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Cumberland’s downtown district centers around the pedestrian-friendly Baltimore Street, a brick-paved promenade that feels like Main Street USA without the Disney price tag.

Leaders in Montgomery County have introduced legislation to curb wild house parties in residential neighborhoods.

Putnam’s surplus, including savings allocated to expenses, hit $134 million this year, a level which Legislator Paul Jonke ...

Frederick police believe a family altercation led to a shooting in mid-April in the city’s Golden Mile neighborhood, which has led to charges against a Montgomery County man. Isaiah Jamaar Halliburton ...

The sweeping power outage that hit Spain and Portugal this week has raised questions about the electricity grid in a region ...

Through Create Birmingham, Viola Ratcliffe is on a mission to empower the city's creative economy to become a means of ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich warned residents Thursday night about possible tax increases. He spoke in downtown Rockville on the county’s achievements over ...

An Ohio family claims their son's cries for help were ignored while he was in the Montgomery County jail.The 19-year-old, who had autism, ended up dying. Now his family is suing and calling for ...

NORRISTOWN — Municipal Hall was packed with people who came out in droves to a Tuesday night Norristown Zoning Hearing Board meeting to learn more about Montgomery County’s proposed short term ...

What if, for example, you are planning to go to a birthday party in nearby Montgomery County. It’s a family ... infant to a party (or any other public place) because there are kids who have ...