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Video: Downtown Frederick spreads holiday cheer with ‘A Wonderful Walk’
Check out the video of WTOP’s Jason Fraley leading a crowd in downtown Frederick, Maryland spreading holiday cheer in an homage to the end of “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
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Suit challenging Md. school system’s transgender policy dropped
The suit challenged a measure in Frederick County Public Schools that allows students to choose which bathroom to use based on the gender with which they identify.
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Downtown Frederick meets Bedford Falls with ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ event
On Friday, Dec. 1, Frederick, Maryland, hosts a free screening of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” followed by a George Bailey-style trek through the streets spreading holiday cheer.
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Police search for killer of beloved Maryland bear
Police in Maryland are searching for the person responsible for killing a beloved 430-pound black bear in the Frederick City Watershed.
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Police: Frederick Co. man stabbed wife in head, arm
A Frederick County man is facing attempted murder and assault charges after police say he stabbed his estranged wife at least two times Thursday.
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Maryland 2017 city election results
Find 2017 general election results for contested city races in Annapolis, Frederick, Gaithersburg and other cities in the Maryland suburbs.
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Decision 2017: Virginia chooses next governor, delegates, local races
Turnout was strong as voters in Virginia selected the next governor, and also decided races for lieutenant governor, attorney general, the legislature and some local races and bond issues. Votes were also cast in Maryland for municipal races in several cities, including Annapolis. Find out how the day went.
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Authorities ID man, woman assaulted and fatally run over in Frederick
Authorities in Frederick, Maryland, have identified the man and woman who were assaulted and fatally run over on a street in a Frederick townhouse community early Thursday.
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Man, woman found dead in Frederick were run over, sheriff’s office says
Authorities in Frederick, Maryland, say a man and a woman found dead in a roadway early Thursday morning appear to have been run over, and they’re investigating the deaths as homicides.
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Q&A: ‘Blair Witch’ director Ed Sánchez hits Library of Congress 20 years later
Co-director Ed Sanchez joins WTOP to reflect on filming “The Blair Witch Project” in Burkittsville, Maryland.
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19-year-old’s body found on Frederick Co. farm
The body of a 19-year-old was found in Frederick County over the weekend, and police are searching for details about what led to his death.
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15 years after capture, fate of sniper Malvo remains unclear
Fifteen years after the arrest of snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, the younger assailant’s future remains unclear.
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Md. man wanted by Frederick police found dead in wooded area
The man’s body was found lying along the wood line at a farm in the 9300 block of Liberty Road in Frederick around noon Sunday by two hunters, Maryland State Police said.
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Md. man dies after car crashes into tractor trailer on I-70
A Maryland man is dead after the car he was traveling in struck a trailer tractor early Friday morning on I-70.
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National memorial service for fallen firefighters honors local hero
A solemn memorial service for firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty honored a Prince George’s County firefighter and medic Sunday morning.
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