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Forgetting he'd swallowed his first dose, James E Harper accidentally took a second dose of sleeping pills earlier this month, he said

Gas prices continued to climb for a 33rd straight day Tuesday, the longest streak of price increases since February and March 2012, according to AAA

Frederick County Sheriff Chuck Jenkins has placed three deputies on paid administrative leave pending results of an investigation into the in-custody death of a man with Down syndrome

The Frederick County Sheriff's Office is considering setting up a call center to handle a flood of negative calls about the death of a New Market man in the custody of off-duty deputies last month, according to spokeswoman Cpl Jennifer Bailey Robert Ethan Saylor, 26, died Jan 12 after he was forcibly removed from a theater at Regal Cinemas Westview Stadium 16 in Frederick His death has been ruled a homicide by the Office of the State Medical Examiner, who determined that Saylor died from asphyxia

The Rev Sally Joyner-Giffin, rector of Harriet Chapel, conducts a Taize-style service Monday night at the chapel near Thurmont The service was the first of six during Lent, hosted by the Thurmont Ministerium Lenten Service

Participants in The Bicycle Escape’s Cupid’s Revenge bike ride make their way Sunday along Monocacy Boulevard south of East Church Street in Frederick

A Damascus man faces assault charges after police say he pulled a knife on a manager at Brewer's Alley, according to charging documents filed in Frederick County District Court

It's now a walk in the park to donate to Goodwill for New Market residents

Gwen Henderson is still making good use of the Rotary Club of Frederick's scholarship from three decades ago

From George Washington to Barack Obama, with 43 presidents to choose from, we wanted to know which president was your favorite and why On Presidents Day, we turned to our Facebook followers at facebook com/fred ericknewspost com for the answer Below are some of their answers as they appeared on our Facebook page