Police/Crime/Fire

Firefighters responded to a fire in the 8600 block of Kelso Terrace in Gaithersburg around 4 p.m. Saturday. Around 75 firefighters responded on scene.   After several hours, they were able to… Read More

Four people were taken to the hospital this morning with nonlife-threatening injuries after a multi-vehicle accident in Kensington. Pete Piringer, the spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, tweeted… Read More

Maryland State Police troopers from the Rockville Barrack will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint Friday night. A state police statement says the goal will be to find impaired drivers and… Read More

It’s been 18 years since the tragedy on Sept. 11, 2001, killed 2,977 people. For Kensington Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD), the tragedy is especially personal because it was one of… Read More

Según funcionarios, muchos residentes del condado de Montgomery, que alquilan unidades de vivienda más antiguas y asequibles, no tienen acceso a aire acondicionado constante. Ahora, miembros del Concejo del Condado… Read More

The Maryland Wear and Carry Permit application for firearms is going digital on Oct. 1, 2019, according to a news release from Maryland State Police on Sept. 10. It will… Read More

Montgomery County issued a Hyperthermia Alert for Wednesday from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. The heat index is expected to be at or above 95 degrees, according to the Montgomery… Read More

Many Montgomery County residents who rent older and more affordable housing units do not have access to consistent air conditioning according to officials. Well, County Councilmembers plan to do something… Read More

The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) today confirmed the first case of a person with West Nile virus (WNV) in Maryland this year. The infected individual is an adult living… Read More

Update (Sept. 12, 10 a.m.): Montgomery County police say the victim in Monday’s homicide is 39-year old Jennifer Sparks.   Montgomery County police say a body found along Great Seneca Highway… Read More

Several people were injured Tuesday morning in a 2 a.m. fire at two houses in the Olney Village neighborhood in the Brookeville area. Pete Piringer, the spokesperson for Montgomery County… Read More

A child has fallen from an upper floor apartment building in Takoma Park, according to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services. Piringer tweeted that a rescue… Read More