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- Greenbelt Middle School parents divided on later start time
- 'Dead zones' predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay
- Summertime bears: Don't be scared, be cautious
- Fuel tank from tractor-trailer crash falls onto Ballenger Creek Pike
- Southbound I-95 shut down out of Baltimore
- Judge sides with US in Manning document dispute
Nostalgia, love of cycling unite at high wheeler race
About two years ago, Eric Rhodes and two friends traveled to England to take part in a penny farthing bicycle race
Off the leash: County to open its first dog park
Canine residents will have a place to roam with the opening next week of Frederick County's first dog park
Bus cameras will snap shots of drivers passing Frederick Co. buses
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office and Frederick County Public Schools are partnering with Xerox and its CrossSafe program to protect students getting on and off school buses, according to a release from the Sheriff's Office
Md. man not criminally responsible in bank robbery
A man who had been released from a mental health facility was found guilty but not criminally responsible for bank robbery.
Md. man gets 5 years for assaulting 2 troopers
A Mount Airy man is going to prison for assaulting two off-duty Maryland State Police troopers in a bar.
Md. nonprofit placed in receivership
The Jeanne Bussard Center, a nonprofit that provided employment opportunities for people experiencing disabilities, has been placed in receivership.
Brunswick Administrator Rick Weldon resigns
Brunswick City Administrator Rick Weldon has resigned, making him the second city official to do so in the wake of last week's mayoral and city council election.
Commercial solar project goes up at Thurmont firm
Thurmont has its first commercial solar energy project with the installation of a system at Federal Stone Industries.
Maryland Chick-fil-A restaurant vandalized
Frederick police say vandals put stickers promoting marriage equality and a gay pride flag on the windows of a Chick-fil-A restaurant.
Gay area Eagle Scout gives back his award
Frederick resident Steven Colella joined the Cub Scouts when he was 5, his first step on the journey to becoming a Boy Scout
Group seeks Frederick, Fort Detrick agreement
A watchdog organization wants Fort Detrick and the city of Frederick to agree on a time frame in which elected officials would be notified about emergencies on the post.
Officials: Remains found had been burned
Skeletal remains found along New Design Road this week showed signs of having been burned, but little else is known about the deceased person or how he or she may have died, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Man charged with selling rotten meat from trash
A Maryland man faces criminal charges in Warren County, Va., for allegedly selling rotten meat from a supermarket garbage bin.
Md. play casts Robin Hood as Occupy movement hero
Robbing from the rich and giving to the poor has made Robin Hood a hero of the 99 percent.
Frederick Co. says water, sewer changes are 'business friendly'
One change gives small-business owners a payment plan option for water and sewer fees Another reduces the same fees for businesses that get LEED certification and reduce energy use.
Frederick County, Md., teachers ratify contract
The Frederick County Teachers Association says its members have ratified a proposed contract for the upcoming school year.
Worker finds human remains near Frederick, Md.
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office says it's investigating a discovery of human bones near Frederick.
Md. man charged with molesting 3 girls
A Frederick man has been charged with molesting three underage girls.
Civil War Trust to acquire land around Md. battlefields
Seven land tracts around Civil War battlefields in Maryland will be acquired by the thanks to funding from the state.
Frederick man gets 27 years for arsons
A judge in Frederick has sentenced a man to 27 years in prison for setting a string of residential fires last year.
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