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Maryland Chick-fil-A restaurant vandalized
Frederick police say vandals put stickers promoting marriage equality and a gay pride flag on the windows of a Chick-fil-A restaurant.
Gay area Eagle Scout gives back his award
Frederick resident Steven Colella joined the Cub Scouts when he was 5, his first step on the journey to becoming a Boy Scout
Group seeks Frederick, Fort Detrick agreement
A watchdog organization wants Fort Detrick and the city of Frederick to agree on a time frame in which elected officials would be notified about emergencies on the post.
Officials: Remains found had been burned
Skeletal remains found along New Design Road this week showed signs of having been burned, but little else is known about the deceased person or how he or she may have died, according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Man charged with selling rotten meat from trash
A Maryland man faces criminal charges in Warren County, Va., for allegedly selling rotten meat from a supermarket garbage bin.
Md. play casts Robin Hood as Occupy movement hero
Robbing from the rich and giving to the poor has made Robin Hood a hero of the 99 percent.
Frederick Co. says water, sewer changes are 'business friendly'
One change gives small-business owners a payment plan option for water and sewer fees Another reduces the same fees for businesses that get LEED certification and reduce energy use.
Frederick County, Md., teachers ratify contract
The Frederick County Teachers Association says its members have ratified a proposed contract for the upcoming school year.
Worker finds human remains near Frederick, Md.
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office says it's investigating a discovery of human bones near Frederick.
Md. man charged with molesting 3 girls
A Frederick man has been charged with molesting three underage girls.
Civil War Trust to acquire land around Md. battlefields
Seven land tracts around Civil War battlefields in Maryland will be acquired by the thanks to funding from the state.
Frederick man gets 27 years for arsons
A judge in Frederick has sentenced a man to 27 years in prison for setting a string of residential fires last year.
Md. spending $980,000 to preserve Civil War sites
Gov. Martin O'Malley is awarding $980,000 to help preserve 150 acres of Civil War battlegrounds in Frederick County.
Carroll County seeks alternatives to incinerator
Carroll County officials are seeking alternatives to participating in a waste-to-energy incinerator in neighboring Frederick County.
$1M market: How pricey properties find buyers
Real estate professionals say it's a buyer's market. But it's how they market pricey properties that makes the sale.
Maryland Ensemble Theatre celebrates 15th birthday
When Tad Janes and Gené Fouché were working together with the Contemporary American Theater Festival in the '90s, they started talking about the kind of theater company they envisioned themselves being part of.
Celebrating with suds: Frederick's newest brewery holds inaugural festival
While major breweries may still dominate the American beer market, the craft beer movement has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, changing the focus from quantity to quality and offering consumers a seemingly endless variety of beer styles
Can the lottery be a win-win?
Rows of bottles and six-packs of beer cram Hillcrest Beer, Wine & Spirits, which sits along the Golden Mile commercial strip Owner Archana Gupta, a small, well-dressed woman with a tiny stud in her nose, stood behind the shop's orderly countertop flanked by 99-cent airplane bottles of liquor, lighters and other trinkets
Frederick police officer pleads guilty to DWI
A Frederick police officer has pleaded guilty to driving while impaired by alcohol.
John Hanson statue dedication in Frederick
You may not know his name but there's a statue in Frederick recognizing an American Revolutionary leader who some regard as the nation's first president.
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