The Frederick News-Post

The Frederick County Health Department is opening H1N1 flu vaccinations up to the general public Thursday with a clinic open to everyone, not just those considered to be at high risk Full Story »

A group of Fort Detrick researchers recently found out their 15-plus years of work to combat the plague would be the focus of a multinational effort to mass produce a vaccine Full Story »

An 18-year-old man has been charged with one of three stabbings Saturday at the Motel 6 on West Patrick Street, according to the Frederick Police Department Full Story »

The owner and operator of the website Frederick com, under scrutiny from school officials for posting photographs of cheerleaders on what they called 'inappropriate' websites, removed many of the photos by Tuesday afternoon Full Story »

Staci Rosenberger said it's a thrill to see one family member on television regularly, let alone two </P<P<pRosenberger, 29, is the youngest sibling of 'Top Chef: Las Vegas' chef'testants Bryan and Michael Voltaggio The brothers are two of the final three, along with chef Kevin Gillespie, who will go head-to-head tonight in an all-out bid to be named Top Chef of Season 6 Full Story »

A sudden snowfall Tuesday night made roads slippery in Frederick County, and many vehicles spun out of control, police said Full Story »

MIDDLETOWN -- Middletown officials want to prevent 'big-box' stores from opening within town limits Full Story »

Should the county keep the fire tax rate as it is, or rearrange it into EMS first-due areas? Full Story »

Still hoping to get the Brunswick Crossing development included in the city's 21716 ZIP code, Brunswick Mayor Carroll Jones recommended Tuesday that city residents send a holiday card to the post office Full Story »

The Braddock Heights post office will mark the issuance of the U S Postal Service's new Hanukkah stamp today by offering a special cachet and pictorial cancellation Full Story »

At least one Frederick organization finds that more families are hard-pressed this year to provide a merry Christmas for their children Full Story »

Saturday's first snowfall left some county residents confined to their homes, looking out at snow-covered roads Full Story »

Firefighters from Maryland and Pennsylvania fought a two-alarm house fire in the 15000 block of Foxville Deerfield Rd west of Thurmont early Tuesday The first units arrived on the scene just after 4 a m The fire was reported to be under control at about 5 a m Also responding were a tanker task force and a safety task force No one was injured and damage was estimated at $150,000, said Mike ... Full Story »

Days after ending his 21-year career as a deputy sheriff, Michael Ratliff on Friday returned to the Frederick County Law Enforcement Center for a retirement party in his honor Full Story »

When Josh Sales was looking around for a place to complete his Eagle Scout project, he found few locations where permitting and regulations would hamper his efforts Full Story »

WALKERSVILLE -- Andrew Dewese served as an officer for 17 years with the Frederick Police Department, spending his last five years as a hostage negotiator and crisis management specialist Full Story »

Joe Middleton was a spectator in the Linganore High School stands nine years ago as the team prepared to run onto the football field Full Story »

Members of the Woodsboro Volunteer Fire Co know Santa Claus is busy this time of year Full Story »

Crash injures deputy, five others Full Story »

Frederick city has increased in size by more than 50 percent over the past 18 years, but crime has not increased, according to recent statistics </p<P <pThe city had a population of about 41,000 residents in 1991 with 2,574 major crimes reported to the Frederick Police Department Full Story »

Brad Scott, in his own words, is 'not really into running ' Full Story »

Sound and songs have been part of Kathleen McLaughlin's life for as long as she can remember </p<pThe Myersville resident recently found new expression for her interests in what she calls 'Soul Jams '</p<p'Soul' stands for Sing Out Loud, McLaughlin said </p Full Story »

In the Nazi labor and concentration camp at Birkenau, one man, believing he would die there, began collecting discarded nails, one at a time from the field where he was forced to work Full Story »

On an otherwise quiet and chilly night Sunday in downtown Frederick, music and warmth filled Coffman Chapel at Hood College Full Story »

Four years ago, I was sitting in a car in Annapolis in a bayside parking lot Nearby, inside an exclusive restaurant, a collection of local lawmakers from the Maryland House and Senate, lobbyists and a representative of the governor dined on the dime of Alcoa Eastalco Works Full Story »