An investigation by the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office has determined that the fatal shooting of a Sykesville man by the Maryland State Police on June 4 was “reasonable, necessary, and proportional.”
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The Maryland Department of the Environment on Wednesday officially placed the county under a drought warning, an upgrade from the drought watch status the county has been under since July.
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Carroll County officials hope to hold business owners accountable for paying back taxes to the county, by withholding construction, electrical or plumbing permits from those businesses until taxes are paid.
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A Carroll County Circuit Court judge has set a jury trial date for Jan. 8 for Gail Joy D’Anthony, 76, of Westminster, who has been charged with first- and second-degree murder and vulnerable adult abuse in the March killing of her husband, John D’Anthony III, 72, in their home.
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Former Town Council member James Roark has been appointed Hampstead’s new town manager.
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Twelve apply to be Taneytown police chief as former officer sues city for discriminatory retaliation
Taneytown has received 12 applications for police chief, a position that has remained open since the last chief was put on administrative leave, then resigned in November.
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A former Taneytown police officer has filed a lawsuit against the city claiming that he was fired after he reported seeing the former police chief sexually harass a female employee.
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Carroll County commissioners unanimously adopted the Public Safety Call Ordinance Thursday to hold accountable homeowners and businesses that make too many “nuisance” calls to police.
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The Maryland Department of Transportation’s newly released plan for highway projects includes funds to continue a study on widening Route 97 in Westminster, a priority for Carroll County.
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Surfaces at nine playgrounds in Carroll County will be getting a face-lift, at a cost of $56,513.
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