The Frederick News-Post

10/26/2025

Five adults and four children were displaced after a fire destroyed a townhome in Frederick early Sunday morning and damaged two others.

10/26/2025

Crisp, cool fall air was appropriate weather for many of those attending the 2025 fall edition of Fiber Fest to wear their handmade sweaters, hats and other clothing on Saturday.

10/25/2025

U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney (D-Md.) has introduced two bills that would reimburse local fire departments for costs related to the cancellation of classes at the U.S. Fire Administration’s National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg.

In the past several weeks, U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney (D-Md.) has introduced two bills that would reimburse local fire departments for costs related to the cancellation of classes at

10/25/2025

Possessing a 6-foot-5 frame, immense jumping ability, large hands and an array of well-honed skills, Kenny Boyd starred at Frederick High and Boston University before playing for the NBA’s New Orleans Jazz during the 1974-75 season. He became the first Frederick County player to appear in an official NBA game.

Nearly 60 years later, Chuck Foreman vividly recalls how Kenny Boyd, his younger teammate back then on Frederick High’s boys basketball team, snatched away an offensive rebound that Foreman, a

10/25/2025

A longtime commissioner and three other town residents are vying to fill two seats on Thurmont's Board of Commissioners. Find out what the candidates think before Tuesday's election.

A longtime commissioner and three other town residents are vying to fill two seats on Thurmont's Board of Commissioners.

10/24/2025

Looking for something to do this weekend? Join us Saturday from 9am-4pm at The Frederick Fairgrounds for the Fall Frederick FiberFest! All kinds of fibery goodness for the whole family.

10/23/2025

Frederick County’s Sustainability Commission and Division of Energy and Environment have recognized eight businesses, organizations, or individuals for their efforts in advancing the county’s sustainability goals.

10/23/2025

Costco has purchased a former Super 8 hotel next to the Costco store on Monocacy Boulevard in Frederick.

10/23/2025

Unless you are a Frederick County Public Schools student, staff member or parent, or a Frederick County resident, business owner or property owner, you are prohibited from speaking at school board meetings, under an updated policy.

Unless you are a Frederick County Public Schools student, staff member or parent, or a Frederick County resident, business owner or property owner, you are prohibited from speaking at school

10/23/2025

The city's sale of 27 acres of open land in 2021 is the focus of election-season criticism in Frederick's upcoming mayoral race.

10/23/2025

A state appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of a Frederick County hot-air balloon company in a case brought by a Union Bridge couple who alleged an invasion of privacy, among other things, as a result of the company's balloons flying over the couple's property.

A state appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of a Frederick County hot-air balloon company in a case brought by a Union Bridge couple who alleged an invasion of

10/23/2025

The commission voted to recommend that the overlay map be mostly limited to properties in the current Eastalco Community Growth Area, which is where the county looks to prioritize increased development.

The Frederick County Planning Commission on Wednesday recommended that the County Council adopt a smaller area as a data center overlay zone than the county proposed.