The victim in a fatal two-vehicle crash Saturday morning in Montgomery County has been identified as a Frederick resident. Police say 67-year-old Harold Christner was a passenger in a Chrysler Pacifica that collided with a Ford Transit on Ridge Road, about 440 feet north of Hawkes Road. The crash happened just before 7...

Federal prosecutors are charging a Frederick man with new child sex abuse offenses. A federal grand jury indicted 29-year-old David Mangum Wednesday on counts of receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material, along with transferring obscene material to a minor. According to the indictment, Mangum used internet-b...

Frederick Police are investigating a reported gunfire incident Tuesday morning near West 6th and North Bentz Streets. Officers responded around 11:50 a.m. and found evidence that a firearm had been discharged. No one was struck or injured. Detectives believe two suspects fled on foot, westbound on West 7th Street, towa...

Gaithersburg, MD (JK) - A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an attempted first-degree murder at a Silver Spring restaurant last month. Montgomery County police say Mark Reginald Melton entered the men's restroom at The Angry Jerk in the 8200 block of Georgia Avenue at about 10:34 p.m. on July 10 and ...

Frederick, MD (JK) - Frederick County's Division of Aging and Independence will connect residents with free health screenings and community resources at a health fair August 17 in New Market. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at New Market Grange No. 362, 14 South Alley. Services will include blood pressure and cog...

Baltimore, MD (JK) - Maryland has recorded 50 heat-related deaths since May, making 2026 the deadliest heat season on record, according to the Maryland Department of Health. Locally, Montgomery County has reported eight heat-related deaths, while Frederick County has recorded two and Washington County one. Forty-three ...