Montgomery Blair High Under Lockdown
For the third time in two weeks, Montgomery Blair High School is on lockdown following a bomb threat. MCPD is at Montgomery Blair HS investigating a reported bomb threat.The school… Read More
Fran Murphy
Executive Producer, Montgomery Community Media
Champion Oak Transformed into Art in the Park
Thanks to a $10,000 dollar grant by the Montgomery Parks Foundation, an old tree that once shaded the corner of Beach Drive and Cedar Lane in Kensington has a new… Read More
White’s Ferry Closure Remains Most Urgent Upcounty Transportation Issue
Thursday’s Upcounty Transportation Town Hall at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown centered on many local issues. But no topic seemed as urgent as the nearly three-year closure of… Read More
WW II Hero Honored at Arlington
On Wednesday, U.S. Staff Sergeant Waverly Woodson Jr. was posthumously awarded the Bronze Medal and Combat Medic Badge in a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Wounded himself, Woodson… Read More
Thief Caught on Camera in Aspen Hill Burglary
Detectives ask for the public’s help in identifying a thief caught on camera in a home burglary on September 3, 2023, on the 3900 block of Wendy Lane in Aspen… Read More
Driver in Fatal DUI Faces Possible 15 Years in Prison
On Thursday, October 5, Kevin Orihuela, 22, of Rockville, was convicted on charges of Homicide by Motor Vehicle while Under the Influence of Alcohol and Gross Negligent Manslaughter by Motor… Read More
Council Questions MCPS Promotion Process
On Thursday the Council Commitee for Education and Culture met with officials from MCPS and the Board of Education to discuss solutions to the processes that enabled Joel Beidleman to… Read More
Council Meets with School Officials About Beidleman Promotion
It was listed as a meeting of the Education and Culture Commitee, but on Thursday morning the full Montgomery County Council met with Board of Education President Karla Silvestre, Montgomery… Read More
Maryland Releases Report Card on County Public Schools
According to numerous educational associations including the National Assessment of Educational Progress, students nationwide continue to struggle with the effects of the pandemic on their academic performance. So perhaps the… Read More
Maryland Childcare Costs Among Highest in Nation
A survey by the United Way of the National Capital Area looks at all 50 states and the rising costs of childcare. Marylanders pay some of the highest costs in… Read More
Driver Fined $2000 in Death of Diplomat
District Court Judge Eugene Wolfe exacted a fine of $2000, the maximum penalty under Maryland law, for a guilty plea by Santos Martinez in the death of 42-year-old diplomat Sarah… Read More
Silver Spring Hosts Saturday Fall Makers Market
More than 35 local artisans will offer their unique handmade products for sale Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. along Ellsworth Drive between Georgia Avenue and Fenton Streets. Featured… Read More