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Md. trooper shortage adds patrol burden to county

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:26:23 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - Maryland State Police say they're asking local officers in at least one county to patrol state highways due to a trooper shortage and a reorganization of the state agency.

Man arrested after 40 pounds of marijuana found

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:55:16 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - Maryland State Police say they found 40 pounds of marijuana in a man's minivan troopers pulled over on Interstate 70.

Frederick pedestrian dies 10 days after collision

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:44:44 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - Frederick police say an allegedly drunken driver may face new charges now that the pedestrian injured in a collision has died.

Former head of Frederick work center out of jail

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:38:13 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - The former director of a shuttered workplace for developmentally disabled adults in Frederick is out of jail.

Man fleeing police ends up with car in pond

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:56:05 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - Frederick police say a man who drove away from them during an attempted traffic stop drove the vehicle into a pond.

Students will read more nonfiction under new core...

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:50:37 -0400

By JEAN COWDEN MOORE - Students from kindergarten through high school will soon be reading more nonfiction -- biographies, speeches, even a government publication on insulation -- under new national standards that are changing what and how children learn.

Scientists display work at Md. research festival

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:38:18 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - Maj. Scotty Long is no historian, but his work sometimes leads him to extract DNA from century-old mosquitoes kept by the Smithsonian Institution.

State police say 3 pounds of cocaine found in car

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:58:53 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - Maryland State Police say a woman has been arrested after troopers allegedly found more than 3 pounds of powder and crack cocaine in a car she was a passenger in.

Racing reported near scene of fatal crash in Md.

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:22:22 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - Frederick County authorities are investigating reports of cars racing in Gambrill State Park just before a fatal crash over the weekend.

Man builds fire hydrant after blaze destroys house

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:35:18 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - After a raging fire destroyed his neighbor's house last summer, Wayne Merson wanted to make sure it would not happen again, so he built a fire hydrant for his neighborhood.

Security tight for Frederick half-marathon weekend

Sat, 04 May 2013 05:17:20 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - Frederick city police say they've tweaked their security plans for this weekend's Frederick Running Festival in light of the Boston Marathon bombings.

Convicted sex offender charged in new cases

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:31:21 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - Frederick Police say a man in prison on a child sex abuse conviction has been charged in another case.

Md. woman plans fundraiser for alopecia

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:43:21 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - Kayla Campbell turned a loss into a gain after her hair fell out.

Tighter rules follow Frederick Tough Mudder chaos

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:46:07 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - The city of Frederick is tightening its regulation of large outdoor events after last year's chaotic Tough Mudder competition.

Developer seeks $37M for Fort Detrick pollution

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:21:35 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - A Frederick developer is seeking $37 million for what it claims is the Army's failure to stop toxic chemicals from Fort Detrick from polluting groundwater off post.

Fort Detrick critics hail Md. cancer study bill

Thu, 02 May 2013 02:19:20 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Critics of Fort Detrick in Frederick are hailing a bill requiring closer scrutiny of cancer cluster investigations.

Md. police debut new helicopters in Frederick

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:47:00 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - Frederick County is a high priority for the Maryland State Police Aviation Command.

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Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:34:04 -0400

By HELAINE FENDELMAN and JOE ROSSON - Dear Helaine and Joe:

Man prepares for walk to support sign language

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:05:30 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - For one group of friends recently, a walk through a sun-warmed street in Braddock Heights was just as much about moving their hands as their feet.

Frederick woman's death ruled a homicide

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:41:55 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - The Frederick County Sheriff's Office says a 61-year-old woman found dead in her Frederick apartment was a homicide victim.

Frederick high school biomedical program honored

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:17:05 -0400

FREDERICK, Maryland - A program enabling Frederick high school students to intern at two of the nation's top biological laboratories is earning praise from the Maryland State Department of Education.