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Lower salaries drive teachers out of Frederick Co.
After a vote by the Frederick County Board of Education on Wednesday, school system employees are actually looking at a .5 percent pay cut in fiscal 2013, according to Gary Brennan, president of the Frederick County Teachers Association.
Fort Detrick plans to shed pipelines
Fort Detrick is going forward with plans to decentralize its aging boiler system -- most of it more than 30 years old -- beginning as early as summer 2013.
Frederick police say man made up stabbing report
Frederick police say a man who reported being stabbed and sexually assaulted made the story up.
Lawmakers question monitoring employees, students on social media
When former correctional officer Robert Collins was asked to turn over his Facebook log in information to a superior, he was concerned that his rights were being violated
No raises, but furloughs for Frederick Co. teachers
The latest budget for Frederick County Public schools is balanced, but teachers could receive some furlough days instead of the raise they were hoping for.
Judge: Md. is not liable in peanut allergy case
On Nov 9, 2005, a Hillcrest Elementary School student with a peanut allergy was given a peanut butter sandwich by a cafeteria worker at lunchtime
Local companies get incentives to hire more
David Burd, WTOP reporter
Former ‘Soul Train' dancer reflects on time with Cornelius
Sheila Zeigler-Arnold met Don Cornelius when he was in Washington. He told Zeigler-Arnold she would get a chance to dance if she ever made it to Hollywood. A year later, the Damascus High graduate was there and Cornelius kept his word.
Lawyers in Frederick taser case seeking new trial
Lawyers for the parents of Jarrel Gray, a Frederick man who died in 2007 after being tasered by a sheriff's deputy, are seeking a new trial in the case.
Airline reverses pet policy after catching complaints
When Gracie flew United Airlines to Japan in March 2010, it cost about $400 plus about a year of paperwork and planning
Md. court decision detrimental to PATH power line
A Frederick County judge is affirming a decision blocking a key component of a proposed multistate power line.
Frederick Co. makes English official language
Frederick County officials have passed an ordinance making English the official language of county government.
New Market man voted aviation trooper of the year
When Maryland State Police Trooper John Preston worked patrol from the Leonardtown Barrack in St Mary's County, he went on a ridealong with the department's aviation unit as part of a critical care medic class.
Frederick Co. makes English its official language
Frederick County has become the first county in Maryland to make English the official language of the government.
Sen. Cardin discusses transportation funding in Frederick
Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin traveled to Frederick Tuesday to hold a round table discussion on the transportation needs of the region.
Frederick tower 1st in Md. with new FAA technology
U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin says Frederick Municipal Airport will be the first general-aviation airport in Maryland using new technology to track aircraft.
Md. man charged with beating driver in road rage
A Frederick man faces assault charges for allegedly beating another driver with his walking stick in a road-rage incident near Hagerstown.
Suspect sought in Md. vehicle theft, ATM break-in
Frederick city police say they're looking for the person who stole a vehicle from a repair shop and then rammed it into an automated teller machine in an apparent attempt to steal the cash inside.
Voltaggio advocates for school breakfasts
Frederick chef Bryan Voltaggio has more than his share of experience with hungry people, and Monday he shared a bit of what he knows with state lawmakers
Flush-tax increase a concern for Myersville mayor
Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal to increase the flush tax is not fair to small towns like Myersville, Mayor Wayne Creadick Jr. said.
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