The Frederick News-Post

07/01/2025

Keon Naki Wilson-Hawkins, 21, is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, kidnapping, and carjacking in the death of Boots, whose body was found in a silver Toyota SUV in the field off Crum Road near Walkersville.

Early on the morning of Jan. 10, 2024, Brice Boots left his Pikesville home. Later, he ended up dead in a farmer’s wheat field outside Walkersville.

07/01/2025

Frederick County Teachers Association (FCTA) President Missy Dirks said the union members gave the contract the lowest approval rating she has seen since she's been president because members felt demoralized that the salary increase was lower than they hoped.

The Frederick County Board of Education has unanimously ratified an agreement for teachers union members working in Frederick County Public Schools, which includes a 2% cost-of-living adjustment to their salaries.

07/01/2025

Two Maryland men have been arrested in connection with a June 14 fatal shooting on Interstate 70 near Mount Airy that left one man dead and two men injured.

07/01/2025

Cpl. James Dodson, who lives in Pennsylvania, is accused of possessing and soliciting child sexual abuse materials, including explicit photos and videos, according to court documents filed Monday.

A Frederick police officer was arrested Monday in Pennsylvania and charged with possessing child p**nography and soliciting a minor.

07/01/2025

After two straight playoff runs, the Frederick Flying Cows will not renew head coach Ed Corporal’s contract.

The Frederick Flying Cows will not renew head coach Ed Corporal’s contract, the team announced Monday.

07/01/2025

Fully healthy and with a clearer frame of mind, Catoctin grad Brody Buffington started to look and feel like himself once again this spring as a sprinter at Georgia.

This spring, Brody Buffington finally felt the wind at his back once again.The former track star at Catoctin High School had overcome so much since he arrived in the fall

07/01/2025

Though the project for renovating the former Gov. William Donald Schaefer Building at 100 E. All Saints St. began in 2021, talk about a new police headquarters had been going on for years prior.

The squeak of shoes on freshly installed floors and a distinct new-building smell filled the air at the Frederick Police Department’s newly completed $34 million headquarters Monday.

06/30/2025

Addressing housing affordability remains a priority for Derek Shackelford in running for a third term on the Frederick City Council.

06/29/2025

A Frederick Police Department officer shot at the driver of a vehicle who accelerated toward him after an attempted traffic stop early Sunday morning.

06/29/2025

Editor's note: The Saturday-Sunday edition inadvertently included comics pages from last week instead of this week. The correct comics pages have been updated in our e-edition. We apologize for the error. -Andy Schotz, editor

06/28/2025

With only a few days left to file for the city of Frederick’s election, three City Council seats are uncontested and there are not enough candidates for a Republican primary.

06/27/2025

A city of Frederick employee is requesting harassment charges to be filed against local provocateur and self-described First Amendment activist Shaun Porter.