Frederick County Agencies Team Up to Help Conserve Resources

Frederick County Agencies Team Up to Help Conserve Resources

They say rain barrels and compost bins will be sold on line at discounted prices. Frederick, Md (KM) It’s a chance for residents to do their part for the environment.  As part of a collaboration between the Frederick County Divisions of Energy and the Environment and Solid Waste and Recycling, rain barrels and compost bins…

Hagerstown Man Pleads Guilty To Firearms Trafficking

Hagerstown Man Pleads Guilty To Firearms Trafficking

He could be facing 10 years in prison at sentencing. Martinsburg, WV (KM) A Hagerstown man pleaded guilty this week to his role in a firearms trafficking operation in Berkeley County, West Virginia. The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia says Donaven Eugene Simms, 22, admitted to aiding and abetting a…

National Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

National Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

There will be two locations in Frederick County which will take medications, sharps. Frederick, Md (KM) This Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day.  Nate Smith with the Frederick County Health Department says residents can drop off their unused or expired medications between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM at the Health Department at 350 Montevue…

Frederick County Council Holds Budget Hearing

Frederick County Council Holds Budget Hearing

A number of residents asked for more funding for the public school system.   Frederick, Md (KM) The Frederick County Council on Tuesday took testimony on the County Executive’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2026. The spending plan sets aside $508-million for education which is $10.9-million over maintenance of effort. . But some people, like…

Essex Man Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For Two Counts Of 2nd-degree Rape

Essex Man Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For Two Counts Of 2nd-degree Rape

He will be required to register as a Tier III, Lifetime sex offender.in Maryland. Douglas Paul Otto  (Photo from Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office) Frederick, Md (KM) A lengthy sentence was handed down Tuesday in Frederick County Circuit Court to an Essex man for sex abuse of a minor, 2nd degree statutory rape and 2nd-degree…

Frederick Man To Serve Ten Years In Prison For Rape

Frederick Man To Serve Ten Years In Prison For Rape

He will also be required to register as a sex offender when he’s released. Alan Verdeja Martinez  (Photo from Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office) Frederick, Md (KM) A Frederick man was sentenced on Tuesday for two counts of 2nd-degree rape and one count of violation of a protective order. The State’s Attorney’s Office says Alan…

Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Says Deputies Will Not Be Working To Further MPRP

Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Says Deputies Will Not Be Working To Further MPRP

It says deputies will not accompany PSEG employees visiting affected property owners. Westminster, Md (KM) The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office says its deputies will not be working to further the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project. In a statement, Sheriff Jim Dewees says his office was approached by the Public Service Enterprise Group which wants to build…

Man Arrested For Kidnapping In Montgomery County

Man Arrested For Kidnapping In Montgomery County

Frederick, Md. (DG) – A Bethesda man is behind bars after a dramatic kidnapping Friday afternoon in Montgomery County. Police say 31-year-old Robert Deeter abducted a woman at gunpoint near the 10300 block of Old Georgetown Road around 2:30 p.m. Officers quickly spotted Deeter driving a red Toyota RAV4 with the victim inside. The woman…

Volvo Group Announcing Lay Off’s

Volvo Group Announcing Lay Off’s

Hagerstown plant will be affected Frederick, Md. (DG) – Volvo Group has announced plans to lay off between 550 and 800 workers across three of its U.S. facilities over the next three months. The affected sites include the Mack Trucks plant in Pennsylvania, as well as Volvo Group facilities in Dublin, Virginia, and Hagerstown, Maryland.…

Frederick County Job Hunt April 22, 2025

Frederick County Job Hunt April 22, 2025

New jobs listed Transfer Evaluator (2155236) The Transfer Evaluator is responsible for the comprehensive evaluation, maintenance, and management of transferred credit for all student populations and from all sources toward certificate or degree completion and visiting students to include a mastery of knowledge in all college credit programs and curriculum. Provides advisement and academic support…