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Myersville falls victim to cyberattack through malicious email
A malicious email led to a cyberattack that locked Myersville's staff out of town files in November, town officials said. On Nov. 22, the town staff lost internet access and electronic files were encrypted after a malicious email was opened, Town Manager Kristin Aleshire told The Frederick News-Post.
Hagerstown man sentenced for lighting US Supreme Court police cars on fire
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A man from Hagerstown was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday for pouring gasoline on several U.S. Supreme Court Police cruisers and lighting them on fire. Cody Michael Tarner, 26, pleaded guilty on Jan. 9 to arson. Tarner will also have to serve three years of supervised release and […]
Frederick County Fire & Rescue Respond To Primary Poll Location Tuesday Morning
Frederick, Md (KM) Fire and rescue personnel were called to the Urbana Regional Library in the 9000 block Amelung Street Tuesday morning just after 11:15 for a building fire. That was the location for one of the polling places for the Maryland Primary. . According to the Frederick Scanner Facebook...
Man arrested after handing out political pamphlets at polling place
BERKELEY COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One man has been arrested after handing out political pamphlets at a West Virginia polling place. According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at approximately 12:27 PM, deputies responded to 580 Needy Road for a trespassing complaint. The church at this address was being used […]
Berkeley County Sheriff's Office investigating DUI-related crash with teen passenger dead
INWOOD, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office is investigating a May 11 crash after a teen passenger was found dead and the alleged driver was charged with driving under the influence causing death, according to a department news release. The sheriff's release did not name the youth, but...
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