A Washington County jury recently found a Frederick, Md., man guilty in the St. Patrick’s Day 2022 shooting death of Hagerstown resident Jermaine Reed II in Hagerstown’s West End. The weeklong trial included testimony on Thursday, June 27, from a co-defendant in the case who supplied Hagerstown Police with information that Kyeron, or Kye’ron, Zaimere […]
Jun. 12—CUMBERLAND — A city woman is awaiting extradition to Frederick County after she was jailed in a traffic arrest Tuesday, according to Cumberland Police. Ashley N. Decarlo, 37, was arrested on cocaine possession charges as well as hindering and obstructing police when her vehicle was stopped at an unspecified location in the city. A […]
Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater said she wants the county to encourage and nurture diversity. She announced on Monday, that starting this year, all Frederick County employees — including her — must undergo diversity, equity and inclusion training, so they can understand themselves and the people around them. At a news conference on Monday, Fitzwater, […]
Three more people have been arrested and charged in connection with the February 2023 killing of 15-year-old Frederick High School student Limber Lopez Funez, the Frederick Police Department announced on Tuesday. Asael Ernesto Perez Rojas, 23; Santos Reyes Depaz Cruz, 22; and Roberto Bladimir Flores Flores, 25, were arrested last month. Perez Rojas was arrested […]
A Frederick man on Monday was ordered to serve nine years in prison for the sexual abuse and attempted rape of a teenager. Jose Nelson Guerra Sanchez, 26, was convicted on April 9 of sexual abuse of a minor and attempted second-degree rape. The conviction came after a bench trial before Frederick County Circuit Judge […]
Unlike graduating classes of several hundred students, many members of Frederick Christian Academy’s class of 2024 have been together their entire lives. Marcello Villalta transferred to FCA from a public school when he was in the seventh grade. When he graduated on Friday, he said he immediately noticed a difference in the relationships between his […]
Aligned Data Centers now plans to proceed with its Frederick County data center project at Quantum Loophole’s campus after Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a bill that makes it easier for data center developers to install backup generators. The Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024 allows certain entities, including data centers, to bypass obtaining a […]
FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. – The Frederick Police Department have arrested and charged three women for their involvement in illegal prostitution activities occurring at several massage parlors in Frederick City, Maryland. Police say they received anonymous tips regarding alleged illegal prostitution activities occurring at several massage parlors in Frederick City, Maryland in January 2024. On March […]
Maryland Congressman Glen Ivey introduced a bill that would award abolitionist Frederick Douglass a Congressional Gold Medal for his “contributions to the cause of freedom, human rights, and the abolition of slavery in the United States.” “It’s long past time Congress bestows this honor upon an American whose indelible impact is still felt today and […]
It is difficult to imagine residents of the beautiful Lowcountry living under threat of war and desolation. Native Americans who inhabited the islands and forests of the region first felt it when French and then Spanish outposts came and went. Then English settlements began to take root. These early colonists labored with a wary eye […]
Two engineering and construction firms have won up to $4.7 billion in federal infrastructure funding to build the Frederick Douglass Tunnel in Baltimore. Amtrak said Tuesday that Kiewit Corp. and J.F. Shea Construction Inc. have been awarded a joint contract to build the new rail tunnel for Amtrak and MARC commuter trains that will replace […]