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Frederick commissioner to propose reinstatement of Head Start

Frederick County Commissioner David Gray will propose the reinstatement of Head Start funding at a county budget meeting today.

Tags: Community Development Institute , Head Start , OPEB , David Gray , John Kroll , Frederick County Board of Commissioners ,

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Blaze scorches 25 acres in Libertytown

Firefighters spent Saturday criss-crossing the region, putting out brush fires that popped up quickly and were difficult to extinguish because of high winds

Tags: fire , Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department , Frederick County fire marshal

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Wienermobile attracts families to Frederick tour stops

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile rolled into Frederick this weekend, stopping by two Weis Markets on Saturday.

Tags: Oscar Mayer , Wienermobile , Weis Market ,

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State Troopers Conduct Dui Patrol In Frederick County

The Maryland State Police Frederick Barrack and “Checkpoint Strikeforce” conducted a saturation patrol Thursday night into Friday morning, stopping 36 drivers that showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs

Tags: Maryland State Police , DUI Checkpoint , Interstate 270 ,

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Trial dates set in Metz wrongful death case

Six weeks after a judge quashed a Frederick man's hopes of regaining his freedom by sentencing him to life without the possibility of parole, trial dates were set Wednesday in the next legal battle facing Marshall Franklin Metz Sr.

Tags: Marshall Franklin Metz Sr. , Ann Metz , Stephen A. LeRoux , Phyllis Ann Toms , Jimmy Wayne Trout , Julie Stevenson Solt ,

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Bruce Ivins's lawyer, colleague share details FBI left out

Nine years have passed since five people were killed and 17 sickened by anthrax spores mailed to lawmakers and news outlets, and it's been nine months since the FBI closed its investigation into those attacks.

Tags: Bruce Ivins , anthrax , John Ezzell , U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious

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Farmer: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Requires Unity

William Morrow is tired of farmers getting a bad rap.

Tags: Chesapeake Bay ,

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Brunswick father arrested in baby's death

The father of an infant girl discovered dead in Brunswick has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and child abuse.

Tags: Jason August Zirinsky , Lexi Regina Zirinsky , Capt. Tim Clarke , Frederick County Sheriff's Office , Brunswick Police Department , Frederick Memorial Hospital

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Frederick sheriff's office investigating infant's death

Brunswick police responding to a call about an unresponsive person at a home on West Potomac Street found a deceased 2-month-old girl at the location, according to a press release from the police department.

Tags: Cpl. Gregory Santangelo , Frederick County Sheriff's Office , Brunswick Police Department ,

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$100k offered for proof of impropriety in Detrick studies

An organization trying to connect activities at Fort Detrick to cancer cases in the immediate area of the Army post is offering a reward to anyone who can prove tests conducted were done improperly.

Tags: Fort Detrick , cancer , Kristen Renee Foundation , Environmental Protection Agency ,

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