The Frederick News-Post

02/13/2025

The Joann store on Frederick’s Golden Mile is one of hundreds of locations in the retail chain closing around the country, according to a document filed Wednesday in a Delaware bankruptcy court.

The Joann store on Frederick’s Golden Mile is one of hundreds of locations in the retail chain closing around the country, according to a document filed Wednesday in a Delaware

02/13/2025

Looking for the perfect Valentine's Day treat? Frederick's burgeoning bakery scene has you covered. The latest addition, Twin Bears, joins an impressive lineup. Bakehouse, Le Luna Bakery & Cafe, JUNO, Acorn Provisions tucked inside Visitation Hotel and others are offering everything from artisanal bread to decadent pastries.

Frederick has become a burgeoning destination for bakeries. And according to the owners of the city's latest addition, that abundance of options isn't necessarily a bad thing.

02/12/2025

Proud Cougars alum Brady Ridenour promoted to Catoctin football's top job, a position he "never imagined" having.

Helping Catoctin’s football team win its first state championship as a lineman in 2009 was a dream come true for Brady Ridenour.

02/12/2025

Frederick County Public Schools has canceled school on Wednesday because of inclement weather.

02/11/2025

Frederick County is bracing for a winter storm that's expected to last until Wednesday morning.

02/11/2025

A proposed change to the city of Frederick’s code could allow Frederick Health — which operates a hospital on 7th Street — to build another hospital in the north end of the city.

A proposed change to the city of Frederick’s code could allow Frederick Health — which operates a hospital on 7th Street — to build another hospital in the north end

02/11/2025

On Sunday, former U.S. Rep. Beverly Byron died of heart failure at her home in Frederick, her family said. She was 92.

It was just one month before the general election in 1978, and Beverly Byron was like a “house afire — on a mission,” her son Barton “Kimball” Byron said in

02/10/2025

Frederick County Public Schools will close three and a half hours early on Tuesday because of inclement weather in the forecast.

02/08/2025

Boards of education in Maryland would be required to offer a virtual option for students of all school levels under a bill proposed by Frederick County Del. April Miller and Montgomery County Del. Joe Vogel.

Boards of education in Maryland would be required to offer a virtual option for students of all school levels under a bill proposed by Frederick County Del. April Miller and

02/07/2025

The Frederick City Council’s new Housing, Health and Education Committee used its inaugural meeting to identify the problems it will focus on and created a matrix to evaluate solutions.

02/07/2025

Frederick Health Hospital CEO Tom Kleinhanzl said Thursday that the hospital is still trying to determine if personal data was compromised in a recent ransomware attack made on the facility last week.

Frederick Health Hospital CEO Tom Kleinhanzl said Thursday that the hospital is still trying to determine if personal data was compromised in a recent ransomware attack made on the facility

02/07/2025

During the 2024-25 school year so far, Frederick County Public Schools decided to close schools three times, delay start times for schools four times and dismiss students early once because

02/07/2025

“As local and state government, we truly have a responsibility to our constituents — including our first responders — to adopt laws and policies that ensure the safety of our communities,” Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater said during the hearing on Thursday.

ANNAPOLIS — The widow of Frederick County Battalion Chief Joshua Laird and elected officials from Frederick County are continuing their push for stronger regulations on a common building material linked

02/06/2025

Frederick County Public Schools and its offices will open two hours late on Thursday and will reevaluate conditions on Thursday morning.

02/05/2025

Is line dancing making a comeback?

(It certainly is at Bentztown on Wednesday nights.)

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02/05/2025

Is line dancing making a comeback?

While the sidewalks of Bentz Street are still slick with ice and lined with snow, the dance floor in Bentztown is just heating up. Stepping inside from the bleak winter

02/05/2025

Jenna Maly is one of the 50 parents who currently have children enrolled at the Carl and Norma Miller Children's Center at Frederick Community College. She's also one of the people fighting to keep the center open.

On Thursday evening, Jenna Maly received a notification from the app the Carl and Norma Miller Children's Center at Frederick Community College uses to communicate with parents.

02/04/2025

“The pain of diversity [is] when no matter what position I am put in, someone’s going to look at me and think because I’m Black and I’m a woman, I’ve been given something that I worked my butt off to get,” Denise Rollins said during a a Black History Month panel on Monday.

Diversity was a loaded term for the participants of a Black History Month panel held by the city of Frederick on Monday.