Boyds News

Fare increases for three Ride On bus routes are set to go into effect today, but some upcounty riders say they were denied the opportunity to have their say.

A proposal is under consideration to turn the hills of Little Bennett Regional Park into the first formal snow-tubing site in Montgomery County.

Police say 12 year old Shiane Dixon was killed in this morning's crash. According to police, she was riding in the rear cargo area of the SUV and was not wearing a seatbelt.

Richmond, Va. A 12 year-old Maryland girl was killed when she was thrown from a vehicle in a wreck on I-95 in Prince George County Monday morning.

Read More "); var headline = escape ; OpenWin ; var headline = escape ; OpenWin( '/Global/Create_Email_Story.asp's=10610425&Headline=' + headline + '&Summary=' + summary + ' Police have identified the deceased juvenile as 12-year-old Shiane Dixon of Boyds, Md.

Cell phone service for AT&T customers could improve in some upcounty parks if a cell phone tower extension in Boyds is approved by the county.

Wanted man turns himself in A man wanted by the Frederick Police Department turned himself in Thursday.

Upcounty residents say that having two different county departments each offer recreation programs is confusing and often difficult to navigate.

This story was updated on June 18 at 2 p.m. An 18-year-old from Boyds died early this morning when the car he was riding in crashed on Frederick Road in Clarksburg.

A passenger is dead and driver injured after their car struck a wooden power pole in an early morning crash Thursday in Clarksburg.

Six members of Boy Scout Troop 489 attained the rank of Eagle Scout at a joint Court of Honor Saturday.

Gasque has a dark complexion, 5'06" tall, weighing 130 pounds, and a scar above his right eye.

Two, if not four, of the seven churches that mentor and tutor suspended students will fold their programs after the county cut funding by 75 percent.

Robyn McNair and Shauna McLennan-Jusino applaud their classmates as they walk across the stage at Mount St.

Competitive eater Juliet Lee set her first world record in 2007 by gobbling down 13.23 pounds of cranberry sauce in eight minutes.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for west-central Montgomery County and northern Loudoun County until 1:45 p.m. Locations impacted include Leesburg, Ashburn, Poolesville, Boyds and Countryside.

The Office of the Fire Marshal recently evaluated roads in the seven-year-old Kings Crossing development in Boyds and found that there wasn't enough room for emergency vehicles to pass when cars are parked on both sides of the road, Assistant Fire Chief Mike Donahue said last week.

As holiday decorations collect dust over the summer, area food banks also see less activity after the colder months.

Vietnam veteran Allen Edwards believes veterans don't receive the treatment they deserve, but he's formed an organization to help soldiers and veterans, particularly those at risk of suicide.

The following is a summary of incidents in the upcounty to which the Montgomery County Police responded recently.