Frederick County (Maryland)

Joseph E. Emerson, attorney

2013-06-16 12:30:20

Joseph E. Emerson, a lawyer who was the former deputy county attorney for Frederick County, died Wednesday from cancer at his Frederick home. He was 77. The son of Capt. Alexander L. Emerson, who was known as the "man with the maul" as head of the...

Shoulder of I-83 South blocked in Baltimore Co.

2013-06-14 06:51:06

A single-vehicle accident on I-83 South at Ruxton Road in Baltimore County has the right shoulder blocked state highway officials reported around 9:15 a.m. In Frederick County, highway officials are reporting a collision involving two vehicles on Route...

Traffic: Collision closes all roads on MD 194 in Frederick Co.

2013-06-11 06:18:20

All roads are closed on MD 194 in Frederick County due to a two-vehicle collision between Glade Road and MD 550 at 8:34 a.m., on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Transportation. On the morning after Monday's flash flooding, several incidents...

Racial profiling provision of immigration bill scrutinized

2013-06-12 18:17:29

A coalition of civil liberties and immigrant-rights advocates led by Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland wants to strengthen a provision in the Senate's sweeping immigration bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies from racial profiling. The 867-page,...

Petition on death penalty repeal lacking enough signatures

2013-05-31 08:27:00

Activists who worked to repeal the death penalty anxiously awaited news Friday that their efforts would not be overturned by a successful petition drive.� "It sounds like they're going to announce that they don't have the signatures," said Jane...

Frederick County levies 1-cent storm-water fee

2013-05-31 08:00:00

Unhappy over a state law requiring property owners to pay a new fee to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay, Frederick County officials have decided to set the charge at just a penny a year. The county's board of commissioners approved the 1-cent storm-...

GOP's Craig to enter race for governor; Brown picks Ulman for ticket

2013-05-29 17:45:55

The 2014 governor's race came into clearer focus Wednesday as Harford County Executive David R. Craig set a date to announce his Republican candidacy and Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown's campaign confirmed that Howard County Executive Ken Ulman will be his...

Inevitability and the race for governor

2013-05-30 13:18:00

The 2014 Maryland governor's race has been shaping up so far as a fight about inevitability. Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler long fostered the sense of his own lock on the job through a massive campaign war chest. Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown countered...

Craig plans to announce for governor race

2013-05-29 12:17:00

Harford County Executive David R. Craig, a Republican, plans to announce his candidacy for governor at an event Monday, his campaign confirmed today. Craig will be the second candidate and the first Republican to officially launch a gubernatorial bid...

Brown to launch campaign for governor

2013-05-09 17:55:00

Seeking to emerge from the long shadow of Gov. Martin O'Malley, Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown will make official Friday what everyone in Maryland politics has known for a long time: He's running for governor. Brown, 51, will announce his candidacy in his...

Roads, bridges, transit projects announced with gas tax hike

2013-05-16 09:54:00

The gas tax increase Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law Thursday will pay for weekend MARC service between Baltimore and D.C., roads and bridges throughout the state and construction on the Red and Purple lines to begin as soon as 2015. The first...

Brown is first to enter 2014 gubernatorial race

2013-05-10 17:48:00

Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown became the first candidate to join the 2014 Maryland governor's race Friday with a call to close the gap between rich and poor in education, health and economic opportunity. Before a crowd at Prince George's Community College...

At a Governor's press conference after passage of SB 276, which ends the death penalty in Maryland, Bonnita Spikes, left, listens as Vicki Schieber of Frederick County thanks death penalty opponents for their work in getting the bill passed. Ms.

2013-03-15 00:00:00

The Western Maryland district-level, high school oratorical scholarship contest was held Feb. 23 in Woodsboro, Md., at American Legion Post 282. Attiya Latif placed first and advances to the state-level contest at Towson University.

2013-03-03 21:09:00

Among those attending the recent ribbon cutting at TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Frederick, Md., are, from left, Michael Henningsen, director of hotel operations for Plamondon Hospitality Partners; Gordon Paik, investor, TownePlace Suites Frederick; Blaine Young, Frederick County (Md.

2012-12-05 07:34:00