Charles Town Shooting Suspect At-Large And On The Run

Charles Town Shooting Suspect At-Large And On The Run

Shooter has been identified as Curtis Edward Bailey. Charles Town, WV –On August 20th, at approximately 11:48 a.m., the Charles Town Police Department responded to a shooting incident in the 300 block of West Liberty Street. Officers, who were clearing a call for service in the area, heard shots being fired and immediately responded to…

Montgomery County Police Investigating Shooting Death of Seventeen-Year-Old

Montgomery County Police Investigating Shooting Death of Seventeen-Year-Old

Victim was walking with two other men when he was shot down walking to the Foxhall Apartments.  Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division, Homicide Section, are investigating the Tuesday, August 19, 2025, fatal shooting of 17-year-old Jaril Verde Murillo. At approximately 11:28 p.m., 3rd District officers responded…

Frederick County Executive Discusses Property Tax Rate

She introduced a proposal last year to raise the rate to pay for school construction. Frederick  County Executive Jessica Fitzwater Frederick, Md (KM) It may sound surprising, but many people who testified last year during a Frederick County Council public hearing on a proposal to increase the property tax rate spoke in favor. That’s according…

Carroll & Frederick County Fire Fighters Battle Barn Fire In New Windsor

Carroll & Frederick County Fire Fighters Battle Barn Fire In New Windsor

No one was injured, and no livestock was lost. Photos from Carroll County Department of Fire and EMS) New Windsor, Md (KM) The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause and origin of a barn fire in New Windsor Tuesday afternoon. Fire officials say at around 12:30 PM, fire fighters from Carroll and…

South Mountain Creamery In Downtown Frederick To Close For Good This Weekend

South Mountain Creamery In Downtown Frederick To Close For Good This Weekend

The company says it’s concentrating on its home delivery and wholesale businesses,  and farm experiences. (Photo from Frederick City Media) Frederick, Md (KM) The South Mountain Creamery Ice Cream Shop and Pizza in downtown Frederick is closing after eight years. . The last day of operation is Sunday, August 24th. The company says it decided…

Attorney General Declines Charges in Howard County Fatal Shooting

Attorney General Declines Charges in Howard County Fatal Shooting

Maryland’s Attorney General has declined to file charges after investigators determined a Howard County man who exchanged gunfire with police during a domestic disturbance last November died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Frederick, MD (DG) – Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Monday he will not seek charges in a fatal officer-involved shooting in Howard…

Westminster Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrests, ICE Detention

Westminster Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrests, ICE Detention

Westminster, MD (DG) – Early Tuesday morning, a traffic stop in Westminster led to multiple arrests and a federal detention. Around 10:45 a.m. on August 12th, Carroll County deputies pulled over a Mercedes sedan on Baltimore Boulevard near Bethel Road for having expired Texas registration plates. A K-9 unit was called to the scene and…

Montgomery County MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder

Montgomery County MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder

Rockville, MD (DG) – A gang-related shooting that shook a Silver Spring neighborhood has now led to a life sentence. On Monday, August 18th, a Montgomery County judge ordered Edgard Castro-Contreras to serve life in prison plus 52 years. A jury had convicted him in April of murdering 20-year-old Edvin Agustin Leon, attempting to kill…

Carroll County Dairy Barn Collapses In Flames;  Livestock Not Injured

Carroll County Dairy Barn Collapses In Flames; Livestock Not Injured

No one was injured and dairy cows are all accounted for. Photos courtesy of the Winfield Community Volunteer Fire Department New Windsor, MD (JK)- Firefighters from Carroll County spent Tuesday afternoon battling a large fire at Coldsprings Dairy Farms in New Windsor. The blaze broke out just after noon on the 3900 block of Hawks…