The Maryland Park Service launched the 25 in 2025 Adventure Challenge, inviting visitors to explore state parks by completing ...

A group is proposing to erect a statue of former Mayor Ron Young in Carroll Creek Linear Park, a park he helped create. The proposal is for a 7-foot bronze statue of the former mayor in the Carroll ...

Whether dancing at the bandshell, dashing for Easter eggs or making custom bird feeders or painting, hundreds of people turned out to Frederick's Baker Park for Saturday's warm weather and RecFest ...

The moment you round the bend on Market Street in Frederick, Maryland, your eyes feast on a sight that seems pulled from an illustrated history book—except this one comes with free parking and ...

Section works in partnership with the Frederick County Cyber Crimes Task Force with a mission to investigate, apprehend, and prosecute internet sexual predators who exploit children using the internet ...

Tubman, born into slavery in Maryland, escaped around 1849 after learning she and her brothers were to be sold. She returned to Maryland’s eastern shore more than a dozen times, leading many ...

As a child growing up in Maryland and California, Morris recalls visiting the family home in Highland Beach, Md., that Frederick Douglass’ son, Charles, built after being turned away from a restaurant ...

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers were nearing the end of their legislative session Monday in a challenging budget year that was aggravated by uncertainties with the Trump administration’s ...

With the last day of the 2025 Maryland General Assembly session approaching on Monday, several bills with Frederick County sponsors have already passed both chambers and to the governor.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...