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Local brief: County to get text to 911 service

>Text to 911 service for Verizon customers in Frederick County will be the subject of a public briefing today

 

Frederick man gets seven years after pleas in drug cases

A Frederick man received a seven-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in two drug cases Wednesday in Frederick County Circuit Court

 

Stay back — driver beware of ‘underride’ in crashes

In rear-impact crashes, semitrailers often prevent cars from sliding under them but rarely stop the often-deadly 'underride' in which the car hits only the edge of the truck's rear, new crash tests show

 

Woman helped establish Spanish Mass at local church

ADAMSTOWN -- When Maria-Teresa D'Orazio began volunteering at St Joseph-on-Carrollton Manor Catholic Church about 22 years ago, she noticed that none of her fellow Latinos attended Mass there

 

Broken any glass ceilings recently?

Col Allan Darden, Fort Detrick garrison commander, jumped out of his seat Wednesday, trying to be the first in the audience to answer a trivia question about Marie Curie

 

Leaders at odds over meeting dates

Some leaders are expressing concern about how Mayor Randy McClement scheduled a series of public meetings on Frederick's budget without input from the aldermen

 

Police investigate another smash-and-grab robbery

It's happened again A group of masked men entered a jewelry store, smashed a glass case and took off with handfuls of loot

 

Counties fire back on gun stance: Threats to withhold dues from Council of Governments

Three regional governments are up in arms over the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' support of a police position paper concerning gun violence

 

Brinkley, Afzali break ranks: Senator, delegate side with governor’s budget

ANNAPOLIS -- In a legislative session that has highlighted partisan splits on issues such as gun control and the death penalty, two GOP lawmakers from Frederick County decided the governor's budget proposal is something they can stomach

 

Local Briefs: Microbrewery bill sails through House

A bill allowing microbreweries to distribute some of their beer cleared the House of Delegates on Tuesday

 

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