Local News

Latest News

Blue Lives Matter Rally To Be Held In Frederick

Blue Lives Matter Rally To Be Held In Frederick

FREDERICK, Md. (DG)-Within the past three weeks, ten law enforcement officers across the country have been killed in the line of duty. Dan Sullivan, a Frederick City Police Officer, will be hosting a Blue Lives Matter Rally this Sunday at 4:30 pm in Downtown Frederick to honor police officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Sullivan…

A Frederick woman faces the possibility of life in prison at her sentencing in Frederick for killing her 67-year-old grandmother.

A Frederick woman faces the possibility of life in prison at her sentencing in Frederick for killing her 67-year-old grandmother.

BY:  AP FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A Frederick woman faces the possibility of life in prison at her sentencing in Frederick for killing her 67-year-old grandmother. The sentencing Thursday of 21-year-old Hestina Harris concludes a case without a clear motive. A jury convicted Harris of first-degree murder in March for fatally stabbing Lillie Morris at…

Maryland Wants To Impose Nation’s First Ban On Letters Sent To Prisoners

Maryland Wants To Impose Nation’s First Ban On Letters Sent To Prisoners

BY:  AP BALTIMORE (AP) — State prison officials in Maryland want to impose the nation’s first total ban on letters being sent to prisoners at state facilities. They want to limit any mail state inmates get to postcards and official legal correspondence. The reason: Suboxone, a highly addictive drug that can be hidden inside envelopes…

Columbia Gas-Rate Increase

Columbia Gas-Rate Increase

BY:  AP CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — Western Maryland customers of Columbia Gas are getting their say on a proposed rate increase that would boost the total bill for a typical residential customer by 21 percent. The Public Service Commission is holding the hearing Wednesday night in Cumberland. An earlier hearing was held Tuesday in Hagerstown.…