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Frederick commissioner: Students should take public transit
A Frederick County commissioner is suggesting that some rural children take public transit to school to reduce the cost of running school buses.
Voltaggio chosen for State Department's chef corps
Bryan Voltaggio's fellow inductees include Duff Goldman, of Charm City Cakes, Food Network personality Amanda Freitag and Washington restaurant owner and Spanish tapas chef Jose Andres.
Md. wine bar cited for manager's alleged tasting
A Frederick wine bar faces a possible $300 fine for letting a manager drink on duty. The boss says the manager was just testing the wine after a customer complained.
More cut the cable TV cord
More families are opting to save money by getting rid of cable television.
Walking tour highlights vastness of Frederick's Civil War medical effort
Evangelical Lutheran Church was quite a sight Saturday: A basic wooden floor had been installed over the pews, with men in hospital beds and medicine cabinets placed on top and hymnals cast in shadow below.
Parents, 3 daughters all attend Frederick Community College
Alexis, Raquel and Sotiria Martinez have attended the same schools since each started kindergarten. Now they're going to school with their parents.
150th fair anniversary print sells for $13K
EMMITSBURG -- After 33 years as a painter, Rebecca Pearl saw her handiwork -- the original 150th Great Frederick Fair anniversary commemorative artwork -- sell for $13,000 Thursday at The Great Frederick Fair
Frederick officer sentenced for drunken driving
A Frederick police officer must perform 48 hours of community service for crashing his patrol car while driving drunk off duty.
Frederick bans fishing on part of Carroll Creek
The city of Frederick has banned fishing around a heavily traveled one-mile portion of Carroll Creek due to safety concerns.
No fishing: Carroll Creek stretch off limits
A roughly one-mile stretch of Carroll Creek is now off-limits to fishing.
Frederick launches recycling photo contest
Frederick County solid-waste managers are offering a grand prize worth $800 for the best photo promoting recycling.
Harry Grove Stadium naming rights possible
What's in a name? Frederick's mayor and aldermen must now answer that question as they decide whether to sell the naming rights to the home of the Frederick Keys baseball team.
Redneck Games return to Frederick
Dust off those overalls, the Redneck Games will start this Saturday at Crumland Farm in Frederick, Md.
Damages cut in Frederick dog-shooting case
A court has slightly reduced the $620,000 awarded in April to a Taneytown family whose dog was shot by a Frederick County sheriff's deputy.
Naming rights considered for Frederick ball field
Frederick city officials are considering hiring a Rockville-based firm to market naming rights to the city's minor-league baseball field.
Frederick woman turns 110
Helen Wheat, who celebrated her 110th birthday Sunday, is the oldest resident at Homewood at Crumland Farms in Frederick
Man charged after shots fired outside sports bar
Frederick police have arrested a man after shots were fired during a melee outside a downtown sports bar.
Twist of fate in Frederick led to turning point in Civil War
Descendents of Civil War heroes re-trace the steps of their great-grandfather, who found lost orders from Gen. Robert E. Lee that a prominent Civil War historian calls the most notable moment when America's trajectory turned and its very future was reset at Antietam Creek.
2.1 magnitude earthquake hits in Maryland
The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a minor earthquake shook eastern Frederick County near the Carroll County line, but area residents likely didn't even notice the minor quake Saturday morning.
Artist's coins used as currency in Frederick
His coins are not U.S. Mint, but they are worth some green.
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