Garrett County News

A game camera captured this coyote roaming the backyard of Greg Ragan's Eastview home near Frederick on an early April morning.

Garrett County officials say a boost in the local hotel tax will help pay for the county's recent acquisition of a manmade whitewater course in western Maryland.

A new survey finds nearly three-quarters of Marylanders support reintroducing elk in the state's western counties.

Alex Demetrick reports that despite centuries of growth, the state's old growth hemlocks are being threatened by an invasive bug the size of a poppy seed.

Robert Arnold Jarrett was indicted this week after being arrested last month. The 57-year-old is facing a first-degree murder charge and is being held without bail at the Howard County Detention Center.

Garrett County officials say the Adventure Sports Center International near McHenry will open Saturday.

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, PA has issued a *Frost Advisory* for Garrett County from 2:00-8:00 AM Friday Morning.

One provision of the state's so-called 'doomsday' budget is to scrap grants to local law enforcement agencies, a move that could have drastic implications for Baltimore, according to city officials.

One provision of the state's so-called 'doomsday' budget is to scrap grants to local law enforcement agencies, a move that could have drastic implications for Baltimore, according to city officials.

The formula proposed Tuesday would require turbines to be no closer to an occupied dwelling than five times the device's height.