Frederick County News Archives

For residents already struggling to fill gas tanks and buy food, opening their property tax bills on July 1 will provide another financial blow.

The family of a Frederick man who died after he was struck by a deputy's Taser has filed a $145 million lawsuit against Frederick County.

The family of a Frederick man who died after being subdued with a Taser is expected to announce it is suing Frederick County and the county sheriff's office.

According to a news release circulated by attorney Ted Williams and the Frederick County NAACP, the lawsuit will also name Sheriff Chuck Jenkins and Cpl. Rudy Torres as defendants.

A grand jury ruled this month that Torres was justified in using his Taser to subdue 20-year-old Jarrel Gray after Gray did not obey commands to show his hands during a fight last November.

Walkersville, Md. One small community in Maryland is following suit with a near-by town and the county they reside in to declare English their official language.

Frank Butler, the Fannie Mae data center facility manager, points out pollution-reduction features of the Urbana building's backup generators.

Doug Reel of Sharpsburg shows how tight it is for New Market Volunteer Fire Department drivers, such as himself, to get in and out of fire trucks at the current station.

When Frederick County Commissioner Charles A. Jenkins ran for office in 2006, he promised to be the ''roads commissioner" who would work to ease traffic congestion.

A local radio station soon will have a new sound. To celebrate, the board of directors for Christian Radio Coalition, all of whom are volunteers, organized a fundraiser Saturday at the Lynfield Complex Center.

Liquor is taxed at a rate of $1.50 a gallon, and beer is taxed at 9 cents a gallon in Maryland .

Teachers from Saint Jerome parish school, located in Haiti, visited Walkersville High School on May 15.

The YMCA has another year to continuing running its before- and after-school programs in Frederick County elementary schools.

English Muffin Way resident Dave Snow came home last week to find sewage gushing into his yard for the second time this spring.

Richard Gibbs is sworn in to testify. Five days a week at the Frederick County Courthouse, Richard Gibbs and Rick Mayhew don suits and ties as they keep tabs on people accused of running afoul of the law.

A Frederick County stream appears to have suffered no major damage from a spill of concrete powder into the water, The Maryland Department of the Environment said today.

The Frederick County Office of Highway Operations announces the following road closures due to flooded conditions: Ijamsville Road at Price's Distillery Road Gas House Pike at Linganore Creek Coppermine Road at ... via WFMD-AM Frederick

Three teens, two from New Market, were arrested Thursday following a Frederick County Sheriff's Office investigation into a series of thefts in Eaglehead at Lake Linganore. via Bowie Star

Yolanda Brooks of Frederick , Ginny Simoneau of Walkersville, Kim Riddle of Frederick and Phil Colangelo of Frederick look over floor plans at the Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County Women Build Saturday, ... via Bowie Star

The Frederick County Utilities and Solid Waste Division has determined that a sewer overflow near Metropolitan Court was due to heavy rain. via Washington Examiner

A man who crashed his car into another at 134 miles per hour, killing an Adamstown, Md., woman, has been ordered to serve 18 months in the Frederick County detention center. via Herald-Mail

“That's a little more difficult.”

A group of bikers start off early Sunday in front of the Wheel Base store at 229 N. Market St. via WTOP

“We're up in years. My husband, he's 86, and I'm not far behind.”

Myersville resident Evelyn Byrd came to Winchester Hall this week to tell the Frederick County Commissioners rising tax bills are causing a hardship for herself and her husband. via WTOP

“I understand it's a controversy”

Town commissioners will consider this week whether to designate English as Walkersville's official town language. via WTOP

Maryland State Police said a young black bear was struck and killed by a car in Frederick County. via WBALTV.com

“A lot of them hold fond memories. Well, especially in the Wolfesville area. Used to be John Pine Road -- all gravel roads ... Then of course, I can think back to 1939. Brandenburg Hollow Road used to be a dirt road.”

Winding rural roads in Frederick County are windows to the picturesque farmland and beauty of the mountains. via WTOP

Saturday, May 10, 2008 WBAL Radio as reported by Steve Fermier and Associated Press The attorney for a Frederick County sheriff's deputy who delivered a fatal electronic shock to a 20-year-old man says his ... via WBAL-AM Baltimore

“We should be seeking [a transfer] in every case that a client is eligible”

P astor Wayne Edmonds stood in the courtroom baffled. The Baltimore judge had earlier sentenced the girl who fatally stabbed his daughter at a light rail station to 25 years in adult prison. But because of a rarely employed law, the girl's accomplice - who also was charged and convicted as an adult - was about to be sent to a juvenile jail, meaning he will be freed by the time he is 21, at the latest.

The decision 'fails to show consistency in the judicial system,' Edmonds told Judge Martin P. Welch. 'It fails to show young people that there are going to be consequences.' Read more

“She shouldn't be convicted at all.”

After a Frederick County jury pronounced her guilty of 37 theft, forgery and counterfeiting charges, a Knoxville woman turned and whispered to her family to arrange for bail. via WTOP-FM Washington

“We are not denying there is a problem. There is a problem and we all know it, but looking for scapegoats is not a solution”

NAACP leaders and several community groups are calling on the sheriff's office to end its agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but their message is not without its critics. via WHAG

“I hope people will enjoy it and I'm hoping to have a big turnout”

A local high school senior who hopes to become a deputy has already had a taste of interacting with several law enforcement agencies. via WTOP

As warmer temperatures get more people outside, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office wants to make sure bicyclists will be safe on the roads. via WTOP

“We're creating tours to bring people to places many people have already visited, but seeing them through a different lens”

The Journey Through Hallowed Ground, an area of historically significant sites within parts of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, has been designated by an act of Congress to become the 38th ... via WTOP-FM Washington

“It would be useful information because that would indicate the extent of public funds that are being used to educate those who are not in the country legally”

A Frederick County, Maryland, commissioner wants the school board to survey the number of illegal immigrants who are students and has proposed withholding school funding if members fail to agree. via Immigration Watchdog

Riders board a MARC train in Germantown on Tuesday morning. The Brunswick line, which stops in Germantown, saw a 51 percent increase from February to March based on Maryland Transit Authority ridership data. via Gazette.Net

“She continues to require medical attention on a weekly basis”

A full-day trial will be set aside in Frederick County District Court for a Monrovia man accused of critically injuring an off-duty police officer in a May 11 crash on I-270 near Md. via WTOP