Grantsville News

A third consecutive year of Gov. Martin O'Malley as the keynote speaker will highlight the 34th annual Mountain Maryland PACE reception and breakfast in January.

Three men are facing "jacklighting" charges after police say they caught the men trying to shoot deer at night using a spotlight.

Two youths who reportedly escaped late Monday morning from Meadow Mountain Youth Center at Grantsville were taken into custody about an hour later in Washington County following a high-speed chase, Maryland State Police said.

MSP says the two were picked up in Washington County. Two teenagers who fled from a youth facility in Garrett County Monday morning are back in custody.

Maryland State Police have captured two teenagers who allegedly escaped from a youth facility after stealing an employee's SUV.

Two teenagers have been captured at a home in Big Pool, Maryland after escaping from a juvenile detention facility in a stolen car, according to Maryland State Police troopers.

Tips from citizens frequently play an important role in solving crimes. This week, there have been several local and area crimes that police are hoping the public can aid in solving.

Two Frostburg men were injured when their automobile was struck by a tractor-trailer Sunday evening at the westbound Interstate 68 ramp to state Route 495, according to Maryland State Police.

Solar energy tour today CUMBERLAND - Big D Electric Inc. in conjunction with the American Solar Energy Society is sponsoring a self-guided tour to view photovoltaic solar energy roof-mounted systems today.

Boy, do Jordan Fletcher and Myla Lee know their shapes. Fletcher, 3, likes rectangles best.

At least six people were taken to hospitals over the weekend following three separate accidents in Garrett County and one in nearby Preston County.

A 26-year-old Grantsville man was arrested Thursday on felony theft charges, according to the Garrett County Sheriff's Office.

Both Allegany and Garrett County community agencies are struggling with maintaining child care programs, resulting in the loss of day care options for area families.

Springs Museum, located just off of Route 40 in Springs, chronicles the Casselman River valley's history from the late 1700s.

A reward of up to $1,500 is being offered for information concerning recent damage to a broken side glass window at the First United Bank & Trust on Barton Boulevard in the Bel Air subdivision.

To the person traveling at a high rate of speed on Summit Place, Frostburg, on Aug.

CUMBERLAND, Md. - A group of investors say they hope to start building wind turbines at two former boat factories in Cumberland and Salisbury by the end of the year.

The Maryland Bureau of Mines says it plans to approve an application for an underground coal mine that would tunnel beneath the Casselman River near Grantsville.

A start-up wind company official said with federal stimulus funding and state permits, the doors to the former Bayliner plant at Mexico Farms could have local people back to work by the holiday season.

The Maryland Bureau of Mines says it plans to approve an application for an underground coal mine that would tunnel beneath the Casselman River near Grantsville.