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Student, 18, charged with assaulting teacher
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office says a student at Tuscarora High School has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a teacher. Eighteen-year-old Dale Weeks of Frederick has been charged with second-degree assault, disorderly conduct and disrupting school activities.
Woman celebrates 68 years of work at CVS/Peoples
Hallmark does not make congratulatory cards for 68 years of work with the same employer, but if it did, Margaret Powers might receive one this week.
Md. puts $250K behind Frederick hotel, conference center
With the help of a quarter million dollars from the state, local officials have started to lay a financial foundation for a long-discussed downtown hotel and conference center.
15-year-old sinks basket after front flip (VIDEO)
Mastering a front flip is hard enough, but imagine then making a basket from across the basketball court.
Motorcycle sells for $155,000 at auction
A 1903 Indian motorcycle sold for $155,000 at a public auction Saturday at the Frederick Fairgrounds.
Newest Frederick Co. winery grows in Thurmont
Catoctin Breeze Vineyard represents the ninth and newest Frederick County winery, and offers two table wines and three dessert honey wines.
Pageant celebrates spirit of girls with disabilities
Young women with disabilities showed their self confidence during the Miss Amazing Pageant in Frederick.
Former Frederick Co. man helped save pilot in Va. Beach crash
In the aftermath of tragedy, Colby Smith has emerged as a hometown hero
Man protests sale of synthetic marijuana
Duane Canter wants to draw attention to the sale in local stores of a substance that mimics the effects of marijuana
Md. man arrested after crashing car into home
Police in Frederick say they've arrested a man who crashed his car into a home and then attempted to leave the scene of the crash.
Frederick Co. considers fighting state ‘rain tax' law in court
The county is considering a legal battle against the state to avoid charging property owners for runoff cleanup efforts.
New housing, zoning at odds in historic Frederick
A struggling national housing market is not slowing proposed growth in southern Frederick County, where two projects could generate 1,710 new homes
Frederick to fix roads, install 100 new meters
The streets of Frederick are getting new pavement and parking meters.
Italian astronaut speaks at Hood College
Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli was a guest speaker Wednesday afternoon at Hood College. He talked about his experiences as a crew member of the International Space Station. Nespoli was in the area because he is attending the ceremony transferring the space shuttle Discovery from NASA to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Annex in Virginia Thursday.
Frederick Co. urged to allow hives in yards
A handful of area apiarists wearing pollen-colored shirts urged commissioners Tuesday night to "make bee space in Frederick County."
Plant wholesaler near Thurmont has big-name clients
Catoctin Mountain Growers sells primarily to retail outlets, including Walmart, Sam's Club and landscapers, and offers a Saturday-only retail sale for the public.
Japanese student drummers in Frederick, Md.
A team of Japanese student drummers headlines a cherry-blossom event in Frederick's Baker Park.
Insider's book reveals 'whole other world' of baseball
Professional baseball includes plenty of behind-the-scenes actors not featured on trading cards, to hear Matthew Kastel tell it
Md. filmmaker wins big, continues festival circuit
Vince Brando has two passions in life: film and flying airplanes.
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