Category Archives: Local News

Frederick County Pauses New Data Center Development
Frederick County is temporarily halting new data center development following this week's Maryland Supreme Court ruling on the county's data center referendum. The court determined the zoning measure ...
Dianah Gibson Jul 02, 2026

Juvenile Recovering After Hagerstown Shooting
A juvenile male is recovering after a shooting in Hagerstown Tuesday evening. Police say officers were called to the 400 block of Musey Avenue around 4:50 p.m. for reports of shots fired. They located...
Dianah Gibson Jul 02, 2026

Proposed Valley North Transmission Line Could Affect Frederick County
Frederick, MD (JK) - Frederick County residents have an opportunity to weigh in on a major electric transmission project that would end near Point of Rocks. PJM Interconnection says growing electricit...
Jimmy Key Jul 01, 2026

North Potomac Man Charged in Fatal Montgomery County Shooting
A months-long homicide investigation has led to an arrest in the April shooting death of a Gaithersburg man. Montgomery County police say 18-year-old Earl Deangelo Charles Jr., of North Potomac, is ch...
Dianah Gibson Jul 01, 2026

Investigation Underway After Fatal Bicycle Crash in Ellicott City
A juvenile cyclist is dead following a tragic collision in Ellicott City, and Howard County police are working to determine exactly what happened. Authorities say the crash occurred shortly before 2 p...
Dianah Gibson Jul 01, 2026

Teen Charged as Adult After Police Recover Loaded Ghost Gun in Silver Spring
Gaithersburg, MD (JK) - Montgomery County Police have charged a 17-year-old Washington, D.C., resident as an adult after officers recovered a loaded privately made handgun during an investigation at a...
Jimmy Key Jun 30, 2026

Gaithersburg Man Charged with First-Degree Murder in Death of Woman Found in Apartment
Gaithersburg, MD (JK) - A Montgomery County man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a 37-year-old woman found inside a Gaithersburg apartment. Montgomery County P...
Jimmy Key Jun 30, 2026

Maryland Declares State of Preparedness Ahead of Dangerous Holiday Heat Wave
Annapolis, MD (JK) - Maryland is preparing for several days of dangerous heat as Governor Wes Moore has declared a State of Preparedness ahead of a prolonged heat wave expected to last from Wednesday,...
Jimmy Key Jun 30, 2026

Maryland Supreme Court Upholds Decision Blocking Frederick County Data Center Referendum
Annapolis, MD (JK) - The Supreme Court of Maryland has upheld a Circuit Court ruling that prevents a referendum on Frederick County's expanded data center zoning ordinance from appearing on the Novemb...
Jimmy Key Jun 30, 2026

Federal Court Sentences Woman for Illegal Re-Entry After Violent Crime Case in Frederick
A woman who illegally re-entered the United States after being deported has been sentenced to federal prison following a separate violent criminal case in Frederick. Thirty-one-year-old Vanessa Baque ...
Dianah Gibson Jun 30, 2026



