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At approximately 8:35 a.m. on Sunday, June 4, members of the sheriff’s office were called to investigate a reported crash with a vehicle in the bottom of the dry quarry near Lehigh Road and Peter Shriner Road. One woman was ejected from the vehicle, according to police. All three...

There's a celebration in Frederick, for the fifth Thai Water Festival, marking the beginning of the traditional Thai New Year known as Songkran. Thai Water Festival in Frederick welcomes residents …. There's a celebration in Frederick, for the fifth Thai Water Festival, marking the beginning of the traditional Thai New...

The Frederick County sheriff accused of conspiring to fraudulently acquire machine guns with a local gun business owner is asking for his federal case to be handled separately from his co-defendant. In legal filings, attorneys for Sheriff Charles “Chuck” A. Jenkins argue that discovery they’ve reviewed has not shown Jenkins received anything of value for his “supposed role” — in contrast to ...

Santos Felipe Reyes-Valle, 38, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of murder following the death of Jose Pedro Hernandez last month. Shortly before 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, members of the Frederick Police Department and paramedics were called to the parking lot of a business on North McCain Drive to investigate a reported assault.

A new Mexican restaurant is coming to Lovettsville. It’s called El Pitayo and it will be opening in the Lovettsville Town Commons development. On social media, El Pitayo is described as “a family-owned restaurant from Degollado, Jalisco, Mexico. The menu will feature beloved family recipes and delicious margaritas.”

(Photo Courtesy of Frederick County Fire and Rescue Facebook page) Frederick, Md. (BW)- A truck driver was trapped in a single vehicle accident on Friday, June 2. Frederick County Fire and Rescue crews responded to the 11300 block of Green Valley Road around 3:22 a.m. for a rolled over truck.

A former Middletown High School student is seeking $400 million in a defamation suit against Frederick County Public Schools, claiming the district falsely accused him of using a racial slur. Vince Flook III — a white student who played on Middletown’s football team — faced a multigame suspension in 2021...

FREDERICK, MD – The following county roads will experience closures for maintenance or repairs in the first two weeks of June. Reichs Ford Road will close at the railroad crossing on Monday, June 5, to allow CSX to repair the crossing, according to the Office of Construction Inspection. Detour signs will be in place. The project is expected to last five days, weather permitting. work includes the replacement of existing tracks, ties and make asphalt repairs as necessary.

On May 17, 2023, an injured person was found in a business parking lot on N. McCain Drive in Frederick and was later identified as Jose Pedro Hernandez, who had been assaulted and stabbed. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

(WSET) — On Saturday, The Boonsboro Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company said they were on the scene of a three-car accident. According to firefighters, the three-car accident was at Hawkins Mill Road and Shadwell Drive. Firefighters said the roadway was completely shut down. ABC13 is working to learn more.

Contact Frederick County Animal Control Center, 1832 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. To see more pets available at FCAC, go to petango.com/fcac. For general questions, call 301-600-1546.

A motorcyclist died in a head-on crash late Wednesday on Md. 26, police said. Joseph Franklin Carter, 39, of Keedysville, was operating a Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he crashed into a Jeep, Maryland State Police said in a news release.

Quantum Loophole agreed with state officials this week to pause construction of a sewer line and pumping station on its Adamstown campus after racking up numerous environmental violations over the past five months. The violations range from lapses in the company’s permits to the unauthorized discharge of hundreds of thousands...

A Frederick County World War II veteran is scheduled to be a featured speaker during the official commemoration of the 79th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, next week. Carl Felton, of Frederick, traveled to France on Wednesday night with 42 other veterans for the anniversary event. The Best Defense...

WASHINGTON — Local administrators are working to make sure one of this school year’s biggest issues does not impact next year: the shortage of bus drivers. It is a national problem that affects our districts too, so we wanted to find out how school districts in our area are coping and how they are finding enough drivers for each route.

Frederick, Md. (BW)- Improvements will be made to the hiking trails at Monocacy National Battlefield this summer. According to the National Park Service, work is being done to make the trails wider and safer. Trail-markers and signs will be updated as well. There will also be two miles of new...

A Frederick County ban on open burning began on June 1 and will be in effect through Aug. 31, the county health department said Wednesday. Open burning permits cannot be used during this period. Violations are subject to up to a $500 fine from the county and a $25,000 fine from the state.

A person died in a vehicle crash south of Jefferson on Saturday after they hit a tree and the vehicle caught fire, police said. In a press release posted to Facebook on Tuesday morning, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said the name of the person who died will not be released out of respect for the family.

Two men with MS-13 gang connections are among five people charged in connection with the death of a 15-year-old Frederick boy, police said. Four men have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with Limber Lopez Funez’s death, according to Frederick police. Another man was charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder.

FREDERICK, Md. - A motorcyclist was killed in a head-on crash near Frederick Wednesday night. The crash was reported just before 11 p.m. on MD 26 near the Monocacy River. Authorities say the motorcyclist, Joseph Franklin Carter, 39, of Keedysville, Maryland was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of MD 26 just south of MD 194.