Frederick, Md. (DG) - Federal authorities in Maryland are highlighting two immigration-related prosecutions tied to a nationwide enforcement effort known as Operation Take Back America. In Howard County, 47-year-old Santos Alvarenga-Rodriguez, an El Salvadorian national in the U.S. illegally, was charged after allegedl...

Frederick, Md (DG) - A violent offender who had previously been deported was later found living in Frederick and is now facing federal charges. Authorities say 31-year-old Vanessa Yalixa Munoz-Baque, a citizen of Ecuador, pleaded guilty to illegally re-entering the United States after being removed in 2023. Investigato...

Frederick, Md. (DG) - A Baltimore man will spend decades behind bars for his role in a deadly murder conspiracy in Frederick County. In Circuit Court, Alonzo Michael Epps Jr. pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the killing of 66-year-old Brice Wendell Boots of Pikesville. A judge sentenced Epp...

Frederick, Md. (DG) - Frederick County authorities are investigating a series of vehicle break-ins that left multiple drivers without airbags. On Tuesday, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office reported 11 incidents in which airbags were stolen from Hondas parked in several communities. Most of the reports came from the...

Frederick, Md. (DG) - A Frederick man has been found guilty following a bench trial in a violent assault that happened along a popular trail in 2024. On March 23, 2026, a Frederick County Circuit Court judge convicted 36-year-old John David Hawk of attempted third- and fourth-degree sex offenses, second-degree assault,...

Annapolis, MD (JK) - Local Delegate Eric Bouchat, R-Carroll and Frederick counties, is facing increasing pressure to resign after reports highlighted his absence from most legislative duties. Since late February, Bouchat has reportedly attended only brief morning sessions to record his vote, leaving a marble statue of ...