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As the case of a disabled man who died in the custody of off-duty sheriff's deputies comes one step closer to resolution, an attorney for his family says a different approach should have prevailed

A worker was killed at Brunswick Auto Repair after a tire blew up in his face, according to Frederick County Emergency Communications Emergency personnel are currently at the shop in the 1400 block of Souder Road

It was all hands to crank Tuesday night at Francis Scott Key Mall, where Ag Week activities continued with 13 FFA and 4-H teams competing to make ice cream the old-fashioned way Cranking out peanut butter cup ice cream are members of the
Tuscarora High School FFA, clockwise from left, Sarah Robson, Molly O’Donnell, Kelsey Wetherald, Hannah
Plemons and Jeni Lacko The Urbana High School FFA team won first place with chocolate ice cream; second place went to Walkersville’s FFA with banana ice cream; and third place went to Frederick High School’s FFA with strawberry ice cream

Man pleads guilty to charges, violates terms of probation

THURMONT -- Town officials and office staff may have a new home in less than a year The Thurmont Food Bank may also have a new home

ANNAPOLIS -- A call to strengthen police officers' training about mental illness has caught the ear of a state senator from Frederick County

ANNAPOLIS -- A plan for bringing doctorate-level biotechnology classes to Frederick County is facing some interesting opponents: local institutions of higher learning

Belva King loves black history She loves its stories of triumph She loves old photographs of pioneers, and she adores her collection of African-American artifacts

ThorpeWood nature preserve is reinventing itself as a destination retreat for Frederick-area nonprofits, including Big Brothers Big Sisters

Frederick County Public Schools will investigate how much it would cost to buy new portable classrooms instead of moving and reusing portables