Frederick County News
Md. woman arrested for counterfeiting
Police say a Frederick woman has been arrested for allegedly passing counterfeit bills.
Frederick training center boss chooses jail
The former director of a shuttered workplace for developmentally disabled adults in Frederick is choosing to stay in jail rather than cooperate with a state-sponsored investigation of the center's failure.
20 participate in Brunswick plunge into Potomac
About 20 people plunged into the Potomac River in Brunswick for the sixth annual Freezin' for a Reason charity event.
Md. church to get steeple
After 140 years in the same building in Monrovia, Providence United Methodist Church will be getting its first steeple.
Contest to name Monocacy tributaries nears end
A contest to give names to six tributaries of the Monocacy (mah-NAH'-kah-see) River has drawn more than two dozen entries.
Local officials not expecting reimbursement for G8
More than six months after President Barack Obama and seven other world leaders converged on Camp David for the G-8 summit, local officials appear to hold out little hope that taxpayers might ever recoup the cost of preparing for and hosting the event.
U.S. 15 toll proposal fizzles
A well-placed toll on U.S. 15 could help the highway pay for its own upgrades, a Maryland senator from Frederick County believes
Adamstown woman dies from injuries in Christmas crash
A 20-year-old Adamstown woman died Thursday morning from injuries suffered in a Christmas Day crash in Virginia
Man dies of hypothermia in Frederick Co.
Maryland health officials have confirmed the state's first hypothermia-related death of the winter.
Defense contractor cutting 25 jobs in Frederick
State officials say a national security contractor is cutting 25 jobs in Frederick.
2nd teen arrested in teen's shooting
Frederick police say they've made a second arrest related to the shooting of a teenage boy.
Woman, horse bring out each other's gifts
Suzette Taylor-White said her prize-winning horse, Zippos Fancy Dancer, had a personality that too few owners understood until she found him four years ago
Frederick NAACP looks to change leadership
The president of the Frederick County branch of the NAACP plans to hand over the reins to a successor over the next year or so.
Up to 9 inches of snow fall across western Md.
An intense winter storm pelted western Maryland with up to 9 inches of snow Wednesday, slowing post-Christmas travel and forcing some to seek shelter as the precipitation changed to sleet and freezing rain.
Md. school celebrates anniversary with family tree
There are family trees -- and then there's the Linganore High School family tree, a project the school started to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Frederick commissioners blast state on septic mapping
Perceived state interference in local growth issues drew fiery language from Frederick County commissioners Thursday, with one saying leaders in Annapolis should mind their own business.
Md. man accused of kicking 3-year-old in head
Frederick police have arrested a man they say kicked a 3-year-old girl in the head.
Local school systems focusing on security amid concerns
At least four area school systems have posted notices about security on their homepages in an effort to squash rumors swirling on social media.
New truck, vacation part of Urbana woman's take on 'The Price Is Right'
For Monica 'Shonda' Gosnell, the price of a West Coast trip and a TV game show appearance was exactly right
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