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Insurance adjusters busy after derecho
Almost two weeks after a severe storm swept through the region, leaving more than 840,000 Marylanders and about 9,000 Frederick County residents temporarily without power, insurance companies are still dealing with the aftermath.
Frederick, Md., discouraging downtown skateboards
Frederick police are cracking down on skateboarders and bicycle stunt riders in the downtown historic district.
Flash Flood Warning issued for Frederick County
The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Central Frederick County in Maryland until 5:45 a.m.
Salvation Army's Christmas in July launched to fill need for help
Why wait until Christmas? The red kettles that are the Salvation Army's holiday trademark are now out with bell ringers for Christmas in July.
Civil War foot traffic benefits local businesses
The economic benefit of Civil War sesquicentennial events is expected to be huge, and businesses that incorporate historic observances into their marketing plans stand to reap the rewards.
In the heat of battle: Re-enactors bring Monocacy battle realities to life
Wood smoke, sauteed onions and body odor could combine almost anywhere
4-foot rattlesnake rattles Wolfsville woman
Julia Hutto Gilbert has worked in a veterinarian's office, but it was the 4-foot-long timber rattlesnake in her chicken coop that gave her a real scare.
Heat stifles Md. Civil War encampment
The National Park Service says it's too hot for a Civil War anniversary event at the Monocacy (mah-NAH'-kah-see) National Battlefield near Frederick.
Walkersville woman, 64, earns GED diploma
Dianna Butt is not a quitter. The 64-year-old Walkersville resident has worked her whole life to make ends meet.
Md. Brewery: Appeal in rights suit over beer name
A Maryland brewery says it plans to appeal a federal judge's decision that Michigan liquor commissioners are immune to a lawsuit over a beer with a name that's offensive to some people.
Mother of slain Frederick man plans annual vigil
Nine years after her son's death, Terry Horman has written a letter to his killer
Lightning fire burns Frederick home
Lightning from a thunderstorm that swept through Maryland struck a home in Frederick County, starting a fire.
Md. county ending magnet school for grades 1 and 2
The Frederick County school system is phasing out a magnet-school program for academically gifted first and second graders.
Frederick Co. ending magnet program for first, second grades
The Board of Education had no qualms Wednesday with a plan to phase out the first and second grades of the elementary magnet program over the next three years
Frederick residents to hunger strike for USPS
Malgo Schmidt, an Occupy Frederick member, and Steve Bruns, a retired postal worker who lives in Spring Ridge, plan to participate in a protest in Washington from Monday through Thursday to bring attention to changes that they say are causing the Postal Service to struggle.
Monkey shines: Different breed of cowboy takes over rodeo
'Let that monkey ride,' one baseball fan shouted as Tim Lepard and his monkey Sam made their way onto the field Friday night during a Frederick Keys baseball game
Steam engine rides the rails in Frederick County
An 82-year-old steam engine is riding the rails for the first time in decades in Frederick County.
Blog: Volt opens Family Meal diner in Frederick
Chef Bryan Voltaggio opens a Frederick diner this weekend that will feature comfort foods.
Solar panels planned at Fort Detrick in Md.
Army officials say they hope to reduce Fort Detrick's reliance on the electrical grid by installing solar panels on an undeveloped part of the installation in Frederick.
Frederick Community College approves $47.7M budget
Frederick Community College has approved a $47.7 million budget that includes tuition increases and employee pay raises.
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