Local Emergency Workers Headed to Kentucky
The Maryland Task Force 1 Urban and Rescue team was activated Thursday and currently is preparing to head to Kentucky to help following severe weather conditions there and in Tennessee.… Read More
April 2025
Safety Sweep on Route 29 Nets Hundreds of Violations
Montgomery County police and partner agencies stopped 271 drivers Wednesday during a traffic enforcement operation on Route 29. Officers focused on violations of Maryland’s Move Over Law and speeding. Police… Read More
Hijab Incident at Clarksburg School Resolved
Late last month MCM received a news submission regarding an incident at a Clarksburg school. In the email the writer wanted to know the outcome when an 8-year-old girl was… Read More
Cuts by Department of Education Impact School System
Late Friday afternoon, the Department of Education (DOE) sent letters to all 50 states announcing cuts to funding. On Monday of this week, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)… Read More
Congressional Democrats Protest Firings at NIST in Gaithersburg
U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney (D-6), U. S. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-8) and 20 other Democratic congressmembers sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce expressing “serious concern” following… Read More
Police Investigate Threat at Wootton High School
Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville brought its athletes off the fields and back into the school building Wednesday afternoon while Montgomery County Police officers investigated a nearby incident… Read More
5 Things to Know Today, April 3, In Montgomery County
It’s Thursday, April 3, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Montgomery Planning: Meeting at 9 a.m. Watch the meeting live or on-demand. The Apr 3… Read More
Damascus Man Sentenced to 14 Years For Child Abuse
Oliver Hernandez-Caballero, 26, of Damascus, was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison following his jury conviction of first-degree child abuse. In the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, the… Read More
‘Not Going to be Easy’ Dealing with Volume of Layoffs, Elrich Says
It is going to take a couple of days before it is clear how many county residents lost their jobs Tuesday, County Executive Marc Elrich said. Leaders spoke out Tuesday… Read More
A World Without NOAA
Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representative’s Natural Resources Committee heard from a panel of experts Wednesday concerning the consequences of the recent federal cuts to the National Oceanic… Read More
Watkins Mill On Lockdown Following Assault
Updated April 2 at 3:30 p.m. Watkins Mill students have been dismissed for the day. Montgomery County police officers are investigating an assault on a student. ______________________ Watkins Mill High… Read More
El Concejo Reafirma el Compromiso del Condado con la Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión
Los miembros del Concejo del Condado de Montgomery votaron unánimemente el martes para apoyar una resolución que reafirma su compromiso con la diversidad, la equidad y la inclusión en lo… Read More