may be driving a 1999 four-door, green Honda Civic with Massachusetts license plates reading 116GC7. Video | Courtesy of Fox 5 Gaithersburg Patch Report. FBI [...]