Blaze contained to building exterior; state fire marshals open formal investigation. Hagerstown, MD (JK) – Authorities have arrested 27-year-old Michael Boateng in connection with an arson at a popular book and video store on Dual Highway. Officials say witness reports and surveillance footage helped identify Boateng, who was taken into custody on an unrelated charge…
23-year old D’Angelo E. Bland is being held without bond. Leesburg, VA (JK) – Authorities have arrested a 23-year-old Ashburn man in connection with a firearm incident in Leesburg earlier this month. D’Angelo E. Bland was taken into custody Monday, October 20, following the discharge of a firearm in the 700 block of East Market…
It’s expected to take place next week. Frederick, Md (KM) The location of the planned closure of Linganore Road scheduled for next week has changed. The Frederick County Traffic and Permits Section says the closure will located near the intersection with Plantation Road. The closure will extend from a point just south of the intersection…
They were found in his home earlier this year. John Timothy Lightfield (Photo from Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office) Frederick, Md (KM) A Frederick man was sentenced on Tuesday for an explosives offense.. The State’s Attorney’s Office says John Timothy Lightfield, 20, was given three years in prison for one count of possession of explosive…
It’s part of a deck replacement project. Hagerstown, Md (KM) Traffic will be shifted on Interstate 81 in the Hagerstown area in Washington County Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The Maryland State Highway Administration says motorists will be detoured from I-81 south to I-70 east and I-70 East to I-81 north. The detour will be…
He is undergoing treatment to prevent possible rabies infection. Frederick, Md (KM) The Frederick County Health Department says the man who dropped off a raccoon last week at the CARE Veterinary Center at 1040 West Patrick Street in Frederick has been located, and is undergoing treatment to prevent possible rabies infection. The raccoon was found…
Red‑Winged Blackbird Records accepting applications for girls 8‑17 in Frederick, MD, and the Appalachian region. Frederick, MD (JK) – Red‑Winged Blackbird Records, a volunteer-run music and arts organization in Frederick, Maryland, is now accepting nominations for its 2025 Guitars for Girls initiative. The program donates about 20 brand-new acoustic guitars and accessory kits to girls…
Authorities urge residents to review surveillance footage for possible leads. Leesburg, VA (JK) — Police in Leesburg are investigating after flyers referencing the Ku Klux Klan were found scattered throughout the downtown area early Saturday morning. Officers say the flyers were discovered inside small zip-lock style bags weighted with rocks along Loudoun Street SW, South…
Frederick, Md. (DG) – The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Frederick man on multiple child pornography charges following an investigation that began with a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Detectives say the tip led them to 31-year-old Ricardo Hernandez-Martinez, after child sexual abuse material was discovered on a…
Shrapnel Injuries Reported After Pressurized Water Tank Blast. (photos courtesy Halfway Volunteer Fire Company) HALFWAY, MD (JK) — Two adult men were hospitalized at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore following an explosion involving a pressurized water tank on a concrete truck at the Thomas, Bennett & Hunter Cement Plant on Hopewell Road…