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Frederick County Health Department Updates Community on STDs
FREDERICK, Md. (KR) April is STD Awareness month and the Frederick County Health Department is stressing importance of getting tested. Researchers say recent data shows an increase in multiple STD’s locally. HIV Program Supervisor, Chris Lane, says early identification leads to treatment which, in turn, will reduce the number of people infected. “It’s a way…

Task Force Created To Examine States Alcohol Laws
Task force members will include craft brewers, consumers and other industry stakeholders.

Rep. Delaney Hears How Proposed Federal Budget Cuts Could Affect Frederick County
He attended a roundtable discussion on Tuesday.

Four-Vehicle Crash Closes I-270 Near Rt. 85
One person was flown out.


Police Say Two Homes Hit By Gunfire
No one was injured.

State Senate Passes Bill To Limit Testing For Public School Students
It was approved on the last day of the 2017 Md. General Assembly.

Soldier From Md. Killed Over The Weekend In Afghanistan
He was injured when he came under enemy small arms fire.

Freestate Gas Station In Frederick Robbed
Suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Frederick Police Investigating Gas Station Robbery
Hillcrest Elementary was put on partial lockdown following the incident.

Laytonsville Man Running Across America In Support of ALS
FREDERICK, Md. (KR) One local resident is lacing up his running shoes and preparing to run across America to raise awareness for a cause close to his heart. 27 year-old, Michael Devlin from Laytonsville, says he is running in support of the ALS Foundation in memory of his grandmother who passed away from the disease…

State Fire Marshal Investigating Sharpsburg Vehicle Fire
SHARPSBURG, Md. (KR) The Maryland State Fire Marshals Office is investigating a vehicle fire in Washington County. Fire officials say, they responded to the scene of a car in flames just before 5 AM at 16300 Canal Road in Sharpsburg, after a neighbor noticed it was on fire and called 911. Authorities say, it took…