A routine traffic stop in Montgomery County once turned into a moment that people still remember more than a decade later. Today, MCPD shared the story and video of the memorable stop.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 6th District Investigations Division are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Leroy Metz Thomas, a missing 61-year-old from Montgomery Village. (more…)
A man was killed early Friday morning following a collision involving a vehicle and a Ride On bus near the intersection of Midcounty Highway and Goshen Road, according to a summary of events provided by MCPD.
The Mental Health Version of an Annual Physical Is Here
By Montgomery County Counseling Center
You get the annual physical. You go to that 9am dentist appointment. You’re vigilant about your sleep and exercise. You treat your well-being as something you maintain, not just repair. Why is mental health different? Why aren’t we more proactive? Why do we only seek out support when something goes wrong? Mental health is so often treated like an afterthought when routine check-ups can make a world of difference. Montgomery County Counseling Center is working to change the way we view mental health with a new offering designed to put wellness and preventative care on the map for good.
For most people, mental health care follows a pretty predictable pattern. Something gets hard enough and it lasts long enough that it finally feels like a problem worth addressing. So then you find a therapist and you start working on it until you’re out of crisis, and then you stop. But that’s not the only path and for a lot of people, it’s not the best starting point either; the threshold for “is it bad enough to say something” ends up being way higher than it needs to be, and a lot gets ignored in the meantime.
Think about how you approach the rest of your health. You don’t wait for a heart attack to see a cardiologist. You don’t wait until you’re sick to get your flu shot. You plan ahead. You stay on top of it. You check in. You make decisions based on something more than a gut feeling or a bad stretch. The value of a routine checkup isn’t that it always finds something. It’s that you know either way, and make minor precautionary tweaks. Mental health doesn’t have to be any different.
And yet, for most people, it is. There hasn’t really been the equivalent of an annual physical for mental health. No annual touchpoint, like a birthday or a new year, where someone sits down with a professional and simply goes over how they’re doing. There’s certainly no outside party, like a school, a sports league, or a camp that insists you get checked. That’s why people fall through the slim cracks between doing great and being at risk. After all, the absence of a crisis is not the same thing as a clean bill of mental health. (more…)
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A Montgomery County native is stepping into one of Baltimore’s top sports media roles.
Join Us for StoryBox Comics Fair, a two-day festival celebrating local and independent comics authors!
Day 1 – Saturday, June 27th, 11-5pm @ DwightMess compound (805 Silver Spring Ave): Events are open to the public, admission is FREE. Featuring Special Guest Artists, gallery exhibitions, workshops, artist talks, a modeling session (suggested donation) and exhibitors, you can dig in to indie comics and also tour the compound, which features an extensive comics collection, a rare video collection, Risograph and screenprinting studios.
The Montgomery County Department of Police has joined the International Association of Chiefs of Police Trust Building Campaign Pledge, a national initiative focused on strengthening trust, transparency, and collaboration between law enforcement and the communities they serve. (more…)
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Updated with additional information from MCPD
Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) responded early Friday morning to a fatal collision in Gaithersburg involving a vehicle and a Ride On bus.
A black bear was spotted roaming a backyard in Darnestown Thursday night, a somewhat rare, but not unheard-of sight in Montgomery County as bears emerge from hibernation and begin searching for food.
Elbe’s Beer and Wine at 2522 University Blvd in Wheaton is celebrating a major milestone in May, marking 75 years in business serving the Wheaton community and Montgomery County.
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The community is rallying to support a longtime Bethesda bakery after the family behind Praline Bakery & Bistro shared that the business recently fell victim to bank fraud, resulting in a significant financial loss. (more…)
Montgomery County officials, including County Executive Marc Elrich, joined state and local leaders to announce the completion of a major microgrid project at the David F. Bone Equipment Maintenance and Transit Operation Center in Derwood.