Braddock Heights News

The Commissioners downzoned a number of properties on Tuesday night. In a meeting which lasted nearly four hours Tuesday night, the Frederick County Commissioners tentatively voted on a number of rezoning requests from property owners, and several of those parcels were downzoned.

A basement fire trapped the father of Frederick County's chief fire marshal in his house Sunday afternoon.

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A man was trapped inside his house Sunday afternoon as fire burned in the basement beneath him.

Gallery 322 is now open at 322 N. Market St. in Frederick. Five artists use the gallery for display and as a studio.

The Vens band performed at the Blue Elephant recently for their CD release show.

An SUV hit a Verizon telephone pole and came to rest in a ditch on the eastbound side of Alternate U.S. 40 near Braddock Heights this evening, authorities said.

Joanne Baum, top right, commitee chairwoman of the Frederick chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and fellow member Barbara Shealer remove the U.S. flag from the Braddock Monument, unveiling the recently moved marker during a dedication ceremony.

About five months ago, sheriff's deputies investigating gunshots found Carrie Maddox shaken after an argument with her fiance, Assistant State's Attorney Lindell K. Angel said Wednesday.

Henry Sabetti, rector of The Church of the Transfiguration, was surprised to learn that a summer parishioner, Marybell Everhart, bequeathed $3 million to the church.

For Edie Hemingway, setting and detail make a story worthy of a novel. Hemingway's novel, "Road to Tater Hill," is being published by Delacorte Press, the division of Random House devoted to children ages 9 to 12.

Who knows if the once-thriving hotel business in downtown Frederick will return, but if it does, it could be staffed and run by students benefitting from the generosity of a former hotel owner.

Crash shuts down I-70 An overturned tractor-trailer and fuel spill closed I-70 Friday around the 47-mile marker near Braddock Heights, according to Maryland State Police.

An overturned tractor trailer and fuel spill closed I-70 today around the 47 mile marker near Braddock Heights, according to the Maryland State Police.

A crane and a flatbed truck will be used for this relocation. The Maryland State Highway Administration will be moving a monument Tuesday for the local Daughters of the American Revolution.

Judy Willson, center, attends a wedding with the Rev. Jovahn Turyamureeba and his wife, Penelope.

Jonny Rippeon, holding Stonewall, his 6-year-old tabby, was told he and his girlfiend could not adopt a cat from the Frederick County Animal Control Center without having the cat microchipped.

Jonny Rippeon, holding Stonewall, his 6-year-old tabby, was told he and his girlfiend could not adopt a cat from the Frederick County Animal Control Center without having the cat microchipped.

Jonny Rippeon, holding Stonewall, his 6-year-old tabby, was told he and his girlfiend could not adopt a cat from the Frederick County Animal Control Center without having the cat microchipped.

Jacob Burns, 5, tries to knock down the last bowling pin Saturday during the Fellowship Baptist Church's day of fun, games, music and food at the Middletown Memorial Park.