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A Mount Airy man has admitted to federal sex abuse crimes involving three minor female victims.  A new Maryland law aimed at preparing students for the future workforce is now in effect.  A small increase in Maryland's gasoline tax is set to take effect July 1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Frederick County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that claimed the life of a Frederick woman Thursday evening. Frederick city officials have adopted a $293.7 million fiscal year 2027 budget that will take effect July 1.  A judge has sentenced Carroll County resident Jason Pickett to 20 years in prison following his conviction in a scheme that defrauded a local la...

A new audit is raising concerns about how Maryland handles Medicaid payments.  A new map released by federal immigration authorities details hundreds of arrests across Loudoun County.  The city leaders of Winchester, Viorginia, have repealed a firearms ban covering public parking garages, ending a legal fight with two pro-Second Amendment groups. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

A former Frederick Police corporal has pleaded guilty in Pennsylvania to charges involving child pornography and solicitation of child pornography. A new Maryland gun law is already drawing backlash from gun rights advocates across the state. An Inwood, WV man will spend decades in prison after taking a plea deal in a Berkeley County murder case. An electrical malfunction is being blamed for a two...

The U.S. Marshals Service is searching for a woman convicted in the death of her 10-month-old daughter after she failed to appear for sentencing. A homicide investigation is underway after a man was fatally shot Monday night in Hagerstown.  The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is working to piece together what led to a pedestrian being struck in Ashburn and later transported to a hospita...

  A Montgomery County man is headed to federal prison after prosecutors say he carried out a large SNAP benefits fraud scheme using stolen identities. Republican opposition is growing after Governor Wes Moore allowed two controversial immigration-related bills to become law without his signature. The community to support this year’s “Critters on the Catwalk” fund raiser at W...

  Maryland State Police are investigating a homicide after an inmate was found dead inside Roxbury Correctional Institution in Washington County. A 19-year-old convicted in the deadly double shooting near The Mall in Columbia will spend the rest of his life behind bars. The insurance fraud case involving “Real Housewives of Potomac” cast member Wendy Osefo and her husband Edward &...

Montgomery County Jury Convicts Man In Execution-Style Murder During Marijuana Robbery Federal investigators are now looking into Loudoun County Public Schools after reports surfaced that a student may have secretly filmed dozens of underage students in school bathrooms.  New immigration policies announced by Democratic Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger are drawing praise from supporters a...

A powerful storm that came through the region Wednesday toppled a dozen utility poles along Buckeystown Pike in Frederick County, shutting down part of Route 85 and trapping drivers between downed wires and debris.   A Leesburg man is facing a driving under the influence charge following a deadly crash over the weekend that claimed the life of a passenger. A large and potentially hazardo...

Frederick County landowners are pushing back against survey work tied to the controversial Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project. New charges have been filed in the death of an infant injured during an assault in Leesburg last year.  Maryland State Police have announced the arrest of a seventh suspect connected to a triple murder and arson investigation in Washington County dating back to Nov...

  A motorcyclist has died after a crash in Gaithersburg, and Montgomery County Police are now investigating what led up to it. The Maryland Attorney General’s Office has concluded that no criminal charges will be filed in a fatal police-involved crash that happened in Howard County earlier this year. Virginia’s new ban on certain semi-automatic firearms is already facing legal cha...

Calvert County Man Charged in Jefferson Burglary and Suspected Arson Case A Frederick City ethics report has found City Council member Katie Nash violated disclosure and conflict-of-interest rules connected to data center and energy policy matters. Washington County residents are being urged to cut back on water use as drought conditions continue to impact large parts of Maryland. A volunteer fire...

Bethesda Teen Charged After Loaded Handgun Found at Walt Whitman High School Governor Wes Moore has signed Maryland’s controversial “No Kings Act” into law, one of more than 200 bills approved during this year’s legislative session. Drivers in Frederick County will soon see traffic moving again on the southbound Route 27 ramp to eastbound I-70.  Sheriff’s deputie...

Another sentence has been handed down in a deadly MS-13 gang case tied to Frederick County. A gun buyback event in Shepherdstown turned into a competing effort to preserve firearms instead of destroy them.  A first-of-its-kind legislation in Maryland is aiming to boost local news outlets by changing how the state spends its advertising money. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

A Chambersburg man is behind bars after Pennsylvania State Police charged him in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a preschooler.  Several people were hurt and a suspect is in custody after an alleged armed robbery and police pursuit in Winchester Saturday morning.  Police in Montgomery County are searching for a suspect after a man was stabbed and robbed Monday night near a...

A deadly rollover crash shut down several lanes of northbound Interstate 270 Saturday morning in Montgomery County.  Frederick County Public Schools is facing a major reduction in federal Title I funding, with officials saying the district will lose about 4-point-5 million dollars next school year. A Frederick County, Virginia grand jury has returned a series of indictments connected to viole...

Police Seek Driver in Fatal Beltway Hit-and-Run in Montgomery County A harassment case against a Frederick County man was dropped Wednesday after prosecutors said the emails at the center of the case were protected by the First Amendment.  A new round of suspected opioid overdoses at Park View High School has the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office once again investigating student drug acti...

A Mount Airy man was arrested Tuesday after Maryland State Police say he attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Interstate 695 while using flashing emergency-style lights on his vehicle. Sentencing has been delayed again for a man who admitted his role in the death of a Frederick teenager linked to an MS-13 investigation. Pennsylvania State Police say an online drug operation led to the arrest of...

Sentencing has been handed down in a case connected to a tragic Beltway crash that claimed the lives of six construction workers.  Berkeley County leaders are preparing for what could become a major regional sports and tourism hub following action by Governor Patrick Morrisey. Leesburg Police are investigating a residential burglary reported over the weekend in a Northeast neighborhood. ...

Federal prosecutors say a Montgomery County drug deal arranged on social media led to the death of a teenage girl, and the man involved has now pleaded guilty. Drivers traveling along Interstate 70 in Frederick County should expect a temporary closure at a key rest area starting this week. Charges are filed against a 22-year-old Waynesboro man accused of opening fire during a domestic dispute. See...

A Woodsboro man will spend decades behind bars after admitting to multiple drug-related offenses and child neglect in Frederick County. Federal prosecutors say a multi-state fraud scheme targeting food assistance recipients has resulted in a prison sentence for a 22-year-old Romanian national.  Police in Rockville responded to a reported stabbing Saturday night that left one man injured and a...

  Authorities in Berkeley County, West Virginia -  are investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened early Friday morning outside a local bar. A Clarksville man is facing federal charges in what investigators describe as a long-running cyber intrusion scheme tied to a Maryland medical system.  Montgomery County police are investigating a deadly driveway collision th...

Authorities in Frederick County have identified a suspect in connection with an assault that took place inside a local Walmart last last. Former Gettysburg Mayor Chad-Alan Carr appeared in court Wednesday as three accusers testified about allegations involving incidents they say happened more than a decade ago. New job postings and permit filings suggest SpaceX is preparing to expand into Westmins...

  Nine people are displaced after an early morning house fire in Washington County. The fire broke out just before 2 a.m. Saturday at a home along Weller Road in Hancock. A Jefferson County grand jury has formally indicted a Harpers Ferry woman in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in late 2025, according to the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. For the fourth...

Authorities in Frederick County are investigating a fatal crash that happened Monday night along Route 85.  Authorities are investigating a shooting outside a restaurant on Liberty Road in Carroll County that left two men injured and resulted in the arrest of a Sykesville resident. A quick response by officers led to the arrest of a suspect in an armed robbery at a parking garage in Bethesda....