Maryam is a reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. Previously, she was an intern with myMCM. She can be reached at mshahzad@mymcmedia.org or on Twitter @maryam_mcm.
Metro is considering having some mask-only rail cars. “That is something that we’re actively looking into,” said Theresa Impastato, Metro’s Executive Vice President and Chief Safety Officer, during a Special… Read More
More than one million COVID-19 take-home rapid test kits have been distributed through Montgomery County libraries, County Executive Marc Elrich said during a media briefing Wednesday. The county began offering… Read More
Police said a juvenile passenger sustained life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle collision that injured six people Thursday morning on Connecticut Avenue. Officers and fire rescue personnel responded to the intersection… Read More
A recently-leaked Supreme Court draft indicated the court would overturn the landmark abortion case of Roe v. Wade. “This is not a drill,” said Karen Nelson, President and CEO of… Read More
Montgomery County’s COVID-19 rent relief program will reopen applications starting Monday, May 16, County Executive Marc Elrich shared during a media briefing Wednesday. The program provides rental assistance to tenants… Read More
It’s Wednesday, May 11, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Weekly Briefing: County Executive Marc Elrich and health leaders will hold their media briefing at… Read More
Police investigate two commercial burglaries that occurred last month at a Metro by T-Mobile store in the 12200 block of Veirs Mill Road. The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) released… Read More
Local faith-based organizations stepped forward to help migrants as they were bused to Washington, D.C. from Texas as part of an effort by the Governor of Texas, County Council President… Read More
Police said a 19-year-old pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries in a hit-and-run collision in White Oak last week. At about 9:54 p.m. last Thursday, May 5, officers and fire rescue personnel… Read More
Police investigate a shooting that occurred last month at a CVS Pharmacy in Glenmont and ask for the public’s help identifying a suspect, per a release from the Montgomery County… Read More
A third teenager was arrested and charged with murder in a fatal shooting that occurred last month in Germantown, according to the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). Malachi Hney, 16,… Read More
An oral surgeon from Clarksburg stands indicted by the Grand Jury on Thursday, May 5, for second-degree murder of his girlfriend Sarah Harris, according to the Montgomery County State Attorney’s… Read More