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.
Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) detectives investigate a March 1 armed robbery of a McDonald’s restaurant in Germantown. Police released surveillance video and ask for the public’s help identifying the… Read More
Montgomery County residents can pick up free at-home PCR test kits at multiple centers throughout the jurisdiction. At the Wheaton Community Recreation Center, about 75 kits were distributed on the… Read More
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich criticized Republicans in Congress who are challenging additional COVID-19 funding requested by President Joe Biden. “I’m disappointed, but not at all surprised, that Republicans in… Read More
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has laid out his recommended operating budget for Fiscal Year 2023. He held a press conference Tuesday to present the $6.3 billion dollar fiscal plan.… Read More
It’s Wednesday, March 16, 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 12:30… Read More
At 1:25 a.m. on March 12, two Montgomery County police officers came upon a burning car with a driver still inside. Officer Nathan Rodgers and Sgt. B. Drew sprung into… Read More
On Monday, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich signed a bill to double the county’s reimbursements for municipally-delivered services. The county council unanimously passed the bill on March 1. Montgomery County… Read More
Detectives are investigating a serious collision involving a bicyclist and tractor trailer driver in Clarksburg. An adult male bicyclist was taken to a hospital with critical injuries after the collision… Read More
This week, the national average price for gas passed its highest record, according to AAA, which was set in 2008. On Monday, Maryland surpassed its own record also set that… Read More
A judge ordered a Bethesda man be held without bond Wednesday after he was charged with first-degree murder for killing his stepfather, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. … Read More
A Silver Spring man was killed in a hit-and-run Tuesday after police said a suspect entered his car in Washington, D.C. 33-year-old Rakesh Patel was pronounced dead at a hospital,… Read More
Nearly $500,000 has been raised through a relief fund for families affected by the March 3 fire and explosion at the Friendly Garden Apartments on Lyttonsville Road in Silver Spring. The… Read More