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Growth brings changes to Frederick Running Festival
Runners from 37 states and five countries will take to city streets this weekend to race toward the Frederick Running Festival finish line.
Blog: Bad owners make bad dogs - it's a matter of fact
The story concerns pit bulls and the latest ruling from the Maryland appellate court that says "pit bulls and cross-bred pit bulls are inherently dangerous."
Scout develops device to make reloading gun easier
Brian Nelle is only in seventh grade, but his ingenuity has already made a difference in the life of a wounded veteran.
Urban chickens popular but few towns allow them
Jokes might have you believe that chickens are well-versed at crossing roads, but these days they are crossing entire zip codes, being mailed from chicken hatcheries and ending up in backyard coops.
Bar shooting leads to wreck in Frederick, Md.
Police in Frederick say a shooting outside a downtown tavern led to other complications when a passenger vehicle carrying the victim to the hospital crashed into a parked car on Dill Avenue.
Superfresh closing leaves Frederick Co. shopping center guessing
Remnants of the Ballenger Creek Shopping Center's Superfresh grocery store remain, but the traffic that the now-gutted business once brought is long gone.
Scam strikes close to home
As warmer weather approaches, homeowners are being warned of a surprising door-to-door scam.
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.
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