River backup floods part of Frederick cemetery

A low-lying section of a cemetery in Frederick has flooded from waters rising from the Monocacy River, but cemetery officials say all the graves are secure.

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Md. school board member objects to Morrison novel

A Frederick County school board member is objecting to making a Toni Morrison novel available in high schools.

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New Market firehouse staff relocates due to renovations

Paid staff at New Market Fire Co has temporarily moved out, leaving the town with one engine for immediate response.

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Agency will spay, neuter feral cats in Brunswick

The Frederick County Animal Welfare League will says it will trap, spay or neuter, and vaccinate about 60 feral cats in Brunswick.

The project, detailed at Tuesday's City Council meeting, will take months to complete.

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Noise of dirt bikes stresses out Adamstown couple

Bill Poole and his wife moved to Adamstown, Md. in 2001. Like a lot of people, they wanted to get away from the congestion of the big city. But two years later, a problem started.

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Delaney touts independence in debating Bartlett

Democratic challenger John Delaney is touting his independence in debates with Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett in the race for Maryland's 6th Congressional District.

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Frederick woman boasts large Barbie collection

Paula Bowie shares her two-bedroom Frederick apartment with 135 pounds of Barbie.

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Man sentenced to life for gunning down mom in front of son

Melvin 'Roc' Smith faced justice Thursday, but he would not face the victims of his crime Smith, 28, refused to be present for his sentencing hearing in the shooting death of former girlfriend Tranice Richardson, 33 In front of her 8-year-old son, Richardson, a mother of four, was gunned down in broad daylight July 8, 2011, outside her Orchard Terrace apartment.

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12-year-old Md. boy accidentally shoots dad

The Frederick County Sheriff's Office says a 48- year-old Frederick man is being treated at Shock Trauma in Baltimore after a bullet fired by his 12-year-old son bounced off a truck and hit him in the chest.

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Frederick man gets life plus 40 in fatal shooting

A Frederick man is going to prison for life for fatally shooting his former girlfriend in front of her young son last year.

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Md. man indicted for selling needles online

Federal prosecutors say a Frederick man has been indicted on charges of selling hypodermic needles online without requiring prescriptions.

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USDA promotes school lunches in Frederick

A U.S. Agriculture Department official is visiting Frederick to promote National School Lunch Week.

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Ground broken in Frederick for 300 rental units

Homewood at Crumland Farms is being joined by a new community.

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Civil War events around Frederick draw tourists' cash

Numbers starting to roll in in Frederick County indicate that September was a high-traffic month due to the 150-year anniversaries of both the Battle of South Mountain and the Battle of Antietam.

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Md. teen charged after bullying caught on camera

Frederick County officials say a 15-year-old boy has been charged with assault for bullying a high school student who was about to be interviewed on the subject by a television news crew.

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Md. knitting group helps breast cancer patients

The knitting group at Country Meadows Retirement Community estimates that, altogether, they've been knitting for 500 years or so.

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Have a fall adventure at Summers Farm (VIDEO)

At Summers Farm in Frederick County, the yearly fall adventure is taking place.

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New Market could double in size with annexations

New Market town leaders introduced two annexation proposals Wednesday night that could expand the town by more than 397 acres.

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Wawa to replace 'eyesore' eateries

There will soon be a second Wawa convenience store and gas station in Frederick.

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Frederick Co. commissioner proposes voter ID program

Frederick County Commissioners President Blaine Young is looking to offer Frederick County as a testing ground for a voter identification requirement.

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